Exterior mirrors

65kcode · 2013-11-25 14:50

I can't find where this has been discussed anywhere, thru a search.

What are you guys using for exterior mirrors on your 57? Anybody try a 65-6 Mustang Shelby bullet mirrors?

Kevin

RICH MUISE · 2013-11-25 17:11

LOL...I've had almost as tough a time deciding on what mirrors I'll use as I do trying to figure out which wheels I want. I know the bullet ones you're talking about, they are some of the ones I'm considering. I've seen some awesome NOS ones on ebay, but the last pair I was watching went for 450 bucks. ouch. I saw a really neat mirror at Socal Speed shop for a '67 Chevy..forget which model, but it had a really nice swan shape to the neck. It's one of those things I forget to look at at car shows. I don't want the peep mirrors that attach to the top of the door...at least I don't think so, well, maybe.
'63 Galaxie's had a mirror that somewhat mimics the '63 Galaxie tailights I'm using. That's another of my considerations, but only because of my tailights.

65kcode · 2013-11-25 19:03

Rich, I believe they are re-popping the Shelby mirrors now, $450 is toooo muuuch..lol

Kevin

RICH MUISE · 2013-11-25 19:39

I didn't type that statement real well. The 450. were not for shelby mirrors, but some 60's chrysler mirrors. I actually saw another set of Chevy mirrors I probably would have bought except they had the bowtie on them.

JimNolan · 2013-12-02 11:49

Rich,
For correct fender mirrors, it depends on which month your car was assembled. Pre January 1957 mirrors were the round Yankee tri-bar mirror that was on the 1956 Fairlanes. After Jan 1957 the 57 Fairlane fender mirror was square. The only reason to pay $450.00 for mirrors is because they are NOS and are the ones that go on your car if you're making it correct. I think I paid $400.00 for mine but they were NOS and I wanted my car to be original in appearance and manufacture.

geraldchainsaw · 2013-12-02 17:22

i wish you hadn't said anything about how much the mirrors are worth, now i have to worry about someone swipping them, i havn't posted in so long i just wanted to c if i remembered.

lowrider · 2013-12-02 19:07

Hang a cheap peep mirror on until you find what you want. I put a peep mirror on mine because I couldn't see drilling holes in the fender.

junior58 · 2013-12-04 02:37

If you are paying $400 for the square one, I hate to think what my spotlight / mirror is worth

RICH MUISE · 2013-12-04 08:15

Definetly don't see a whole lot of those around...have no clue what the going rate is for them. The 400 price range Jim and I brought up were for pairs of NOS, with NOS definetly being the key word. There can't be a whole lot of guys paying that kinda money for them if for no other reason than there aren't a whole lot of nos pairs to be sold. With that said, and some of the prices I've seen on ebay in the last year, if I saw a NOS version of yours witha 1500 price tag, it wouldn't surprise me. Don't know if it would sell, I'm just saying it wouldn't surprise me.

JimNolan · 2013-12-04 08:44

Quote from: junior58 on 2013-12-04 02:37
If you are paying $400 for the square one, I hate to think what my spotlight / mirror is worth

I can easily see a NOS spot light like you have going for $1500.00. There are two types of people that would pay $450.00 for a pair of NOS mirrors. 1. A guy who has plenty of money, sinks $50K in a car just to show it off on Sunday's. 2. A guy without very much money but would rather sink $50K in a car and drive every day there wasn't snow on the ground instead of sinking the same money into a new car. When you sink a lot of money in an old car it's because you're committed to driving a really nice old car, it's not a hobby with you anymore. I fall into the latter category.

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