Re: Rearward vision (mirrors)
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/1/4 11:53:03
Yes, I've seen that style on many 33-34 cars but as you know they are not identified in the 34 accessory catalog; I believe they were first listed for 1935 and thereafter thru the end of the sidemount era. I suppose there were accessories available from Packard that weren't listed but I really tend to think they are incorrect for 1933 and 1934. Nevertheless seeing what apparently are the correct ones is uncommon and I doubt a judge would ever deduct for them, despite the apparent lack of documentation. If anyone has such documentation for 1934 I'd love to see it.
The mirror and post itself has been available for years from Jay Fisher and perhaps others, but some years back when I inquired to Fisher about the clamp-on bases he told me the tooling (or perhaps his source?) had been lost or damaged, though he entertained hope that they'd become available again. I think perhaps they were because I believe Peter Issler of Switzerland, after a very long wait, finally got them. I believe originally there were 3 different post heights available.
Here's a page from an old copy of Fisher's catalog on sidemount mirrors. You could get the original "See-Rite" engraving optionally.
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The mirror and post itself has been available for years from Jay Fisher and perhaps others, but some years back when I inquired to Fisher about the clamp-on bases he told me the tooling (or perhaps his source?) had been lost or damaged, though he entertained hope that they'd become available again. I think perhaps they were because I believe Peter Issler of Switzerland, after a very long wait, finally got them. I believe originally there were 3 different post heights available.
Here's a page from an old copy of Fisher's catalog on sidemount mirrors. You could get the original "See-Rite" engraving optionally.
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