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Tam1314
17th February 2005, 04:40 AM
l have a rear view mirror that used to belong to my father, it was made solely for the Classic Mini.
lt is made to fit along the whole length of the windscreen and has five sections of mirror angled along the whole length

l have only ever seen two of these, my uncle was in the Raf and brought them home from Germany.

Anyone ever seen one

john
17th February 2005, 05:29 AM
I've seen them they were very popular back when I was young(yes I know that was a long long time ago):)

Tam1314
17th February 2005, 06:15 AM
lm sure he brought them back from Germany in the late 60s or early 70s

redpoint rallying
17th February 2005, 06:23 AM
Tam,

these mirrors were and still are designed and used for racing. They allowed the driver a better view of the other race cars around him/her. The single 'standard' mirror only really allows 'one' view without the driver peering about in the mirror for different rear views. In this case you have a number of mirrors, sometimes at slightly different angles to give a wider rear view.

There you go!

Cheers!

Tam1314
17th February 2005, 06:33 AM
Thanks, l have had it in all my classic Minis, might try to fit it into my new mini when l get one

eddie 44
17th February 2005, 08:15 AM
i had a real mirror in my metro banger :D
mirror off a ford cargo :p. could see the
whole lengh of the track & 30+ metro"s trying
to take me out :evil: maybe no bother with mirror
next time , :clown: