Spare tire mount

[siiirhd88]

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 pickup

[JimCT]

And they were not shy at all applying paint....

[Leslie]

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.