Dashboards and controls were simpler in the 1950s.
Welcome to all. I began blogging Retained-Images in 2004 at My-Expressions.com. It is gone now.
@sherri: Thanks for your visit. I was unable to reach http://www.pearweed.net
@Steven: with no power steering, you needed as much leverage as possible, and a large wheel helped. When I passed my driving test, an essential skill was the "three point turn." You had to be able to do a u-turn on a standard city street with only one backup... and it wasn't easy.