I found this great 80s period time piece on Auctions.yahoo.co.jp but unfortunately the auction has already ended…

80s Carina GT-R AA63 digital dashboard quartz clock
80s Carina GT-R AA63 digital dashboard quartz clock

What is it? Well it is the digital dashboard of the Carina GT-R AA63 (and GT-TR TA63) but then with a quartz clock in it to hang on your wall! 😉

The thing is, of course, horrendous and so ugly I would not dare to put in anywhere on my wall. But it intrigues me why anyone would create such a thing in the first place and, of course, it should be preserved for future generations! 😛

Zoom in on the 80s Carina GT-R AA63 digital dashboard quartz clock
Zoom in on the 80s Carina GT-R AA63 digital dashboard quartz clock

The only thing that strikes me is why they put the quartz clock at the place of the speedo and not on the place of the quartz clock… It looks a bit double now… But who knows, perhaps it would have looked less like a clock then. 😉