rare passing eye

so i have only seen one other of these things and it wasnt this style. this one is adjustable. the middle splits apart to make the lens go father apart. just seeing if anyone out in the hamb land knew who made this? damn cool find i never thought i would find one.


the ones that are pictured on this website is the other syle one and not mine.

 

What the heck is a "passing eye?"

 

Lowrider fellas reallly like those setups.

 

That thing for carrying bricks?

 

they were originally a racing mirror

 

want to sell it?

firstnomad
www.angelfire.com/jazz/flatlandstudio

 

The guys with the bombs are into those. I have notice alot of yellow passing lamps latley on rods. Did they use them together?

 

my friend has had one on his 1950 Hudson Hornet for several years. I've seen two at swapmeets this year but they are rare.

 

Mounted

 

Um thats wrong not at all how it is supposed to mount! They even put it on backwards the bigger mirror is supposed to look forward to see to pass
Dave Hitch

 

I saw one at the HCPU mounted on a GMC AD with a tilt front.

 

yeah that one is mounted wrong... na dont want to sell her unless i find another....

 

they are an aftermarket part from the 50's used for looking around the car in front of you so you can pass them.

 

Why would lowriders want such a thing? Most lowriders couldn't pass gas let alone another car.

 

Eeek! It looks like a super-ultra-rare
and desirable 'dealer-installed' accessory for
a '36 1/2 Henway "Camel Toe" '9-passenger.
close-coupled coupe!!! Is there an etched
on, 'Hen-CT-C9-666' part number, or
a special 'leap-year commemorative'
02/29/36' casting date on it anywhere,
by any chance? If so, it's even more rare and
desirable than even the "normal" ones and
worth twice whatever the amount was that
you paid for it!

Mart3406 (Official Henway Motors Corporate
Historian and Archivist)
============================

 

if it dont go crome it and then add more crome and mirrors

 

I don't understand. How does this work? How can you look around the car in front of you, other than just using your eyes of course? How is this useful? I'm guessing there is a good reason why they are so rare.

 

That would look sweet on my bomb!!
I'm just saying.

 

funkycoldmadina.

 

Ever looked at a "bomb"? Every accessory ever made gets put on those cars... I know a guy who uses the "passing" mirror as a curb guide, he doesn't like the way curb feelers look.

 

pretty cool, that one looks identical to mine. i get asked about it all the time..i didnt know what it was, it came with one of my merc projects, sold the car kept the mirror




cool

 

Most "bombs" are skyscrapers. I should get one of those mirrors for my real "lowrider". LOL!!

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^^that thing looks like a blast, can anyone play?

 

An old guy explained to me it let you see ahead a little further (past the vehicles in front of you) without sticking your head out of the car or going partway into the passing lane when there might be traffic coming you couldn't see without the mirror setup. That's what he said, whether it worked or not???
Chris

 

ugly accessory.glad i didnt find it

 

ouch because it is going on 50 ford......

 

did you have that mounted to the door or the drip rail?

 

I've only seen a couple. They were all mounted to the top of the door frame, as they were also running side mirrors. Never seen one mounted on the bottom of the window, backwards no less . I guess I'd rather have a side mirror down there, than a seldom used accessory. Well maybe a dummy spot, waaaaaaay more practicle and usefull.

 

i have one on my ford it,s a fun thing has someone said you can see a car coming at you and look at the car behine you at the same time

 

its mounted on the top of the door.