Patrick, the location of the mirrors wasn't a legal requirement in the USA, nor
was it a requirement for wing mirrors at all. The wing mirrors on U.S. Healeys
are found centered over the front wheelwells; over the rear of the wheel
arches; over the front, center, and rear of the spears/flashes; and anywhere
from there to the rear edge of the fenders or on the doors. Most such mirrors
were originally installed by the car dealers who sold them, and if the position
wasn't specified by the owner the mirrors were probably located where it was
most convenient to access the attachment nuts: over the wheelwells.
BTW: BMIHT data indicates that factory wing mirrors were an option on BJ8s and
when installed they were almost always accompanied by the optional luggage
rack. That suggests the factory considered the mirrors necessary only when
there was the additional visual obstruction of a load on the luggage rack.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
---- Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> G'day
>
> I have noticed that a lot of US cars have the mirrors placed right down the
> front of the front guards (fenders to you blokes).
>
> I know it was a legal requirement in Japan for such a placement, but was it
> the same in the US?
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Blue Mountains, Australia
> One Austin-Healey with mirrors about 6 metres in front of the windscreen.
> One Austin-Healey without any external mirrors (it looks better that way)
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