Need help on 56 mirror mounting

["bevacqua" <tonysru2@xxxxxxx>]

Early '56s (prior to Torque-Flite, I believe) are same as '55.
Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 55 mirrors are door mounted and 56 are front fender mounted.   Both
mirrors
> are the same for each side and the backward sloping ones on the 55s are
> useless on the passenger door.  Forward sloping ones from 56 work nicely
on
> the fender though.   Have a pair of them on our 55 300 which came with
them.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Farrar" <tenpalms@xxxxxxx>
> > Could use some advice on mounting a right-side outside mirror on our 56
> > sedan.  The car didn't come with one but I picked up a nice correct
stock
> > one on ebay.
> > I had intended to drill the holes in the door to exactly match the
driver
> > door
> > mounting, but that would leave the mirror useless; even if adjusted all
> the
> > way inboard, you would see about
> > 3 lanes over to the right. Trouble is,
> > there doesn't seem to be any feasible
> > mounting postion which gives the correct field of vision in the mirror.
> > Now I'm wondering if the right hand mirror is different; maybe I have
> > two lefts??   So, any 55-56 experts
> > out there - where should the holes
> > be drilled for the RH mirror, and are the mirrors the same left and
right?
> > Thanks for any help.
> > Cheers
> > Michael
> >
> > Roger and Michael in San Diego
> > 67 Crown Convertible  "Moby"
> > 73 LeBaron Coupe  "La Bomba"
> > 56 Sedan