pretty weird to see a spare wheel rim, without the tire. Ironically feet away from an advertisement about a mobile mechanic

Seen on the way home yesterday night... while stuck in traffic. Just how ugly must Mercedes make their spare tire? And why would anyone BLOCK bikers from splitting lanes?

here's what a cheap lousy looking spare tire looks like on a Maserati

probably an original 1962 Firestone spare, never used.

 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=25878077828540204&set=pcb.25878079351873385

this Power Wagon Dodge is a pretty uncommon sight around here, and rust free

and it's got the spare tire door on the side of the bed. I remember posting about that a couple months ago, but it was a Ford https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2025/12/f-350-super-camper-special-powered-by.html

way back when horse shoe nails were loose everywhere and repairing a flat happened all the time. The license plate is 1911

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/389/

It's great that we normally wear the tread right off tires now, without getting a flat. 

the spare tire cover, what a clever way to advertise all over town, where people work, shop, and reside

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1424149759272878&set=a.181986760155857

F 350 Super Camper Special, powered by the 460 1973-79

extra large radiator, larger alternator, bigger rear axle, 9 rear leaf springs on each rear axle, anti-sway bar. Hauling capacity is 9900 pounds. 

two batteries in the engine cab and two solenoids so you could turn the ignition key to the left and not drain your starter battery. 

Spare tire hidden behind the panel 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1342327822501237/permalink/25487054007601948/

I didn't know that a Mangusta had a spare between the engine and bumper, and the tool kit has a compartment in front of the drivers side rear tire

it's been about a decade since I've seen a Porsche, and a Viper, with an ugly spare tire and rim on them... here's a MR2 I think, with a spare just as ugly

 

ever heard of the no jack spare tire? Me neither! Jiffi No Jac Spare Tire, made in 1933

I can see how this would work 100 years ago when cars were light, slow, and had tall skinny tires. 

How these worked was the top half was bolted on to the top of the flat tire, then the car was rolled forward a couple feet, and then the other half was bolted on. 

https://www.proxibid.com/Jiffi-No-Jac-Spare-Tire/lotInformation/74874526

These look really stupid with a spare tire on them

did you hear about GM's latest complete screw up at the factory? They put 17inch spares on exactly 626 2019-2021 trucks that had 18, 20, and 22 inch rims. Face palm smack of stupid moves, lack of QC, and fundamental logic award!

2019, 2020 and 2021 model-year Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks that were shipped with the incorrect factory spare tire.

GM recall number: N212346510 NHTSA campaign number: 21V985000

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/01/chevy-silverado-and-gmc-sierra-recalled-in-the-u-s-for-incorrect-spare-tire/

and it was only last week or the week before that I posted running board spare tires having advertising on the wheel covers

 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-931#post-13871309

this is cool! I have seen advertising on the spare tires mounted to the back of cars (way back in the 20s) and on top of taxis, and the sides of busses... but this is the first time I've seen a advertising tire cover on the running board spare tire

 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-810#post-13811563

Looks like a good design idea for giving your front bumper that 5 mph bouncy factor that might save your chrome, headlights, and grill

Might not be sticking out far enough... but I dig the idea

http://radical-mag.com/2019/02/19/abarth-ot-2000-coupe-america/

"Tire box for travel limousine early XX °" Cylindrical trunk fixing on the gallery of a travel limousine from the beginning of the last century, intended to contain spare tires and tubes. Complete with its interior and its strap in poor condition. Covered with tarpaulin tarpaulin fixed on a wooden frame. Diameter: 93 cm. H: 26 cm.

https://www.osenat.com/catalogue/96080?

the VW Touareg... one very complete variety of languages on the spare tire for anywhere they sell

Imagine putting that day glo orange rim on this for a spare though... wow, that's going to look terrible.

it's about as bad as the Porsche spare rim http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/02/viper-spare-tire-vs-porsche-spare-tire.html maybe a bit worse

hell, it might be the same rim design!

I'm surprised... it's not often you see a BF Goodrich Space Saver and inflator bottle... so you must know I was very surprised to see one in a Camaro, a Shelby GT 350, and an AMX and all at the same car show, the San Marino concours

WOW, a spare tire method of quickly getting back to driving I've never heard of before