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Originally Posted by 60-66
So where did the name "West Coast " come from and Junior ??
Is there another name for this factory mirror, like Senior ? 
These were on my 63 and Im wondering if I should put them back on ? After I took the camper off in spring I removed them and went with the single arm drivers side. |
The "Junior" refers to these smaller versions of the larger west coat mirrors used on Big Rigs & larger trucks. The Junior or smaller versions are usually found on smaller pickup trucks & vans. The only explanation I have found for the name via Google search is as follows.
"Because bigger mirrors were needed to see around corners for the winding highways along the Pacific Ocean on the "West Coast" of America."
I figure this style of mirror was first developed & used on the west coast, thus the name.