The Real Deal

It's been quite a while now since the '66 has been reassembled after paint, but I never had installed any side mirrors. Frankly, I couldn't find any that I really liked. I felt the stock variations on the market weren't sporty enough for the "Restomod" look, and the sportier ones on the market seemed either cheap or had too much chromed bling...

So I just ordered a pair of Talbot mirrors from Aardvark International. These are the real deal Shelby mirrors from the 60's. I went with the Talbot Junior, which not surprisingly is a bit smaller than the Talbot Senior. I thought the Junior size would fit the coupe better. I ordered a flat lens for the driver's side and convex for the passenger's. Unlike the Talbot in the photo above (supplied by Gunther at Aardvark), I went with a brushed aluminum housing (actually spun on a lathe and then cleared for durability.) I thought this would look pretty good, and should match the Vintage Wheel Works wheel centers. Each mirror ran just under $200 shipped, which might be inexpensive depending on your point of view. :-) They should arrive next week...

Of course this means I need to drill holes in the tops of my side doors to install these mirrors—not looking forward to that part!