Exterior mirrors are important to Zwischengas readers, even if they have to be retrofitted (question of the week)
Exterior mirrors were not a matter of course until the late sixties; in Italy, cars were still being sold without exterior mirrors even in the seventies. The mirror on the right was also only added much later, but you still see many older classic cars today with mirrors on the left and right because many drivers of classic cars apparently appreciate better rearward visibility. We wanted to find out more and asked the following "question of the week" : Would you retrofit a rear-view mirror on the right (and left) if it was missing on a classic car?
The almost 400 responses clearly point in the direction of more rearward visibility. 43.8 percent see retrofitting as a must, with a further 39 percent retrofitting if the car was already fitted with mirrors at the factory.
However, 13.6 percent would rather do without additional mirrors than negatively affect the appearance of the car.
3.5 percent were unable to answer any of the three questions.
Zwischengas reader Peter Diehl contacted us with a pragmatic solution. His advice is always to leave the drill in the tool cupboard when retrofitting exterior mirrors. Clamping mirrors that can be attached to the door window frame are often a good idea. This suggestion seems to kill two birds with one stone, more consideration without permanent marks.
Here are the answers in graphic form:
We have already posed the next "question of the week" . As a side effect of our recent article, in which we showed 25 cars that have increased in value at least fivefold since 2011, Zwischengas readers are now being asked to guess the right candidate for the next 10 years. We will then check this in 2032.
Of course, you can also read all the results of the 200 or so "Questions of the Week" asked so far in the corresponding topic channel.
