Australian CMP spare tyre carrier

[Darrin Wright]

I have seen the tyre carriers for 16" tyres have a shorter locking arm and the tyre carriers for a 20" have a longer locking arm. Both pivot.

Also earlier tyre carriers have a ladder under the main frame of the assembly, later they discontinued this feature, possibly due to steel shortages or to save steel.

In day light I can take some pics of wheel carrier on my Chev if that helps. It is 1944 or 45, fitted with 20" wheels.

[Ken Smith]

Good day Darrin,

Photo would be good thanks, this is really interesting there are a lot more differences than I thought.

It is funny I have sold 2 mint tyre carrier and tool box setups over the last 30 years, thinking I would never need one, just goes to show. I don't know if they were 16" or 20" though.

The bit about the ladder is good as I saved a ladder out of one of the setups I sold, and I have never seen another ladder since.

My truck is a 1945 Canadian cab 13, with round roof hatch, when the farmer got it from the dealer in 1956 it was fitted with an Australian army drop side wooden body, the whole truck was painted deep bronze green. It had 26,000 miles on it and it now has 36,000 miles on it. The farmer can't remember a spare tyre carrier on the truck, but they put a steel tipping body on the blitz in 1958 and dumped the beautiful wooden body.
Ken