Why did they make cars with only one side mirror back in the old days? (luxury, auto)
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Back in the old days why did they make cars with only one side mirror? That is one thing I could never understand about the way they made them old cars is lack of a passenger side mirror.
Back in the old days why did they make cars with only one side mirror? That is one thing I could never understand about the way they made them old cars is lack of a passenger side mirror.
In those days, most (not all) highways were one lane each way. You really only had to worry about traffic on your left and center (rear view)
As another poster noted, the right side mirror was optional or, you might buy one at an auto parts store to "dress up" your ride.
As far back as the 30's cars only had ONE tail lite/stop lite combined in the same housing. Thats what my 1931 Model A ford had. Of course it was a cpe and easy to look out the rear window before changing lanes. Loved driving it to school and had the rumble seat used a lot.
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Originally Posted by Greatday
..mirror was optional or, you might buy one at an auto parts store to "dress up" your ride.
Yeah, a new one for each side with a built-in Spotlight!!!
Actually, maybe they were contributing to aerodynamic efficiency , I think the left side mirror was a minimal safety requirement at one time (no time to research NTSB history at the moment. That should be interesting National Transportation Safety Board
As far back as the 30's cars only had ONE tail lite/stop lite combined in the same housing. Thats what my 1931 Model A ford had. Of course it was a cpe and easy to look out the rear window before changing lanes. Loved driving it to school and had the rumble seat used a lot.
Are you serious about the cars only having one taillite/stoplite combined in the same housing? I have never known anything about that at all.
Getting two side mirrors was considered an option back in the old days am I correct?
Yep, thats right. I think pretty much the only cars with standard passenger side mirrors were the high-end luxury models like the upper class models of the Cadillac, Lincolns and Imperials. I think that even on the Electras, Ninety-Eights, etc they were optional. I have a 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville (which was the fanciest Pontiac in 1973) and it has the optional passenger side mirror.
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