I have had a few people contact me with interest in my factory mounted side spare tire. So I decided to put a few things together in a thread for future interest. My truck was a 5 window 3100 built in the first part of 1953 at the Oakland plant, it has a couple first time options RPO 341 and RPO 399 Tinted Glass. Seems that the pieces used on the side mounted spare were the same on 1/2,3/4 and 1 ton trucks, however the driver's side rear fender only has the indent on the shorter wheelbase 1/2 ton trucks. This configuration was a one year only and the pieces changed in 1954 because of a bed redesign, making this not a widely seen item these days. I have included some earlier pictures of the side mount before disassembly and paint. The truck was painted one time before to a yellow color but the side mount was not disassembled as evidence of the original coppertone paint being visible on the backside of the supports. After paint it was assembled with all the original hardware. In 1/2 ton form the largest tire it will accommodate on a stock wheel is a 650 by 16.
1953 Chevrolet 3100 261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY Gallery Video of the 261 running
1964 GMC 1000 305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
