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Old 01-25-2014, 08:47 AM   #26
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Hey Murdoc,
Found these on Ebay (not my listing), thought they might appeal to you since you like the chevron style. They are not cheap! But they are very cool looking! Mounting brackets seem more involved but they could most likely be simplified rather easily. If you do an Ebay search for "west coast mirrors" quite a few come up in various styles. Funny thing though, most of the ones that come up which look like the factory GM truck style posted here are listed as Ford truck mirrors. They all seem to have the 2 bolt mounting brackets however. I've added a photo of the Ebay listing as well.

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Old 01-25-2014, 09:07 AM   #27
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If you're looking for something more unique, just found these on Ebay as well (not my listing)
Never seen this style before, extra cool! Love the visor at the top of each mirror.
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Old 01-25-2014, 12:07 PM   #28
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Wow, not cheap is right, murph98. FYI, I Googled Retrac, and it will come up with the company that still makes the yellow chevron mirrors. Called them to find a local place that I could buy them. They gave me 3 or 4 phone numbers. Called them, and the new prices ranged from about $70 apiece up to about $120 apiece. I ended up buying some on the classifieds here, but it's a good option to look into.
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Old 01-25-2014, 12:40 PM   #29
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Re: Who's running West Coast style mirrors? Pics please

So where did the name "West Coast " come from and Junior ??

Is there another name for this factory mirror, like Senior ?



These were on my 63 and Im wondering if I should put them back on ? After I took the camper off in spring I removed them and went with the single arm drivers side.
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Old 01-25-2014, 01:25 PM   #30
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So where did the name "West Coast " come from and Junior ??

Is there another name for this factory mirror, like Senior ?



These were on my 63 and Im wondering if I should put them back on ? After I took the camper off in spring I removed them and went with the single arm drivers side.
The "Junior" refers to these smaller versions of the larger west coat mirrors used on Big Rigs & larger trucks. The Junior or smaller versions are usually found on smaller pickup trucks & vans. The only explanation I have found for the name via Google search is as follows.

"Because bigger mirrors were needed to see around corners for the winding highways along the Pacific Ocean on the "West Coast" of America."

I figure this style of mirror was first developed & used on the west coast, thus the name.

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I have some too! I am planning on going with something smaller in the future (way future as that is going to be a full new paint job and fixing some " hidden" problems). I like the ones that have been on ebay that came on the vans but are just a little too pricey for me. I dont have big dreams or anything!
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A little more west coast mirror information. Copy of dealer invoice with "W/C mirrors" listed. And photo from factory dealer brochure of truck with the mirrors.
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Back in the 50s west coast trucks (semis) were allowed, by law, to be a lot longer overall length than the east coast trucks. The length laws were much looser out west. So west coast trucks often had very long wheelbases. You see this in a lot of early Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks vs. Mack or Autocar trucks, for example. I presume west coast mirrors were necessary just to be able to see all of the trailer that was so far behind the cab. Amazingly, a lot of old tractor-trailers in the 50s still only had tiny mirrors like the stock ones on a Chevy c10, maybe 6" round. That must've made life interesting!
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Old 01-25-2014, 10:29 PM   #34
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Guess I should have looked in the Data Book 1st, there Is a Junior and a Senior mirror listed for all C10 K10 and up trucks.

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Old 01-25-2014, 10:44 PM   #35
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Murphy,

Thanks for those ebay postings. I have seen them on there before, as I am now in the habit of searching every day on ebay for w/c mirrors. You aren't kidding, really spendy! I would never had thought people would ask so much for them.

I know a guy that has a set of 4 hole bottom bracket w/c mirrors on his truck. He drives it to work every day downtown. Im tempted to ask him if will sell them to me.

What's the big deal about the 4 hole? I know its a bit OCD, but I love the bend of the tubing on these mirrors. Up top, the tube bends at a 90 degree angle down to the mirror, and then as it passed through the mirror, it bends back inwards towards the door at a 30 degree angle.

Thanks to Jims1965c10 for this excellent picture that shows what Im talking about..........

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Heres more of an explanation on each mirror available as an accessory from a Chevrolet 1966 Accessory book.


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Looks like this is the Senior West Coast Mirror, best picture I could find. I think the mirror head was replaced but the brackets are factory.

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Well done 60-66!!!

You hit the nail on the head! We got a GM part number and the mirror dimensions to boot!

Thanks for shedding some light on these mirrors, much appreciated!
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Another pic of the big ones.
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Thanks Murdoc ! And thanks Sodly and Woogaroo for the background on the origin of the term West Coast
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Guess I should have looked in the Data Book 1st, there Is a Junior and a Senior mirror listed for all C10 K10 and up trucks.
Never saw this Jr. vs Sr. info before. Thanks again, Jon.
It's all pretty clear, until you get to the option code, that is. Left side mirror alone is D29, but if you wanted both sides, it's D29. ??
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From a 1960 Silver book



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Early GMC mirrors

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RETRAC West Coast Mirrors http://retracmirrors.com/Product_Lin...sembles08.html
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Love those mirrors 60-66! especially the yellow chevron style, classic!
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I'm loving all this information and shots of past option sheets, etc. Thank you all for inputting to this thread.

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Jim,

Wish I had a pair of those!!! They are hard to find. I cant find any at least. Seems that a lot of the ones that came stock on our trucks had the four screw mounting bracket on the bottom, with only two on the top bar.

Can you read any information stamped on the mirrors? Brand? Make? Model?
Del Bar products manufactured the optional painted 6X11 West Coast Mirrors as well as the optional "bus type" below eye line mirrors (shown on white '63 camper) for GM. Look for a DB logo on bottom. Del Bar also supplied mirrors for Ford and Dodge pickups when new also. Del Bar stamped the FoMoCo or Ford oval on the bottom of theirs. Retracs and Prutsmans were more common on GMC pickups.
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Factorystock,

Thanks for the additional information. Another source of information to pull from. Great input everyone
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