Lucas 608 Rear View Mirror

[Tupers]

Just a quick one really. I bought this for my estate a few months back but does anyone know what this would have been lived on originally.

The bracket has two slotted mounting holes and a groove where the stalk from the mirror body goes in to allow for some adjustment.

[JC T ONE]

Is this the rubber sucker support from a 1965 Mini ? then it comes from a Mini.

The 2 hole fixing bracket type was sold as an accessory mirror by Lucas.

Seem them in several coachbuilt cars.

[minimans]

Very similar mirror to an early E type except the mount

[Tupers]

I've got to admit I'm not that clued up on this side of the Mini game but the sucker does look like a Mini one.

Here's a better pic of the bracket and sucker.

[WMU 211G]

I've seen a few of those in Mk2 and S-Type Jags.

[minitravellerman]

Was just going to say - Mk2 Jaguar. My dad had two of them and both had this mirror fitted.
I have a spare one that I must fit to my Traveller

[Pete]

Yup the actual mirror unit Jassag Mk2 and as Jens says the arm, sucker and bracket ( the important bits!) are what make it the one offered aftermarket for the Mini. Fitted to Radfords, the odd works rally car and even racer, that's a particularly mint example Tupers!

[WMU 211G]

Just realised I've got a black one fitted in my Series 2 XJ6 but the stem is a different shape to compensate for the low roof profile. Looking at my Mk2 S and Jag stood next to each other in the garage the Jag is bearly two inches taller than the S!

Last time I looked at buying a chrome 608 for the Jag it was about £120

Edit : Tupers - just looking at the mounting bracket on yours again and it looks like it could also be used in some classic open top two seaters, mounted upsidedown on the dash rail instead of the top of the windscreen

[Pete]

Good early 608s with correct arm and bracket are well north of. £200 nowadays.

[WMU 211G]

!!!

[mk1]

Well! North of £200.

Certainly one of those rare little parts that it seems everyone wants.

[JC T ONE]

The last NOS one on evilbay wayy above 700.

[mk1]

Jeebus!

The last one I sold was on here about 18 months ago & I was pleased with £60.

[JC T ONE]

Jeebus!

The last one I sold was on here about 18 months ago & I was pleased with £60.

The 700+ one was posted inhere some where ? cant remember where ?

Happy that I bought mine in DK

[Tupers]

Thanks guys, good to know that it's a proper Mini fitment one.

I'm not sure anyone at Lucas would imagine it ending up on a Clubman estate but it should class it up a bit.

[66Traveller]

Its an accessory Lucas 608 mirror with the universal bracket - the ones fitted to Jags have either a triangular bracket or a bracket that forms part of the stem. Those fitted to Rover P5 + P6 have a thread coming out of the back of the mirror which bolts to a cast bracket.

Your mirror is the most desirable variant as it fits straight into a mk1 or mk2 mini (fitting a Jag one requires cutting the bracket and drilling holes) . There are two variants on the shape of the nut on the stem linked to the number of rivets in the back plate of the mirror - some have the tapered nut like yours whereas some of the earlier 5 rivet mirrors (fitted to Jensen C V8 for example) have just an ordinary chromed nut.

The rubber sucker is from a 1965 standard Mini interior mirror - this was superseded by the clear plastic mounting cup on the 1966 mirrors (and obviously not present on the earlier black crackle mirror). Fitting one of these to a 608 stops the mirror from vibrating and makes it far more useable - the works modified the 608 mirrors used in 1966-67 and 68 season cars using the Barnacle off a Barnacle mirror...

I'll post some photos

[Tim]

I love this forum

Tim

[madaboutcherry]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221757900888? ... EBIDX%3AIT

[MiniMark1]

Just fitted the nice one you sold me a few year back James to my Cooper - really pleased

[66Traveller]

That looks superb!