Hi Natty and all,
3/8? (;->) OK, your answer is 43 3/4" assuming 5/8 which is 0.625 BUT like the man said it will receive OK just the same without cutting it down. Likely the actual cut is 0.64 which doesn't come out to any reasonable fraction and for that it's 45".
Flip a coin or tune it a bit at a time with an SWR analyzer until it resonates where you want it (161 MHz). Manufacturer's published specs are confusing and frankly I have never used a ham antenna mobile, commercial antennas are my choice. They come with cutting charts that usually are so close no fine tuning is needed, the SWR comes out right on the money first try.
Oh Grotz;
"RadioShack glass mount scanner antenna on rear glass..."
(hysterical laughter)
"...1bar, 1/4 wave 2 meter well used beat up magmount on the roof: 4 bars."
Uh huh, does the phrase "I told you so." keep ringing in your ears? (;->)
"I keep itchin to try a 5/8 wave for those signals not quite out of the noise."
Well, scratch it. The results will be less than astronomical but the couple of dB you get out of it'll surely help.
OK Natty, now that you've read the confusion unless you have access to an MFJ, Autec or other analyzer maybe you've decided to leave well enough alone. The little bit you'd gain retuning the antenna probably isn't worth it unless like me you're a perfectionist.
NJ Rail 4192 Brielle, wye 5 at Long Branch, clear of the Bay Head running track.
Edit;
Josh, I never had that problem with commercial antennas, specifically the Antenna Specialists VHF Hi Band antenna I used on 2M. At highway speed it tended to howl a bit but a few MPH either side it shut up. Right about the CB look-alike but it was hardly gigantic, little difference between the ASP HF used for CB years ago, the VHV Lo used for 6M or the VHF Hi used for 2M. It's all in the "base load" coil but unless you look at the marked frequency range it's hard to tell the difference.