In 1924 Ford offered a rectangular accessory mirror that attached to the top of the open car windshield. The mount was curved to conform to the rounded windshield frame. Two holes were required to be drilled into the frame for installation.
My question is what type of bolts/nuts were used for this installation on a curved surface. Were lock washers used. Were the nuts on the outside or inside? Anyone have a picture of one of these from an unrestored windshield or a vintage picture showing this installation. Here is a photo of an original mirror of this type.
Windshield attached Mirror Installation
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Mark Osterman
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Re: Windshield attached Mirror Installation
Mark, when I find nice ones, they sometimes still have the stove bolt and square nut with them. I think I used a sex bolt on the last one I had installed.
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Re: Windshield attached Mirror Installation
I fitted one of those on my 1924. Probably wrong, but I only drilled the inside of the upper windshield frame and attached the mirror with a couple of slotted round head sheet metal screws.
I have an original 1925 windshield frame that came with my 1925 touring body, it has factory drilled holes for the mirror and wiper that go through the front and back surfaces of the upper frame.
The factory parts manual shows a different style of mirror bracket for the open cars, it curls over the top of the windshield frame, see attached pic.
I could swear that Larry Smith talked about these mirrors in a recent thread, but I can't find it now.
I have an original 1925 windshield frame that came with my 1925 touring body, it has factory drilled holes for the mirror and wiper that go through the front and back surfaces of the upper frame.
The factory parts manual shows a different style of mirror bracket for the open cars, it curls over the top of the windshield frame, see attached pic.
I could swear that Larry Smith talked about these mirrors in a recent thread, but I can't find it now.
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Mark Strange
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1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
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Mark Osterman
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Re: Windshield attached Mirror Installation
Yes, that was in regards to me looking for one of these mirrors. He mentioned were later than my car, but I don’t see that as a problem. People bought things for their cars back then. My car was originally a non starter type with oil side lamps. But at some point the starter package was installed. These car had a life. 
