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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 05-11-2015, 04:00 AM

Interesting. A clever mod, I'm thinking. That style isn't factory. Is there a spare on the otherside too? And do the wheels turn in their mounts?
In WWII the Germans had a light 4x4 truck for scouting that had the spares mounted on each side just forward of the rear tires. The truck would not high center in extreme offroad situations, because it could roll over obstructions by freewheeling on the center tires. They used them in Africa. It was called the Horch 108.

05-11-2015, 04:00 AM	#2
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,087	Re: Here is a spare tire approach I never saw before Interesting. A clever mod, I'm thinking. That style isn't factory. Is there a spare on the otherside too? And do the wheels turn in their mounts? In WWII the Germans had a light 4x4 truck for scouting that had the spares mounted on each side just forward of the rear tires. The truck would not high center in extreme offroad situations, because it could roll over obstructions by freewheeling on the center tires. They used them in Africa. It was called the Horch 108. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.