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raybee · 04-21-2018, 09:12 PM

My 36 pickup has factory dual side mount spare tires. Driver side running board has the dimple like the passenger side. My truck was bought new by the US mint in Denver CO. Have any of you guys ever seen one of these?

Steve in Denver · 04-21-2018, 09:53 PM

Got any pictures?

Lawson Cox · 04-22-2018, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by raybee

My 36 pickup has factory dual side mount spare tires. Driver side running board has the dimple like the passenger side. My truck was bought new by the US mint in Denver CO. Have any of you guys ever seen one of these?

Never seen a live one but there is a picture on the cover of an old V8 Times, showing Jimmy Carter (don't know if he was president then) riding on the running board of one if I remember correctly.

oldandtired · 04-22-2018, 06:28 AM

Over the years I have owned and later sold 3 of the driver side running boards with a dimple for the spare. I was thinking about running dual spares, but decided not to because the stock pickup only has the one side mirror and I had concerns, realistic or not, about visibility with a driver side spare. One of mine I purchased out of Nebraska and the other two were out of Kansas and Eastern Oregon respectively.

blucar · 04-22-2018, 10:30 AM

Many years ago I owned a '36 & a '37 with running board spares mounted on the right side, don't recall ever seeing a EFV8 with a left hand mounted spare.
I would say that since Ford sold vehicles all over the world, some being left hand drive and some being right hand drive, and the possibility that some people would want an extra spare tire, the running boards with the left hand provision would, could be, a fairly common application in some areas..

raybee · 04-22-2018, 12:10 PM

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The only other one that I have seen was in a Ford archives photo of a U.S. mint truck that also had the soft side canopy over the bed. If mine had a canopy it was long gone when I got the truck. Mine does have hooks under the bed rail that may have been used to tie one down. RAY

hotcoupe · 04-22-2018, 01:19 PM

Can you post an image or two, would love to see what you have.
Thanx.

38bill · 04-22-2018, 01:52 PM

My "American Light Duty Truck" book claims that a left-hand spare was available for the pickup in 1936. Probably didnt sell a lot of them.

raybee · 04-22-2018, 03:02 PM

I will post pics when I can get them. Might be a while. Ray

DavidG · 04-22-2018, 06:21 PM

The standard installation of a single side mount was on the side opposite the driver, but the dealers could order it for the driver's side as an alternative if that was the buyer's preference.

04-21-2018, 09:12 PM	#1
raybee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 286	36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? My 36 pickup has factory dual side mount spare tires. Driver side running board has the dimple like the passenger side. My truck was bought new by the US mint in Denver CO. Have any of you guys ever seen one of these?

04-21-2018, 09:53 PM	#2
Steve in Denver Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 566	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? Got any pictures?

04-22-2018, 06:28 AM	#4
oldandtired Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edgefield, SC Posts: 811	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? Over the years I have owned and later sold 3 of the driver side running boards with a dimple for the spare. I was thinking about running dual spares, but decided not to because the stock pickup only has the one side mirror and I had concerns, realistic or not, about visibility with a driver side spare. One of mine I purchased out of Nebraska and the other two were out of Kansas and Eastern Oregon respectively.

04-22-2018, 10:30 AM	#5
blucar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 2,464	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? Many years ago I owned a '36 & a '37 with running board spares mounted on the right side, don't recall ever seeing a EFV8 with a left hand mounted spare. I would say that since Ford sold vehicles all over the world, some being left hand drive and some being right hand drive, and the possibility that some people would want an extra spare tire, the running boards with the left hand provision would, could be, a fairly common application in some areas.. __________________ Bill.... 36 5 win cpe

04-22-2018, 12:10 PM	#6
raybee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 286	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The only other one that I have seen was in a Ford archives photo of a U.S. mint truck that also had the soft side canopy over the bed. If mine had a canopy it was long gone when I got the truck. Mine does have hooks under the bed rail that may have been used to tie one down. RAY

04-22-2018, 01:19 PM	#7
hotcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: imperial,mo Posts: 694	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? Can you post an image or two, would love to see what you have. Thanx.

04-22-2018, 01:52 PM	#8
38bill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,166	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? My "American Light Duty Truck" book claims that a left-hand spare was available for the pickup in 1936. Probably didnt sell a lot of them.

04-22-2018, 03:02 PM	#9
raybee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 286	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? I will post pics when I can get them. Might be a while. Ray

04-22-2018, 06:21 PM	#10
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 36 Pickup with dual side mount spares ? The standard installation of a single side mount was on the side opposite the driver, but the dealers could order it for the driver's side as an alternative if that was the buyer's preference.