CCKW center mirror?

pfarber · Post by **pfarber** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:17 pm

There is a rear view mirror that attached to the windshield. Any idea what they looked like and were they can be found?

BTW my CCKW has both pass and driver side mirrors.

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:34 am

I wonder myself. I have the hole in the center of the top of the windshield on my open cab truck, however there is no window in the canvas back of the top, so not much to see through that mirror.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:22 am

I just went out and took a picture of the mirror in my 353 Open Cab.

Pretty bad shape but here it is....

Bill

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:49 am

Something ugly must have looked at that mirror. The best replacements were used on the M-Series trucks of the 50s early 60s, and had OD painted metal backing, there are surplus ones out there now, but are cheap looking plastic backed, but are sufficient. It is easy to discuss the mirror, but harder to find in GM wrapper, but there are more important things to do. Have you all crawled under your beasts to do PM this year?
Joel

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:15 pm

That is one ugly looking mirror, but at least it is original. Again, with the solid canvas back up, nothing to see but the canvas. Maybe if you had a really good looking passenger, then the mirror could be adjusted

pfarber · Post by **pfarber** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:08 pm

Any chance of getting that mirror off?

Take it to your local high school vo-tech and see if they have a drafting/AutoCad course.

They will probibly take it for extra credit or even as a class project.

Then you can post the drawings or have some parts made. Mirrors have to be cheap to make and no one seems to have them.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:53 pm

Go idea Mr. Farber....I will consider it.

The CCKW is next on my list of projects...need to finish the Chevy First.

Bill

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:07 pm

Sounds great to me. The more we can get re-produced for these old trucks the better off we are. I had to go to Sweden for body parts when I started restoration on my 43 truck 7 years ago. I luckly found a guy with a parts truck that was willing to sell me what I needed.

Ledog · Post by **Ledog** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:22 pm

I'm also looking for this mirror for closed cab.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:18 am

I have some that are US Army dated in the 90, but are the same size and are OD on back, and use same size stud.

Joel