Clocks installed in car provide passengers with the facility to keep a track of time while traveling or racing. Clocks may be fitted in any type of vehicle including sports car. In the earlier days, many mechanical model of clocks were available that could be mounted on general interior surfaces, dashboards, steering wheels and rear-view mirrors. In the late 1950s and 1960s electric clocks evolved and were popular till the advent of quartz technology. Most car clocks used today are based on technologies like Global Positioning Systems and are mounted on the dashboard.

Types of Car Clock
Car clocks are available in many types such as:

• Traditional Clock
  These clocks come with Quartz movements with dials and hands.
• Analog clock
  It is a clock that displays time of a day by position of hands on the dial. Analog clocks suffer from mechanical problems and are not visible in dark.
• Digital Clock
  A clock that displays time of a day digitally. They display the current time of the day. Some digital car clocks also display date and have alarm option too. There are some digital clocks provided with LED thus enabling users to see time at night also.

Most car manufacturers mount the clock on the lighting circuit of the vehicle.