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gpits68

gpits68

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Our club just finished a 500 mile round trip 4 day tour . Driving through the big cities through fast traffic was a little nerve racking at times . I was driving a 31 Blindback and trying to maneuver in traffic and you soon realize that the name Blindback is very appropriate . Has anyone added a rearview mirror on the right side and does it do any good (or is it for entertainment purposes only ).
 
Sorry not a Blindback but, I use one on my TS to see the retaining wall next to the driveway when I back down.

Mike
 
All our LHD A,s here must run a left & right mirror , My 130 A is LHD with very limited visablity but with mirrors both sides no problem, Winter is here in NZ
 
You think yours is blind back, my tour car is a deluxe delivery, it's really blind. But I have a 5" hinge mirror on the driver's side and a 5" convex hinge mirror on the passenger side. Not perfect but they work pretty well.
 
Try a Cabriolet with the Top up (or any Sports Coupe). Ford-we invented Blind spots.

Imagine that prototype 3 window Coupe Model A with suicide doors. 4 square feet of metal behind your right shoulder.

I taped one of those big trucker blindside (round) mirrors over the right mirror on the Cabriolet. It comes off easily, but without it, I don't dare try the left lane even in city traffic!
 
I put one on my 29 roadster. It screws into the windshield post. I found myself looking to the right all the time just like I do in my '07 Focus wagon so I put something there to look into !
 
In my old Datsun P.U, I had a full width mirror, composed of a lot of little mirrors, mounted in place of the inside mirror. Wonder if they're still available & IF they would work on A Model A?? WORST car I had for backing up was a '41 Ford Convertible!!--Bill W.
 
I have a blindback. I got it with an old clamp-on left side mirror only. Took that off and put on the hinge mirrors on both sides. I'm used of mirrors on my work vehicle so don't think anything of using them on my A. They work well, less vibration than the clamp-on mirror too.
 
Chief taught me the fine art of backing up, using mirrors only----He sed, "Mirrors don't lie"!------Years later, he had to correct himself, when those dang CONVEX mirrors came on the scene! Speaking of mirrors, I just SCARED myself, looked in the BIG mirror, & forgot that I shaved OFF my mustache & beard this morning! "Maybe" thet's why Shirley DIDN'T wave at me today??----Bill W.
 
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