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Jun 1, 2004 | 10:46 AM

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67and71_Carl

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West coast mirrors is indeed a Ford term. You can check the Sales Brochures to confirm that. I have never seen the "junior" term used in any Ford literature, but the wide span mirrors were used on some Camper Specilas--not all though. The brochures clearly show both wide and narrow mirrors on Camper Specials. As far as the quote about keeping our mouths shut, Mark Twain didn't invent that. That is straight out of the Bible. You'll find it in Proverbs.

Jun 1, 2004 | 10:54 AM

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From: Brea CA

Carl, which sales brochures say West Coast? I've seen the Junior term used in the Dealer Accessory catalogs. Also, which brochures show the narrow mirrors on the CS's?

Jun 1, 2004 | 10:57 AM

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BB,
I'll look tonight and have an answer tomarrow. I have all the Sales Brochures at home--I'm at work right now. My recollection is that all ('67-'72) use the term. I could be wrong. I don't want to look like a fool, you know.

Jun 1, 2004 | 10:10 PM

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He's joking because you are using Derge parts on yer Ferd

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Jun 2, 2004 | 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 67and71_Carl

... Mark Twain didn't invent that. That is straight out of the Bible. You'll find it in Proverbs.

Mark Twain has always been attributed that quote, and no one else, by the people whose business is to know such things. It is not "straight out of the Bible". What you find in Proverbs (there are two or three actually) is along the same lines and may have been the spark of what Twain said, but it's not the same thing.

Anyway, I've seen Ford use "Western-style" mirrors too, close as they could come without actually saying "West Coast" mirrors. Kind of like "Band-aid" competitors coming up with anything but the actual word "band-aid" on their box. They want you to know what they have but they can't actually say it.

Good site, thanks Barry.

Jun 2, 2004 | 12:32 PM

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According to the Brochures, the term "Western-Type" was used from '67-71. In '72, it was called just "Western". As far as the mounting apparatus, in '67, the different styles weren't mentioned, but both were shown. In '68, all the Camper Special pictures showed the wide mounts. The 4X4 picture shows the narrow mount. In '69, under the Custom Tailoring options, there is finally a picture of the mirrors shown and the two mounting types are called "fixed" or "swing-lock". In '71, the picture of the option calls the mounting styles "long arm" and "Swing-lock". In '72, the options page only mentions the Mirrors and not the mounting stuff, but in the Camper Special section, the mirrors are called "Long Arm Mirrors". The conclusion? Ford is not very consistent in it's naming convention and you all have too much time on your hands if you read all this. I have too much time on my hands for writing this stuff.

Jun 2, 2004 | 01:17 PM

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From: Huntersville

I liked looking at the Bumpsides site. The one thing that surprised me was the speakers in the doors. My truck came with the AM/FM but it just had the speaker in the dash. I've never even heard it mentioned about door speakers being an option.
I have a set of the bucket seats with the truck mounts that I'm still considering putting in.
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