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Nice looking Champion, except for the mirrors.
Had a 1960 MGA with the Lucas mirrors mounted on fender top just aft of headlamps. Weren't of much use but looked nice.sigpic1957 Packard Clipper Country Sedan
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I've always loved the fender mounted mirrors. I had them on my MGBs and my Sunbeams. We are moving the mirrors on the Avanti out to the fenders as well. They'll be out to the fender wells. The 70s Japanese cars always look fabulous with their fender mounted mirrors. Very Kooooolsals54
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I totally agree that fender mounted mirrors are all but useless on today's drivers, but there was a time and a place when they were necessary. In bygone days when our cars did double duty as travel trailer tow vehicles it was necessary to get the mirrors far enough away so you could see around the trailer, especially when backing up. This was a time when people owned only one vehicle and it was usually a car. This was long before pickup trucks with extended side mirrors became the tow vehicle of choice.
I embrace the fact that "Humphry," my original 1960 wagon has them, not because they are very useable, which they aren't, but because they are part of the car's unique history. The mirror placement has often become an interesting topic of conversation at car events, which invariably leads to the car's history. An interesting sidebar to the original fender mounted mirror placement, is that in order to do the placement correctly it necessitated that the radio aerial had to be moved to the left rear fender. I find the whole process to be a really cool part of the history of the car, and of general automotive history as well.
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Originally posted by Hallabutt View PostThe mirror placement has often become an interesting topic of conversation at car events, which invariably leads to the car's history.
I have to admit, that car above does not look good at all with those mirrors on it.
Craig
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They are way more common on 1960's Cars than a 1949, I have never seen that done that early.
My '66 Cruiser had a Pair of those Fender Mounted Aftermarket Mirrors, they are gone now, a Door Mount is a Big improvement for usage.
Maybe the Trend was started by Raymond Loewy on his personal Avanti, he was the King of Do-Dads.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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