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The AstraDome was a unique, futuristic instrument cluster introduced by 
Chrysler Motors
Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automoti ...
in its 1960 product line through 1962. It was only offered in Chrysler branded vehicles, like the Chrysler 300-F,G and H. All gauges were positioned in three dimensions under a single dome cluster. Because the gauge cluster extended towards the steering wheel, automatic transmission gear selector levers and turn signal indicators that had traditionally been located on the steering column were installed to the left of the cluster as pushbutton controls for the transmission and a sliding lever directly below the transmission controls for the turn signal. Control knobs were installed at the base of the cluster that were labeled "Rear Window" and "Map Light" on the left side and "Dome Light" and "Antenna" on the right side.
The panel featured a nonglare electroluminescent illumination system combining red needles and numerals that glowed green. The lighting system was marketed as "panelescent."
It was a design improvement from a instrument gauge used from 1949 until 1954 on all Chrysler branded vehicles, while adding a futuristic appearance. The approach was introduced again for 1965 and 1966 with a half-circle speedometer with gauges included below but didn't extend out towards the steering wheel.
Vehicles installed
*Chrysler 300
The Chrysler 300 is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Stellantis North America (and its predecessor companies) as a four-door sedan and station wagon in its first generation (model years 2005–2010) and solely as a four-do ...
*Chrysler New Yorker
The Chrysler New Yorker is an automobile model that was produced by Chrysler from 1940 until 1996, serving for several decades as the brand's flagship model, or as a junior sedan to the Chrysler Imperial luxury brand. A trim level named the "Ne ...
*Chrysler Town and Country
The Chrysler Town & Country is a minivan that was manufactured and marketed by Chrysler from 1990 to the 2016 model years. The third of the Chrysler minivans introduced, the 1990 Town & Country shared its nameplate with the flagship Chrysler st ...
*Chrysler Windsor
The Chrysler Windsor is a full-size car which was built by Chrysler from 1939 through to the 1960s. The final Chrysler Windsor sold in the United States was produced in 1961, but production in Canada continued until 1966. The Canadian 1961 to 19 ...
*Chrysler Saratoga
The Chrysler Saratoga is an automobile built by Chrysler. The nameplate was used from 1939 to 1952 and from 1957 to 1960 in the U.S. market, in Canada through 1965, and in Europe from 1989 to 1995. In the beginning, it was introduced as a sport l ...
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