Re: [OM] Spare wheels, was Scratch one BMW

[Chuck Norcutt]

My first car was a 1940 Ford Deluxe convertible.  There were two 
compartments in the trunk for the factory provided tool kit which 
included two tire irons.

Chuck Norcutt


On 11/6/2013 2:44 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 11/6/2013 6:47 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> That reminds me of the experiences related to me by my former landlord
>> in the mid 1960s.  He was once telling me what it was like to drive from
>> New York state to Florida in the 1920s and 1930s.  He used to carry four
>> spares which sometimes were not enough.
>
> Probably only one spare wheel, and multiple tires. Didn't need a tire shop to 
> change the tire on a rim back then,
> although I don't know when that changed.
>
> First car I drove was a '47. Remember when the lug nuts on opposite sides 
> tightened in opposite directions?
>
> Jack Me Up Moose
>
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