[Tigers] Outside Rear view mirrors

[Alex Haugland]

Moss Motors carries a bullet style mirror which comes with an extended 
base that has holes 3.5" apart as Part number 222-372.  The majority of 
British period car mirrors I've seen have holes much closer together 
than that (1 1/2 inches or thereabouts).  There are a number of American 
style period mirrors with long bases that might also work but I don't 
have any specific recommendations.  I tend to lean towards Lucas, Tex, 
or Talbot mirrors for my British cars as those were definitely common 
period options, at least in the UK, and my Tiger had a Talbot mirror 
installed when I bought it, so I tend to lean towards the bullet-style 
mirrors for that car.

--Alex Haugland



On 8/7/2015 11:30 AM, Joel Martin via Tigers wrote:
> 1966 Tiger MK 1A
>
> As exterior mirrors were dealer installed items, I guess they could be 
> anything.  The Sunbeam 'accessory' catalog lists a 'EasyFit chrome 
> plated AC610 flat LH, H 119755 mirror which looks like what came off 
> my car but it is pitted like crazy.  The hole centers in the drivers 
> door are 3.5" wide.  Any one heard of these - are any replacements 
> available?
>
> LAT 69 Racing mirrors were flat 4.5" face and I read were heavy chrome 
> plated brass N.Y. 4088.  Were these the Talbot Berlin 300 JR or SR? 
>  Talbot sells a extended base with mounting hole center of 3.5". 
>  Pretty pricey set up.
>
> Anyone have a 3.5" hole center brand that they like and are reasonable?
>
> I see a few cars with Lucas style thin necks but cannot find any hole 
> center dimensions or who makes one other than SS which has 1.8" hole 
> centers.
>
> Thoughts, opinions on 3.5" hole center mirror option would be 
> appreciated that would be considered correct or period correct for our 
> cars.
>
> Regards
>
> Joel Martin
>
>
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