Carrier mirror stem

[Lynn Eades]

Ben, on page 129 of your parts book;
Carrier M.G. and Cavalry carrier used the early stem. The later stem is the same for all surviving earlier types of carriers. Bren, Scout, AOP MkII, U.C. MkI.
The Aussies were clever. They could fold theirs down.
Richard, Desmo was one of the manufacturers of the CMP or carrier rectangular mirror, but as Ron says, I don't think your arm is carrier unless it is a late type one.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Richard, Desmo was one of the manufacturers of the CMP or carrier rectangular mirror, but as Ron says, I don't think your arm is carrier unless it is a late type one.

Lynn,
As you can see in my reply to Ron, I did not indicate the part I pictured was for a Carrier, it was purely to confirm the size of the rod the mirror clamps too, assuming it was the standard Type 1924. So did the Canadians import the Desmo mirrors from England then? They were a West Midland motor accessory business, see attached advert showing their mirror, dated 1926.

[Lynn Eades]

Richard, sorry, I mis understood what you were trying to say.
I assume (always dangerous) that the Brit ones were made and used, and that the Canadians opted to produce them as well.
The first 3 pics are of a North African Bring back (I was not top bidder) Of British origin. the last picture is of the two Argentinian Ebay ones bought. I cant remember the history of them , so assume later, Canadian, British or even maybe U.S manufacture? (I think they were T16 parts?)

[Ron Pier]

Yes sorry, I misunderstood also Richard. I think the type 1924 became quite scarce, as owners of MG's were buying them up and chroming them for interior mirrors. I think Paul Beck sells repros for these guys now. Ron

[Ben]

Lynn, yeah I saw the parts book. I suspect the shorter "Bren" stem could be 3372 and that stocks were used up. The stem I'm after is the longer, later 12900 for the Scout. I found the mount in good condition, just needs the stem

Richard, the mirror has the parts number MT3/LU/620143, I've been told its a lucas type 160. Did Lucas buy Desmo and adopt the mirror?, it's the same or very, very similar to the type 160.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ben

Lynn, yeah I saw the parts book. I suspect the shorter "Bren" stem could be 3372 and that stocks were used up. The stem I'm after is the longer, later 12900 for the Scout. I found the mount in good condition, just needs the stem

Richard, the mirror has the parts number MT3/LU/620143, I've been told its a lucas type 160. Did Lucas buy Desmo and adopt the mirror?, it's the same or very, very similar to the type 160.

Hi Ben,
I do not believe that Desmo had any connections with Lucas, but according to the 1943 issue of the LV6MT3 Vocab, the Lucas Type 160A/75 mirror (the only Lucas mirror listed in this issue), was no longer available as it says to demand MT3/44106, which is the Desmo version, what it does still list LU/620175 Bracket, mirror fixing. There is the briefest of sketches showing the mirror outline and a bracket with two fixing holes.

In later years there was at least one other maker of this pattern mirror and that was Raydyot and construction was slightly different. I seem to recollect the rim on one clipped in to place with four detents and the other had four screws in the periphery.

regards, Richard