it's been a while since I've posted a side mirror... maybe more people get them fixed nowadays, but this one, in a cast, was a new thing for me to find.

I've never heard of this before... huh!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=826784080396081&set=a.121339284273901

The rear-view mirror was marketed in 1921 by Elmer Berger as the "Cop-spotter," a $3.50-$4.00 accessory designed to help drivers avoid police by spotting them behind the car.

Of course, you are familiar with Ray Harroun racing the Marmon Wasp in 1911, who used mirrors to see competitors.

When asked about how he came up with such an innovative idea as the rearview mirror, Harroun took no credit. He said that in 1904 he saw a driver of a horse-drawn buggy using a rearview mirror. Harroun thought it was a great idea. He copied it and installed it on his race car.

But even earlier, in 1906, Dorothy Levitt, born Dorothy Elizabeth Levi, author, businesswoman, and automobile engineer, who started in the automotive world as a secretary at the Napier motor company. used a handheld beauty mirror to assist her during a car race. She identified that a similar fixed mirror inside the car would help drivers 

Berger's 1921 invention, featuring a 3x7 inch plate glass mirror attached to the windshield, was the first widely distributed version for daily driving, turning a surveillance tool into an essential safety feature

Berger’s business must have been quite successful. He married an opera singer and actress, and the couple bought a house in Huntington Palisades, a new development between Brentwood and Santa Monica. They lived there through the 1930s and ‘40s. They also owned a thoroughbred racing stable. Several of their horses went on to be highly competitive in the major horse races of the day.

https://americacomesalive.com/first-rearview-mirror-marketed-as-cop-spotter/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12056835/

https://speedqueens.blogspot.com/2010/07/dorothy-levitt.html

https://wednesdayswomen.com/the-1905-fastest-girl-on-earth-dorothy-levitt/

I've found a lot of amusement and admiration for the people that innovate a replacement side mirror

it's been a long time since I've seen a side mirror fix this terrible

 No surprise to me that this ass was unable to stay in his own lane, and kept drifting into mine. 

damn, it's been a while since I've seen the duct tape side mirror repair!

spotted in traffic yesterday

two things you've never seen

https://www.tumblr.com/periperico59

It's been a while since I've been able to add anything to the collection of innovative side mirrors, and this is the first carpentry project

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1946043685776436&set=a.105865999794223

I finally spotted a new emergency side mirror repair

dual purpose spotlight mirrors

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2167459613423192&set=p.2167459613423192&type=3

It's been awhile since I've found an emergency side mirror repair, but this was pretty easy to spot

found while on walk about

 

People will do about anything to not replace a side mirror

An Olds station wagon!  That's just crazy to find on city streets

Expired registation, 2 years ago... but, how damn much did someone spend on this Audi to let it sit and rust? 

Steve loves wagoneers

cool truck

Maybe it was left on jackstands after someone stole the catalytic converter? Just my guess

another old Datsun, 2nd day in a row, same neighborhood

It's been a while since I've gotten a photograph of a side mirror stuck back on the hard way.

For others reattached in other ways, like tape, zipties, foam and glue https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/side%20mirror

the drift stitch mastery is strong with this one, there is nothing left to teach him, send him to fight the dark side of the force

the smooth side of the zip tie is on the outside to make it look clean,  and the spacing is on point, too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/b0esri/drift_stitching_level_100/

innovate adapt, and overcome. Even if you must use a pink mirror

https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/random-picture-thread.1159350/page-261#post-16074642

It’s not everyday you get to see a Lamborghini with a JB Welded mirror.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/a0ngzy/its_not_everyday_you_get_to_see_a_lamborghini/

considering what the Lambo dealership would charge to replace it? I think they made the right decision to just JB Weld it... it's going to get broken again in a parking lot anyway

stack 'em

A variety of shapes, colors, and abstract details that caught my eye at the Palos Verdes Concours

I've never noticed before that an Airflow had a specific coachbuilders badge

one of the Le Bestione above, full gallery at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/10/another-le-bestioni-from-gary-wales.html

terrific art deco side mirror, from the era of sidemounted spares and headlights on cross bars, before the 1936-37 trend change to fender mounted headlights, and spares in the trunks.

sudden frost

Found on http://stunningpicture.tumblr.com/

Edsel side mirror comparison, with and without adjustable spotlights