Are these Talbot Mirrors?

[gruen911]

If so, what are they worth?

[andyjboy]

Not unless they have the embossed Talbot logo :



There are lots of new 'bullet'/'torpedo' chrome mirrors like that available from ~$30 upwards.

[swbsam]

[Zeke]

You can buy new Talbot mirrors
http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm
But, they won't look like Sam's with the W. Berlin stamp. I have a new Talbot on my car in the brushed alum. Can't see for s--t out of it. If I were to buy another, I would get the convex model even for the driver's side. Or the bigger 3.5" that came on sedans.

[Jens]

There are lots of knock-offs and repops out there of varying quality, shape, size, and faithfulness to the original Talbots. The Shelby Cobra kit car industry provides lots of 'em.

[70SATMan]

Are the green dot Talbots newer than the embossed logo?

Anyone sporting the 333s on their car? I don't think I've seen a picture on an early PCar.

Is a passenger side Talbot any more usable than a stock mirror?

Cheers,

[larwik]

This is what the "Talbot Man" told me last spring...

The mirrors had a stamp,only(i.e no green dot yet...) up to -71/-72timeframe.
Two versions of stamps :Talbot&Co,Berlin and Talbot+Co,W.Berlin.

From -71/-72 up to -79 Timeframe.
The mirrors had the "famous" Green Dot.

From -79 up to -92 Timeframe : Nothing! (i.e no production)

In -92(or there about) the "Talbot Man" bought the rights and the Tools and started re-manufacture the mirrors again and they are stamped only(i.e no Green Dot anymore).The "New" stamp says : Talbot&Co,Berlin.

So the "New" ones look more like the real old ones...except the "W.Berlin" and the "&" instead of the "+" referring to the stamping itself.

That's all I know about that.../ Lars...

[Jens]

So, to be "period cor-r-rect", the 72/73 cars should have green dot Talbots. Hmmm...

Use-ability? Well, they are very small mirrors but mounted close to you, you'll get a pretty good field of view.

Cool-ability? Oh yeah!



ps. for useability nothing matches the Wink mirror

[Jens]

The early ones were contoured to fit up against the headliner better. This one's dusty but just fine ('70 or '71?). I first had it in a hotrod Bmw 1600-2 back then, and in dozens of cars since. You can actually see out both door windows through it. Pan-O-Rama!

[911s911rs]

Jens, I count at least 6 things in that last pic that I need...