The Ford Barn

gpits68 · 05-26-2014, 07:10 PM

Our club just finished a 500 mile round trip 4 day tour . Driving through the big cities through fast traffic was a little nerve racking at times . I was driving a 31 Blindback and trying to maneuver in traffic and you soon realize that the name Blindback is very appropriate . Has anyone added a rearview mirror on the right side and does it do any good (or is it for entertainment purposes only ).

1930artdeco · 05-26-2014, 07:27 PM

Sorry not a Blindback but, I use one on my TS to see the retaining wall next to the driveway when I back down.

Mike

1931 flamingo · 05-26-2014, 07:31 PM

Todor sedan, have to have the mirror>
Paul in CT Hinge type, avail from any vendor.

quickchange · 05-26-2014, 07:35 PM

All our LHD A,s here must run a left & right mirror , My 130 A is LHD with very limited visablity but with mirrors both sides no problem, Winter is here in NZ

CarlG · 05-26-2014, 08:06 PM

Pickup's just HAVE TO HAVE a RH Mirror!

glenn in camino · 05-26-2014, 08:08 PM

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You think yours is blind back, my tour car is a deluxe delivery, it's really blind. But I have a 5" hinge mirror on the driver's side and a 5" convex hinge mirror on the passenger side. Not perfect but they work pretty well.

Mike V. Florida · 05-26-2014, 10:58 PM

'30 Town sedan mirrors on both sides.

KenCoupe · 05-26-2014, 11:05 PM

31 Coupe with mirrors on both sides. It does help with lane changes and knowing what is around you.

roccaas · 05-27-2014, 05:04 AM

Try a Cabriolet with the Top up (or any Sports Coupe). Ford-we invented Blind spots.

Imagine that prototype 3 window Coupe Model A with suicide doors. 4 square feet of metal behind your right shoulder.

I taped one of those big trucker blindside (round) mirrors over the right mirror on the Cabriolet. It comes off easily, but without it, I don't dare try the left lane even in city traffic!

springerpete · 05-27-2014, 05:37 AM

I put one on my 29 roadster. It screws into the windshield post. I found myself looking to the right all the time just like I do in my '07 Focus wagon so I put something there to look into !

Clem Clement · 05-27-2014, 03:01 PM

try a stick on concave mirror on the inside of your windshield

gpits68 · 05-27-2014, 07:35 PM

Thanks for all of your input .I will add the right mirror . It is very much needed .

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-28-2014, 01:22 PM

In my old Datsun P.U, I had a full width mirror, composed of a lot of little mirrors, mounted in place of the inside mirror. Wonder if they're still available & IF they would work on A Model A?? WORST car I had for backing up was a '41 Ford Convertible!!--Bill W.

eagle · 05-28-2014, 08:21 PM

I have a blindback. I got it with an old clamp-on left side mirror only. Took that off and put on the hinge mirrors on both sides. I'm used of mirrors on my work vehicle so don't think anything of using them on my A. They work well, less vibration than the clamp-on mirror too.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-29-2014, 12:15 AM

Chief taught me the fine art of backing up, using mirrors only----He sed, "Mirrors don't lie"!------Years later, he had to correct himself, when those dang CONVEX mirrors came on the scene! Speaking of mirrors, I just SCARED myself, looked in the BIG mirror, & forgot that I shaved OFF my mustache & beard this morning! "Maybe" thet's why Shirley DIDN'T wave at me today??----Bill W.

05-26-2014, 07:10 PM	#1
gpits68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staunton , Virginia Posts: 239	For entertainment purposes only Our club just finished a 500 mile round trip 4 day tour . Driving through the big cities through fast traffic was a little nerve racking at times . I was driving a 31 Blindback and trying to maneuver in traffic and you soon realize that the name Blindback is very appropriate . Has anyone added a rearview mirror on the right side and does it do any good (or is it for entertainment purposes only ).

05-26-2014, 07:27 PM	#2
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,552	Re: For entertainment purposes only Sorry not a Blindback but, I use one on my TS to see the retaining wall next to the driveway when I back down. Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

05-26-2014, 07:31 PM	#3
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: For entertainment purposes only Todor sedan, have to have the mirror> Paul in CT Hinge type, avail from any vendor.

05-26-2014, 07:35 PM	#4
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,009	Re: For entertainment purposes only All our LHD A,s here must run a left & right mirror , My 130 A is LHD with very limited visablity but with mirrors both sides no problem, Winter is here in NZ

05-26-2014, 08:06 PM	#5
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: For entertainment purposes only Pickup's just HAVE TO HAVE a RH Mirror! __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

05-26-2014, 08:08 PM	#6
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: For entertainment purposes only Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You think yours is blind back, my tour car is a deluxe delivery, it's really blind. But I have a 5" hinge mirror on the driver's side and a 5" convex hinge mirror on the passenger side. Not perfect but they work pretty well.

05-26-2014, 10:58 PM	#7
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: For entertainment purposes only '30 Town sedan mirrors on both sides. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

05-26-2014, 11:05 PM	#8
KenCoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 239	Re: For entertainment purposes only 31 Coupe with mirrors on both sides. It does help with lane changes and knowing what is around you.

05-27-2014, 05:04 AM	#9
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: For entertainment purposes only Try a Cabriolet with the Top up (or any Sports Coupe). Ford-we invented Blind spots. Imagine that prototype 3 window Coupe Model A with suicide doors. 4 square feet of metal behind your right shoulder. I taped one of those big trucker blindside (round) mirrors over the right mirror on the Cabriolet. It comes off easily, but without it, I don't dare try the left lane even in city traffic! __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!

05-27-2014, 05:37 AM	#10
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 644	Re: For entertainment purposes only I put one on my 29 roadster. It screws into the windshield post. I found myself looking to the right all the time just like I do in my '07 Focus wagon so I put something there to look into !

05-27-2014, 03:01 PM	#11
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Re: For entertainment purposes only try a stick on concave mirror on the inside of your windshield

05-27-2014, 07:35 PM	#12
gpits68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staunton , Virginia Posts: 239	Re: For entertainment purposes only Thanks for all of your input .I will add the right mirror . It is very much needed .

05-28-2014, 01:22 PM	#13
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: For entertainment purposes only In my old Datsun P.U, I had a full width mirror, composed of a lot of little mirrors, mounted in place of the inside mirror. Wonder if they're still available & IF they would work on A Model A?? WORST car I had for backing up was a '41 Ford Convertible!!--Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

05-28-2014, 08:21 PM	#14
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: For entertainment purposes only I have a blindback. I got it with an old clamp-on left side mirror only. Took that off and put on the hinge mirrors on both sides. I'm used of mirrors on my work vehicle so don't think anything of using them on my A. They work well, less vibration than the clamp-on mirror too.

05-29-2014, 12:15 AM	#15
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: For entertainment purposes only Chief taught me the fine art of backing up, using mirrors only----He sed, "Mirrors don't lie"!------Years later, he had to correct himself, when those dang CONVEX mirrors came on the scene! Speaking of mirrors, I just SCARED myself, looked in the BIG mirror, & forgot that I shaved OFF my mustache & beard this morning! "Maybe" thet's why Shirley DIDN'T wave at me today??----Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"