MGB Question on early 70's chrome bumper MGBs

[Blackjokr]

was the passenger side mirror that sat way out on the right fender an option or standard? My Dad had it liek that with a '71 or '72 i think but I see others in the same year without them. Just curious.

BJ

 

[ralph_s]

Can't say for sure, but both of my 70 B's have the "wing" mirror

 

[Blackjokr]

darn! you lucky sob...mine's a 78 rubber bumper and no chance of having that on it. It's such a classic "let's take a ride on an old British country road" effect!

 

[ralph_s]

They are good looking but if you stare at em' too long while driving you can get sea sick.....they vibrate a bit!!!

 

[drooartz]

I believe that was the standard way the mirrors on US market MGBs in the early 70s were set up.

 

[rick_ingram]

In 1972, both side mirrors were moved to the door. Prior to that, the driver mirror was on the door and the passenger mirror was on the front wing.

 

[aeronca65t]

My ~'69 MGB~ shows no evidence of ever having a right side fender mirror (or right side door mirror).
It has the standard left side door mirror.
The car is an ordinary USA, lhd drive version.

It's kind of a pain, so after I removed the sun visors, I fitted a small rear view mirror to the right side sun visor mount. It helps (I rarely drive the car with the top up).

 

[PAUL161]

My LHD 70, when I bought it, which I don't own anymore, had a mirror on the right fender and one on the drivers door. Are they factory? I haven't a clue, but the car was in original condition and they were on there for a very long time. Notice the angle of the mirror bracket.PJ

70 B before restoration

 

[drooartz]

For many years things like mirrors and radio antennas were a dealer installed add-on. According to "Original MGB" outside mirrors became standard on US cars in 1968.

Of course, who knows what's happened to the car since then.

 

[DrEntropy]

The early cars had the mirror and antenna fitted at dealers, AFAIK. They had a "template" to drill the hole for the wing mirror, a convex one on the same stalk seen in Paul's photo. Antennas were a different story (no template), I've seen all-sorts mounted left or right front, even some on the rear panel. Can't imagine the time/effort THAT would have taken if a dealership did it.

 

[Blackjokr]

thanks guys!