04-12-2019, 01:20 PM
Thanks folks for your erudition. I've seen this arrangement, Duncan, on so called 'classic' sports cars such as MG 'B's so might be able to adapt one (although this would go against the grain as 'non-period'). Bill's handbooks seem to reflect my own. Are those numbers for external or internal types?
Jon.E's 'early saloon' website holds no clues.
My question was originally prompted by the fact that rear views down the road for a reasonable distance behind was severely restricted by the angle of the mirror on a short stalk as the back window was much lower than the body rail
over the screen. This measurement looks much greater on R and RK type saloons than on the post '29 models.
Did suction cup screen mirrors even exist in the 1920's? Maybe traffic was rare -or Sevens were so quick that no-one could catch them up to overtake- so rear view mirrors were not needed.
Ian C
Stoneybroke??
The last time I was some kind of 'Baron' was when (in early days with the Thames Valley A7 club -which was quickly absorbed into the A7OC), bombing around in my open Seven 'the Red Barrel, I was rudely referred to by some rude members as 'von Rektoffen'!
Jon.E's 'early saloon' website holds no clues.
My question was originally prompted by the fact that rear views down the road for a reasonable distance behind was severely restricted by the angle of the mirror on a short stalk as the back window was much lower than the body rail
over the screen. This measurement looks much greater on R and RK type saloons than on the post '29 models.
Did suction cup screen mirrors even exist in the 1920's? Maybe traffic was rare -or Sevens were so quick that no-one could catch them up to overtake- so rear view mirrors were not needed.
Ian C
Stoneybroke??
The last time I was some kind of 'Baron' was when (in early days with the Thames Valley A7 club -which was quickly absorbed into the A7OC), bombing around in my open Seven 'the Red Barrel, I was rudely referred to by some rude members as 'von Rektoffen'!