early facelift 1971. WHAT MIRRORS??

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

both the stalks are mazak & will be ni-on impossible to rechrome.

 

yep specialist job , not impossible but hard to find anyone who can do them well

[cortina-city 141]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574629005&toolid=10001&campid=5335900709&customid=&mpre=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-MIRRORS-ORIGINAL-PAIR-ESCORT-MK1-RS-MEXICO-CORTINA-MK3-CAPRI-MK1-ETC-/260969382052?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cc2fcc0a4

 

 

are these the ones you mean craig?

 

corect for a 71 cortina?

Edited March 21, 2012 by cortina-city

[markymarkthree 178]

You cant have enough mirror info. :D

These are proper Ford ones, however they are handed, this is an o/s one.

I do like these they are slim and sexy.

 

 

 

These i think look good on the wings, the swept back look.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574629005&toolid=10001&campid=5335900709&customid=&mpre=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Car-Wing-Mirrors-suit-Capri-mk1-Escort-Cortina-Corsair-/230764502656?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35baa2de80

[canadian_Mk3 9]

You cant have enough mirror info. :D

These are proper Ford ones, however they are handed, this is an o/s one.

I do like these they are slim and sexy.

 

 

This one was on mine, which was built 6/71

[sheffieldcortinacentre 747]

the one in marky mkthrees pic is the correct door mirror

[cortina-city 141]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574629005&toolid=10001&campid=5335900709&customid=&mpre=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wingard-Zanetti-Blind-Spot-Wing-Door-Mirrors-Classic-Vintage-Ford-Vauxhall-/330710801599?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cffe65cbf

 

 

would these be ok/look ok??

 

what do people think of these for my 71 GXL? or would they be wrong?

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574629005&toolid=10001&campid=5335900709&customid=&mpre=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wingard-Zanetti-Blind-Spot-Wing-Door-Mirrors-Classic-Vintage-Ford-Vauxhall-/330710801599?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cffe65cbf

 

 

would these be ok/look ok??

 

what do people think of these for my 71 GXL? or would they be wrong?

 

I like them and very practical too

[sheffieldcortinacentre 747]

in period, but wouldn't be my choice.

[consul315 180]

would these be ok/look ok??

 

not my cup of tea tbh, would prefer genuine! :cheers:

[PFM1964 5]

i'am putting wingard mirror's on my Cortina

[cortina-city 141]

yes they look ok too, paul has these ones, i looked at them, not bad ! however i was thinking of keeping the square look as thats how the owner had the car

[74cortina 0]

mirror currently fitted to swampy i had those on a K plate 1600GT i used to own,and several other cortinas,so fairly widespread period-use item.have forgotten manufacturers' name of them now :headscratch:

 

those sweep-backs as per marks pikki look the best on mk3s IMO and thats what i'd go for personally.

i hate wing mounted mirrors,find them a ball ache to use and i think they spoil a cars' lines.same goes for bullets.they look tacky and cheap,and are useless to see out of.

the american-style round ford ones are again a period option,i had a drivers side one on my blue '72 1600XL and it was fitted from new.very rare now in any kind of decent nick tho so expect to pay dear for them :shocking:

most folk resort to the very common chrome squares as fitted to mk2 escorts etc.they look ok and give decent vision but do still look a little wrong on mk3's i think,the swept back type i think made by Tex are best for looks.still available new from there website :thumbup:

 

and also i personally,like Dave, wouldn't want to drive a car regularly with no external mirrors fitted at all,i think its very dangerous what with todays' fast-moving traffic and a lot more bad drivers on the road than there used to be. a mirror on both doors is the best idea for safety,and general vision etc :thumbup: i drive a truck for a living so i'd be blind with a main mirror missing and wouldn't be able to safely drive so i'm very biased towards mirrors being fitted <_< most cars i've kept for my own use with only 1 mirror i've sourced a passenger one,or swapped out for a matching pair[usually resorting to the ubiquitous escort style one...]i've a pair of chrome mk1 or 2 granada door mirrors somewhere but they would look wrong i think on an early mk3 <_<