Is it related to 'dash' (something)?
2006-06-05 16:45:55 · 8 answers · asked by Swaroop B 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Back in the old days THE Big Three built tanks with lots of steel and weight in their cars if one was wrecked all one had to do was " splash a dash of water over the Instument Panel (correct term in the Auto Industry for this piece of the car) and then roll it out for resale
2006-06-16 16:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it was once called interchangeably a splash or dash board.. and on old carrages it was a panel designed to stop the outside elements (water puddles, rain, dirt) from splashing up on the cabin's occupants. As carriages turned into cars, and cars evolved, the location of the dashboard (as well as its function) has changed, but the etymology of the word remains the same.
2006-06-05 16:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by gochaseadonut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the old days, different parts of the auto were called "dashboards," because they dashed (threw) water and mud to one side. Eventually, it assumed its modern meaning.
2006-06-05 16:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by kanajlo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in an accident you would be dashed up against this than to be hurl out the window. it's a cushion
2006-06-05 16:50:21 · answer #4 · answered by chucky5050 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try googling "dashboard origins"
2006-06-05 16:47:55 · answer #5 · answered by nurse_spratchet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will leave a dash mark on your head when you crash your car.
2006-06-05 16:49:36 · answer #6 · answered by thecatladie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before they had seatbelts and airbags and stuff, it was what your head was dashed into when you had a wreck.
2006-06-05 16:48:47 · answer #7 · answered by joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep your head.and what ever else. might get flung in tho it. but i call it the stash bord and dope light. i dont rely know.
2006-06-05 16:49:48 · answer #8 · answered by brakedown61301 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋