Pickup Side Mount

jacksonchuck

jacksonchuck

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I am restoring a 30 CCPU. It came to me with a passenger side side mount spare only. All of the other 30 CCPU's I have seen have a drivers side spare. Could mine have possibly come from the factory this way or is it a mash-up of parts? Thanks.
 
Is the mounted to the frame with bolts (maybe dealer installed or later "restorer"?) or riveted from the factory? My '31 RDPU has a drivers side mount.

Charlie Stephens
 
My understanding is that the pickups had the spare on the drivers side in case they wanted to mount a ladder rack on the passenger side. Almost assuredly done after market but could have been done for a specific purpose some owner had in mind.
 
Look at pictures of old phone company trucks.They had ladders mounted on the left,with spare tires mounted on the right.I worked on a 29 truck that was ex phone company,it has a riveted right mounted spare.
 
I agree with Keith True . It could be a telephone truck , especially being as the bracket is riveted to the frame . Telephone trucks probably came from the factory with right hand mounted spare tire brackets .
 
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