Just curious, has anyone seen a spare bracket like this one on our 1968 Marshall ambulance?
Spare tire mount
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Originally posted by Tim SmithDo you actually need it? My hood tire mount has been without that the whole time it's been in the family and holds the spare just fine.
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It may be a better hold down, but it looks awful compared to the civilian type.61 II 109" Pickup (Restomod, 350 small block, TR4050)
66 IIA 88" Station Wagon (sold)
66 IIA 109" Pickup (Restomod, 5MGE, R380)
67 IIA 109" NADA Wagon (sold)
88, 2.5TD 110 RHD non-hicap pickup
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Military parts
That is a LR military, bonnet-mounted spare holder. All the Marshall ambulances had them. Very robust mount, and a 7.50x16 tire is positioned up/off the bonnet - hence the large base plate to distribute the load to the bonnet frame. It is complete as pictured , and does not use the "U" found on the rear door tire mount.
It doesn't really matter much what it *looks* like, as it holds the spare tire (which is what you'll actually see). That said, with the spare tire removed, it definitely doesn't look "civilian"...
Regards,
Tom P.Tom P.
1965 exMoD 109
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Tyre Mount
Ditto what Luckyjoe said. Also, that is genuine ex-MoD crud in the tire dish. I consulted my military Land Rover manual, and I quote:
SECTION XIIII
HOLDER, CRUD, FIELD AMBULANCE.
In accordance with article 14 of Her Majesty's Field Ambulance Corps specification guide, all said vehicles shall maintain a repository of crud no less than 1/8 imperial inches deep. Said crud shall consist of peat moss, bogwater slurry, or an acceptable substitute of western European muck (Rhineland paddock goop, Polish swamp ooze, Czech forest dung, etc.) Really anything you squaddies can scrape up in the event of war with the Ruskies.
Please refer to section XXII of this manual for the following applications:
1. As aWound poultice;
2. As a skin camouflage application;
3. For oil leak plugging;
4. For smearing on windscreen to shield occupants from low-yield atomic weaponry;
5. As a flavoring for afternoon tea.
THIS SECTION TO SUPERCEDE SECTION XI OF MANUAL, FIELD AMBULANCE, 1955. REMAINING LOWER THIRD OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO CONFUSE EAST GERMAN SABOTEURS.Last edited by Momo; 05-18-2007, 02:18 AM.'60 SII Station Wagon
'64 SIIA 109 Regular
'68 SIIA 88 Station WagonComment
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This was the same spare mount that was on the wife's wrecked SIIA ex-amby 109. It is certainly much more substantial than the standard pieplate mount, and was on a deluxe dished bonnet that used the two hold down spring hooks and no latch to the breakfast. I ended up replacing the bonnet due to damage and used a deluxe dished bonnet with a normal latch, and will add the two hold downs later. I still need to swap out the bonnet with the deluxe non dished bonnet on my 109, due to her much larger sized spare tire blocking too much view.
Bob
'96 Disco SE7
'80 SIII 109
'75 SIII 88 V8
'66 SIIA 109 V8
'6? SIIA 109 pickupComment
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Originally posted by MomoDitto what Luckyjoe said. Also, that is genuine ex-MoD crud in the tire dish. I consulted my military Land Rover manual, and I quote:
SECTION XIIII
HOLDER, CRUD, FIELD AMBULANCE.
In accordance with article 14 of Her Majesty's Field Ambulance Corps specification guide, all said vehicles shall maintain a repository of crud no less than 1/8 imperial inches deep. Said crud shall consist of peat moss, bogwater slurry, or an acceptable substitute of western European muck (Rhineland paddock goop, Polish swamp ooze, Czech forest dung, etc.) Really anything you squaddies can scrape up in the event of war with the Ruskies.
Please refer to section XXII of this manual for the following applications:
1. As aWound poultice;
2. As a skin camouflage application;
3. For oil leak plugging;
4. For smearing on windscreen to shield occupants from low-yield atomic weaponry;
5. As a flavoring for afternoon tea.
THIS SECTION TO SUPERCEDE SECTION XI OF MANUAL, FIELD AMBULANCE, 1955. REMAINING LOWER THIRD OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO CONFUSE EAST GERMAN SABOTEURS.
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'72 SIII SW 88"
'60 SII 88" RHDComment
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