How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

pritch · 07-10-2011, 12:01 AM

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My green '68 has never had a rear view mirror, unless someone secretly switched cabs and put on a '72 cab, that is.

I sure miss not having one, but am hesitant to install one where there never has been one. The PO said it had always had a slide-in camper, and the bed is in really good shape like it had been covered up for many years, but I wonder if someone special ordered no mirror.

**too much stuff** · 07-10-2011, 12:04 AM

The rear view mirror was an option into 69 i believe. So not very unusual.

pritch · 07-10-2011, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by too much stuff

The rear view mirror was an option into 69 i believe. So not very unusual.

Serious? I would have never guessed. I guess I've just never seen one without.

Bears63 · 07-10-2011, 12:35 AM

The '68 I had many years ago never had one either. It's not that uncommon.

pritch · 07-10-2011, 01:08 AM

I'm imagining someone at the Chevy Dealership in 1968:

"Whatever you do-don't put a rear-view mirror in it. That'll be a dealbreaker!"

**special-K** · 07-10-2011, 07:37 AM

I would say it's very uncommon. Who can honestly say they see trucks without the mirror option often? Not me and I've looked at a wholotta trucks.

Longhorn Man · 07-10-2011, 08:24 AM

My old GMC (69 short/fleet 1500) didn't come with one originally.
I suspect there were millions made (nothing to back this up, just a hunch) and when the buyer picked up his truck, and realized it didn't have one, usually went straight over to the parts counter and asked for one. This is why the 67 - 69 mirrors were inconsistant as to what style they had.

jondancer · 07-10-2011, 08:46 AM

just glue one onto the window like on a newer vehicle.

bollybib · 07-10-2011, 10:15 AM

I was surprised to learn this not long ago. I have a fairly long list of options on mine but an inside mirror is not one of them. Seems strange to us today but that's the way it was back then.

bobs409 · 07-10-2011, 10:17 AM

My 69 Custom 30 wrecker never had one so I'm not putting one in it.

That was bought as a cab & chassis and is a 1 ton so perhaps they didn't come with mirrors for that reason.

Stricklinator · 07-10-2011, 12:57 PM

My 1969 c/20 didn't have one either. I couldn't handle not having one, so I bought one from LMC.

Paul
Posted via Mobile Device

67_C-30 · 07-10-2011, 01:16 PM

My '67 C-30, a '69 C-20, and '69 3500 I have never had one. I added one on my '69 C-30.

Eddie H. · 07-10-2011, 01:19 PM

My 69 GMC didn't come with one, so I just glued one on the windshield .

ZombieWeinerDog · 07-10-2011, 01:30 PM

my 72 doesnt have one, but that is because it fell off my windshield!

NoNeck · 07-10-2011, 03:47 PM

My '68 Stepper doesn't have one, but those huge tri-pod side mirrors work great.

NoNeck

07-10-2011, 12:01 AM	#1
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? ? My green '68 has never had a rear view mirror, unless someone secretly switched cabs and put on a '72 cab, that is. I sure miss not having one, but am hesitant to install one where there never has been one. The PO said it had always had a slide-in camper, and the bed is in really good shape like it had been covered up for many years, but I wonder if someone special ordered no mirror. __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

07-10-2011, 12:04 AM	#2
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,787	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? The rear view mirror was an option into 69 i believe. So not very unusual. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

07-10-2011, 12:35 AM	#4
Bears63 ...just another truck junkie.. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Watertown, SD Posts: 698	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? The '68 I had many years ago never had one either. It's not that uncommon. __________________ Mike "Bear" Shea

07-10-2011, 01:08 AM	#5
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? I'm imagining someone at the Chevy Dealership in 1968: "Whatever you do-don't put a rear-view mirror in it. That'll be a dealbreaker!" __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

07-10-2011, 07:37 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? I would say it's very uncommon. Who can honestly say they see trucks without the mirror option often? Not me and I've looked at a wholotta trucks. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-10-2011, 08:24 AM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? My old GMC (69 short/fleet 1500) didn't come with one originally. I suspect there were millions made (nothing to back this up, just a hunch) and when the buyer picked up his truck, and realized it didn't have one, usually went straight over to the parts counter and asked for one. This is why the 67 - 69 mirrors were inconsistant as to what style they had.

07-10-2011, 08:46 AM	#8
jondancer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: central michigan Posts: 1,194	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? just glue one onto the window like on a newer vehicle.

07-10-2011, 10:15 AM	#9
bollybib Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 1,584	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? I was surprised to learn this not long ago. I have a fairly long list of options on mine but an inside mirror is not one of them. Seems strange to us today but that's the way it was back then. __________________ - Jim - My Daily Driver is a 1969 Chevrolet Custom/20 Fleetside 350/TH400/Eaton H052 4.10 and its Project thread is here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=456911

07-10-2011, 10:17 AM	#10
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? My 69 Custom 30 wrecker never had one so I'm not putting one in it. That was bought as a cab & chassis and is a 1 ton so perhaps they didn't come with mirrors for that reason. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

07-10-2011, 12:57 PM	#11
Stricklinator Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murrieta, California Posts: 234	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? My 1969 c/20 didn't have one either. I couldn't handle not having one, so I bought one from LMC. Paul Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1969 C/20, 307, 4-speed, rusty with manual steering and brakes! Last edited by Stricklinator; 07-10-2011 at 04:03 PM.

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67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? My '67 C-30, a '69 C-20, and '69 3500 I have never had one. I added one on my '69 C-30. __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

07-10-2011, 01:19 PM	#13
Eddie H. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Paradise TX USA Posts: 1,200	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? My 69 GMC didn't come with one, so I just glued one on the windshield . __________________ "Negative people always seem to have a problem for every solution"

07-10-2011, 01:30 PM	#14
ZombieWeinerDog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sparta, MI Posts: 446	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? my 72 doesnt have one, but that is because it fell off my windshield! __________________ 1972 longbed- 454 1967 shortbed- 355

07-10-2011, 03:47 PM	#15
NoNeck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,108	Re: How unusual is never having a rear view mirror? My '68 Stepper doesn't have one, but those huge tri-pod side mirrors work great. NoNeck __________________ 2016 RAM Laramie HEMI 1966 Fairlane GT/A, 390/335 HP If it costs you a dollar to make a friend, KEEP THE DOLLAR. If it costs you a friend to make a dollar, KEEP THE FRIEND.

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