In the Feb '59 issue of Motor Trend they report on the 59 Plymouth comparing
it with Ford and Chevy. One issue the editor brought out was (quote)....One
problem that drivers under 5 feet 8 inches encounter is the rear view
mirror. When seated high enough to have clear vision over the wheel, the
driver finds that the large mirror, close to the wheel, blocks off a large
hunk of right forward visibility. All but the head of an adult standing at
curb height is blocked off and a child stepping off the curb at a corner
would not be seen at all......unquote...Then the article goes on about how
taller drivers like the mirror on dash because the roof mounted mirror
blocks there vision and how shorter drivers with the dash mounted mirror
should use a cushion or buy the 3-way power seat option so they can jack
themselves up high enough to clear it. Chrysler must have took note of
these problems and come out with the relocation kit.
By the way, at the end
of the tests, Motor Trend said this about Plymouth "We like it. Of the Big
Three tested, this was the best performing and best handling." If you
have this magazine check out the cover, the Sport Fury is leading the Ford
and Chevy on the old Riverside Raceway in CA. (The Sport Fury pictured
looks almost identical to mine (same color). Now if only the body and paint
was in that good of shape, maybe someday......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Cortese" <wingsnwheels58@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:06 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Rear view mirror
Hey,everyone:I attended a local car show yesterday and as usual there were
more Metropolitans then Forward Look cars there.However,I parked my
58'Belvedere alongside a 57'Windsor with a 2x4 392 under the hood.Nice
car,but it had a neat feature.The interior rear view mirrior was mounted
along the upper edge of the windshield frame.The Windsor's owner told me
about a re-location kit from Mopar he found.It even included a chrome plug
to cover the hole left when you moved the mirror to it's new location.Any
list members out there have such a mod on their car?Thanks,Lou Cortese.
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