Kerrmudgeon

It was a matter of safety for me. When you're on the freeway at speed you don't want to take your eyes off the road and crank your head around. And being an old trucker I'm lost without both mirrors. I mounted the right one in exactly the same spot as the drivers one for balance. I just had to move my head an inch or two to see it......



BTW, I hated the front plate on that car, but the coppers made me put it on.

65hihp

hey, that stings.

65hihp

Roy,
if that buzzer connected to the electric curb feelers goes on your seat under your butt, I'm getting me a pair of those sparky feelers. I don't give a hoot if some of you people think they will 'dick' up my car....

claysmoker

My bad.

Roy Nakamura

65Hihp ... if that buzzer fit under the seat my wife would be practicing her parallel parking all day. No way I'd go for those. I wouldn't mind the old school style...you know the ones that look like a chrome spring? Only problem is that I think they would clash with my mud flaps. I think I'll pass on this idea...but I am going the R/H mirror route. I use my 65 Coupe as a driver.... :-)

67vetteal

FYI, mine is mounted the same as the Left side. A little Head movement and I see whats there. Al W.

5thvet

65air_coupe

Please put one on, I don't want you moving over into my lane because you can't see me!

That's mock serious, I have had passenger side mirrors on every car I've owned since the mid sixties and wouldn't have it any other way. I've been a professional driver of some sort or the other for many of those years and strongly believe it's a valuable safety feature.

sub006

I've seen Corvettes set up so the front plate folds up or retracts when the engine is shut off. If it really bugs you, that solution is probably cheaper than the turn signal shaving your car's already had.

Frankie the Fink

Neither my '61 Corvette nor '67 Chevelle have right side view mirrors.
That's only for people that move over into the 'slow' lanes....not me

Seriously, I adapted to driving both cars quite easily in their stock configuration. But, "....to each his own."

Hameister

Lots of posts on this subject, but the answer for the OP seems very simple.

If being a purist, takes precedence over safety, you don't add the mirror.

If your primary concern is safety, you add the mirror.

Frankie the Fink

It is no more unsafe than the vertical 'split' on the iconic Split Window Coupe or the allegedly 'deadly' spinners on the C2 knock off wheels or 4-wheel drum brakes or bias ply tires.

Its just how much effort you want to put into driving these cars.

Kerrmudgeon

What does one have to do with the other? That was the style of the day!

65hihp

I agree here. Always surprised when I read of "classic car" owners whose mission seems to be to make their newly acquired classic the same as a modern car. Gotta add many of the modern car features. Why? Kinda defeats the purpose don't ya think? If your primary concern is safety, I recommend not driving 50 year old cars.

biggd

I wouldn't exactly call adding a passenger side mirror a modern car feature. Not much of a major change. It's your car and if it makes you feel safer then go for it.

Hameister

This ^

Posting a question like this, will always end up with some for, and some against, and the inevitable few, who will start a pissing contest over it.

It's your car, why care what anyone else thinks???

Roy Nakamura

I can appreciate your perspective. I'm a 54 year old gear head that has been collecting classic Chevys for over over 35 years. Making modifications on my 1969 Camaros to make them more driveable such as adding 4 wheel disc brakes, air conditioning and an LS motor has never been controversial. I knew that when I bought my dream car... a C2 that this crowd can be a little more 'serious'. Thanks to the help with many enthusiast here I see there is no set 'rule' . So.....I'm adding radial tires, electric windows, Dynamat, air conditioning, head rests, and a right hand mirror on my 1965 Coupe. My guess is that my C2 will be used as it was intended...to be driven :-)

As far as the curb feelers go....that's still on the table...

65hihp

you are right, so far as I know there is no rule book. You can do what you wish with your car within the restrictions of the laws of your state. But I am most concerned with your congeniality. You are not taking the bait and becoming antagonistic at some of these comments. What's up with that? We have to maintain the standards of the corvette forum here, don't ya know?

67vetteal

Good thinking Roy. It's a fun car, so have fun. Playing within the rules has never been fun. Al W.

Roy Nakamura

I'm sorry if I offended you or anybody here. I'm a newbie and just trying to get learn. My apologies.