> You know, I bet if someone took all the various indicators, switches,
>> gauges, and buttons we've all collectively added to our vans and equipped
>> one van with all of them, they'd end up with a really cool control panel

Does anyone else remember how radical the first beetle and bus
"instrument panels" were, compared to the Detroit iron of the
times?  Only the speedo with a generator light and an oil pressure
light!  (Oh, yes, the high-beam indicator, too.)  American cars
of those days had a big panel with a separate volt meter, temp gauge,
fuel gauge, etc, etc.  We all thought the simplicity was a big
advance, not just cheap!

Richard
Boulder