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This is for my 1940 120 club Coupe. The previous owner bought some aftermarket side mirrors for this car that are not great. These are the type that clamp onto the door weldment flange. They are located just above to the upper hinge on the doors. The passenger door one actually interfered with the closing of the door. Lastly they are set so low that you can't see out of any of them for effective viewing. I would like recommendations from you on what kind to purchase as well as best location to mount for best viewing and looks to the car.
Thanks in advance!

Not a 40 guy here so no real help with your question but until someone else who does know 40s comes along, you might have a look thru the photo archive and see what others with various models used. The first 5 or 6 pages of the archive shows both the sidemount and some clamp on styles on several cars so perhaps the mirror you have has a different arm shape or a mounting location that is not optimal.

We don't have anything in factory literature showing the 40 mirror accessories but there is a 39 and a 41 accessory brochure in the literature archive. Both show factory mirrors and the locations Packard used. One of the factory types was also a clamp on but another style was screwed to the door edge. Perhaps a clamp on with a similar shaped base could be found and modified. Holes could possibly be drilled in the base so chromed screws could be used instead of the clamp.

The edge clip-on mirrors were what was typically used and yes, they do interfere with the door closing. On my everyday 1940 where I needed the mirror to comply with the law if nothing else, I just adjusted the door slightly to give a tiny bit more space for it. The mirror was put on in the '60s and when the same car showed up on Facebook Marketplace a year or so ago, it was still there.