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Mine is desilvering so I am thinking of one of theirs....but they seem to have no pictures......

I guess you mean the inside rear view mirror? Yes, I bought mine from them about 10 years ago, completely satisfied with it.

Purchased mine from Mid -Atlantic Packard club too and I remain happy with it. Photo of my daughter in law and me taking a drive in the Packard last summer early in the A.M.

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King of the road,




That's the way the roads should look, what mountain is that?

Riki,

I'm embarrassed. It is either the Santa Catalinas or the Rincon Mountains near my home. We call them Sky Islands! I live in extreme northeast Tucson where both ranges converge at Reddington Pass.

Kevin,

Back in the early 60s, we use to go the santa rita lodge, think its in the madera mtns.?

the road reminded me of that, this was in my dads 56 pat. where a deer hit the pass door, that big dent is still there, and the dent on the visor on the fender where a horn hit it.

the brakes would get hot, and smell,,

I think my dad took a road off the 8?,, that goes thru the mtns, and comes out south of Tucson,

He would leave san diego at midnight, when it was cooler!.

Riki and Kevin, I learned how to drive in Tucson where my cousins lived. I was only 12 or so and could barely reach the pedals. I drove on the dirt roads near the moth-balled airplanes. I could only hit a cactus or a road-runner (the bird not the car). I drove my mom's '68 Ford XL. What great times I had.

I bought reproduction "day/night" mirror that was for Tri-Five Chevies, and it is nearly identical to the Packard offered "day/night" accessory mirror. It screws into the mount the same way. The only different is the actual mirror dimensions are a little different. I think this one is a bit taller and skinner that the Packard one, but you would never know the difference unless both were held side my side. Same chrome pattern on the front side as well.

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