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My '61 Crown 4D Southampton has a dash mounted rear view mirror.
Joe
Allen, TX
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> Being a 6'2 tall driver I LOVED the dash mount mirror that my fathers 60
> Plymouth suburban had . I wish they hadn't moved the mirror placement off
> the dash early for Imperials. Then my 60 Crown would have it
> ----
> -Clay Smith
>
>
> Original Message -----
> From: "eastern sierra Adj Services"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:36 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Mirror, Mirror, on the dash...
>
>
> > FWIW, imho, the 1957 mirror-placement, @ the 'far' windshield/dash
> > nexus, affords the most natural viewpoint, for the driver's eyes--of
> > course, that placement allowed the 'horizontal'
> > long mirror-neck to vibrate unmercifully at moderate s!
peeds (above 90
> > mph, on Horrie---HATE it when that happens; that's when I NEED to see
> > what's behind me).
> >
> > In fact, there's a '57 technical service bulletin, about shortening the
> > mirror neck, to ameliorate the shake, rattle & rolling.
> >
> > I find that it's awkward to try to 'find' the view, in the vertical,
> > up-front, 58-59 mirror placements.
> >
> > The mirrors were placed "low", so as to prevent
> > vision-obscurance; I doubt that you'll 'like' a high-placed mirror, on
> > our cars.
> >
> > Of curse, that PRIMARY objection to the low-placed mirrors was/is their
> > complete uselessness, when someone would occupy a middle seat, unless
> > you were really interested in watching the action, in the rear seat.
> >
> > Regarding the right side mirror, try adjusting it, so t!
hat it's @ its
> > most inward-and-downward position. On H.,
the mirror DOES permit a small
> > partial-view of a car, on the right quarter---that view IS available,
> > without having to turn your head, so it is of some use.
> >
> > I've 3-M glued a convex mirror over the driver's O/S mirror, & the view
> > therefrom is excellent.
> >
> > What's really amusing is to be fooled, by a partial-view of your
> > tailfin, into thinking that (to quote Motor Trend magazine): "some
> > maniac is about to nerf you into the bushes"!
> >
> > Neil Vedder
> >
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