How mirrors were adjusted on a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria - GIF

How mirrors were adjusted on a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria.

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That's not how mirrors were adjusted. That's how spotlights in police squad cars were manipulated.

Did that say Fairlane on it? Was that a version of the Crown Vic?

I guess that might be handy at night when someone behind you had headlights on high shining right into your mirrors.

Not sure about all states, but here you weren't supposed to have a spot light on a vehicle that wasn't 'Official Use'
One of my uncle's mentioned that to another uncle that was a small town cop after WWII, then chief for many years.
He said 'Oh yeah, that's not legal at all? Who is it?'
When my other uncle said the name, he responded with 'Oh him, He's OK. I gave him a note allowing him to have it on his car.'
(it seems the note was in case another cop or state trooper pulled him over.)

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Originally Posted by Hoosiersmoker

Did that say Fairlane on it? Was that a version of the Crown Vic?

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Crown Victoria was originally an optional trim package for the early Fairlanes. Ford later used the name for a separate model starting around 1990 or so.

Ford did that from time to time. The Ford Ranger pickup was previously a trim level of the Edsel, then a trim level of the F series pickups. Also was a trim level of the Bronco. Later they introduced the "Ranger" as a compact pickup.

Spotlights were "Dealer Options" with most new cars in the 50's and 60's. As I recall, the people who lived in rural areas favored them.