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The paint has a lot of scrapes and what not. I was told it was covered with so much stuff you couldn't tell what it was. The plan for now is to clean it the best I can.
Just Brought- 1965 300L 4 Speed
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Right for 65 they were on the doors.
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I'm hopping to have it on the road by then and drive her down.
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I have never seen or heard of mirrors coming from the factory in 65 on the fenders.
We're splitting hairz here my friend. I think I should have answered our SoCal friend that az far az I know they're were no right side mirrors mounted from the factory AT ALL. Driverz side mirrorz were mounted on the doorz from the factory but the location on the door for the passenger side waz obstructed by the vent window Soooo. I expect that a ton of those mirrorz were installed at the dealerships leftz and rightz on the fenderz because of that. Having said that I will look forward to and enjoy seeing your 300L come July, Jer
That car is an awesome find ! Congratulations !
As far as the mirrors go, I have never seen a rectangular mirror that was available from Chrysler in 1965. There may have been one in their Accessories catalog, but I don't recall seeing one, and definitely not factory mounted on the fender. I agree, remove the mirrors.
I do have a question. Is this a horn, or what ?
Again, awesome car ! And definitely keep the 2-4's !!!
As far as the mirrors go, I have never seen a rectangular mirror that was available from Chrysler in 1965. There may have been one in their Accessories catalog, but I don't recall seeing one, and definitely not factory mounted on the fender. I agree, remove the mirrors.
I do have a question. Is this a horn, or what ?
Again, awesome car ! And definitely keep the 2-4's !!!
But it would be period correct for a driver who liked them there on their last car... IMO the story sounds like this was a driver's car. She would have been heavy, but fun to cruise and fun to get a little freaky with... I think these would be perfect for passing traffic at speed...
Not to beat the subject of mirrors to death, the mirrors that were on this black car are not the same style as the factory mounted ones. The factory mirrors were round. I have 3 of those Ls and they all have a round mirror. One of my Ls has some holes where a right mirror was mounted in the past, but it is now gone, and Jer is correct, where it was mounted was badly obstructed by the wing window pillar.
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It is a trumpet horn. He must have liked horns, below that is an other regular horn. 4 total
I know that the right side mirrors on my brothers '66-'70 B-bodies are completely useless for anything other than symmetry.
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I was told that he wanted a 4 speed because of hauling a camper. The camper turned out to be a small teardrop trailer. I would love to have some pictures of them together back in the day.
commando1
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Mirrors... Too much ado about nothing. They are fine.
It's not like it was New Yorker with hood scoops...
It's not like it was New Yorker with hood scoops...
goldfish65
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Wow that's the holy grail for me...glad you'll be it's new caretaker.
Beautiful, beautiful car... So please tell us, the story / history of the car, aside from what you have if you know any.
Why does a car like this sit for 35 years?
Why does a car like this sit for 35 years?
goldfish65
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You might find the mirrors are something you appreciate when you start driving it. The original owner seems to have equipped it for optimum highway cruising (extra horn, mirrors, etc.)
I agree, I would clean it up and leave it exactly as is
Maybe the mirrors are mounted that way for a towing view advantage.
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