Sting ray checker mirror real or fake?

[kasper]

The H-bar clamp could have been changed or Yes, someone could have replaced the foil Sting-ray decal.
After my post I went and looked very closely and compared the two mirrors, observing the swivel part that attaches to the mirror but it's a very close replication. Very hard to tell any difference between them. They produced these for many years, so there is going to be some variations in the originals too.
As for the paper sticker, the early Schwinn Sting-ray Racing Mirror had a bend in the attachment arm and the Sting-ray was on a white paper background with Red text.
See attached photo, from a 1970 Schwinn Catalog:
*Notice placement of decal. I've only ever see one of this style.

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Wow that's so cool I really want to thank you again for all of your knowledge on this topic and i truly appreciate your time. -Thomas

 

[sworley]

Glad you were able to get some direction on this. Also, there are the period Bike Pals mirrors that have a smaller (finer) checkerboard than the Schwinn ones and they have a similar chrome decal. I believe those were also made in Japan. Later (mid 2000s) Electra also made a checkerboard mirror but those have very large squares and are not mistaken for vintage.

I also like your bench toys, @kasper!

I have something similar:

And then in front of the bench:

 

[kasper]

Glad you were able to get some direction on this. Also, there are the period Bike Pals mirrors that have a smaller (finer) checkerboard than the Schwinn ones and they have a similar chrome decal. I believe those were also made in Japan. Later (mid 2000s) Electra also made a checkerboard mirror but those have very large squares and are not mistaken for vintage.

I also like your bench toys, @kasper!

I have something similar:
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And then in front of the bench:
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That in front of the bench picture is making me salivate. THAT WHITE SUPRA..........

 

[sworley]

Haha, thanks. She's a lowly NA, auto but a nice, clean and stock original.