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Name That Wing Mirror
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Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:56 pmby Stevie-Heathie
Watching the documentary about the Elite restoration The Lost Lotus Restoring a Race Car and I'm rather smitten with the wing mirrors they've fitted. Reckon they'd look great on my S3.
Look "flatter" than Raydots to me.
Any ideas what these mirrors are. (Photos taken of the TV screen!)
Best
Steve
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:40 amby CBUEB1771
There is a similar looking mirror in the Holden web catalogue:
http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct. ... de=094.320
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:07 amby elansprint71
I name it "the wrong one". If the aim of that restoration was to put the car back to Motor Show condition, it did not have any wing mirrors. It still did not have any wing mirrors when raced by the Chris Barber team, even after they fitted the Costin nose and removed the bumpers and indicators.
I bought a very similar Raydot mirror from Les Leston about 1971.
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:19 amby rgh0
I dont know about UK / FIA rules but in Australia you need to have 2 rear view mirrors at least to race in historics these days
cheers
Rohan
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:55 amby Stevie-Heathie
Thanks CBUET yes that's very close. "ITAL" style they call it. As featured on Pooches of the 50s and 60s.
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:28 amby Maulden7
UK MSA rules dictate that a car must have two rear facing mirrors for historic racing, so they had no choice.
Everything was very different in Chris Barber's racing days!
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:07 pmby jono
..similar to an Alfa 105
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:36 pmby Maulden7
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:48 pmby Nobuyuki Chris Yamada
Looks like Honda S800 mirrors to me.
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Tue Nov 22, 2016 7:07 pmby Elanintheforest
Nobuyuki Chris Yamada wrote:Looks like Honda S800 mirrors to me.
They certainly do. What a good spot!
http://www.cmsnl.com/s800-coupe-ke-kg-k ... DSXN_mLTIUMark
Re: Name That Wing Mirror
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Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:38 amby CBUEB1771
Another Elite with similar mirrors.