[I did not like the dashboard selection]
You probably designed your own dashboards too, lol! In your mind for sure if not in reality.
You are correct potlatch!
We made burl walnut, rosewood, and other American and imported exotic hardwood dashboards for street sportscars
Jaguar used hardwoods on the doors and other places on their early sedans - beautiful woods and workmanship
Now these exotic hardwoods can be shipped to specialists that use vacuum processes to put tough clear polymers in the woods - great for custom revolver and pistol grips too - not traditional - but waterproof and eternally tough and the finish goes all thru the wood
Beats even marine varnishes and French Polished laquers for beauty and no more problemos with sun, heat, rain, moisture, dirt, wear, aging
Not a "plastic" fakeroo appearance either
I think I'll Fed-Ex myself out for that too!