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Any one have any pictures of how an under bed spare tire carrier mounts for an art deco truck?

What year and Chevy or GMC?

1939-1946 chevy or gmc... may be the same as far back as 1937. Also may have subtle differences through the years, so for the sake of accuracy...

1940 gmc.

1/2 ton is a bit different from 3/4 ton.

Which do you have?

Greg, I got a 3/4 ton. Didn't realize there was a difference there. Just haven't seen enough to know.

John

I've got the part that mounts to the frame, but not the part that slides into the part that mounts to the frame that you mount the tire to.

Man, that was a long sentence!

I can take a pic if you'd like.

I'd be interested to see what the other piece looks like.

Brendan,
I think I have that part too, but I am also very curious what all the other parts look like and how they go together to hold that spare tire under the bed.

I know... longer sentence!

I have one under my 54 chev. if that info would help email me and i will try to get some pics when i go home at noon. [email protected]

Papa Ed,
Thanks for the pics, the setup on the 54 is not the same however.

Thanks again
John

Same here Ed, I tried emailin' ya three times but it comes back undeliverable. Thanks a bunch.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

PappaEd or Bigbadswingdaddy,

I have a 53 and am having the same dilemma. I would love to see the pictures if you wouldn't mind emailing them my way. I'm starting to think the guy I bought it from sold me the wrong part.

Thanks a million,
Mainjet
[email protected]

mainjet - i will email you the pics today. sorry i couldn't help you out denny and big swing. i work at a school and we have had problems with email bouncing. Don't want any of these middle school kids looking at the nasty truck pictures on the internet!!!!!!!!

Nope that's not what I meant Ed, I must have the Don Imis desease again. I recieved the pics and text fine they were great and I've added the information to my referance library.
My problem is I couldnt reply to your email address to THANK YA, that's what kept bouncing!
Thank ya,
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

John, If you would like them I will take some pictures of the one under my 41 1/2 ton for you this weekend.

Hey guys, If you wouldn't mind would you also forward pics to me also. I'm still undecided as to mount the spare underneath the bed or on the side.

Don

Sure would be nice if these were archived to something like Photobucket or WebShots etc. Then no body would have ta bug you guys bout sending them individual emails. Somethin' like broadcast communications, send it out once and everyone can recieve it.
Denny G

41 chevy, that would be Terrific!
Denny, great idea!
Thanks
John

Check with Whitney Haist of Orinda, CA in the Gallery. Has a beautiful restored 46 and a website, and I know he has the spare tire holder as I sold the parts to him many years back.

Note that there are a couple different types of under bed carriers out there. I believe the change date is '51. My 50 does not have the type in fredoly's link. I have the one with a channel that allows the spare to slide down and out towards the rear. As with most folks I do not have all the parts as I understand they were kind of a pain to get the wheel back under there and therefore most spares got thrown in the bed and the hardware soon lost. I believe Jim Carter know sells repo set up for $250.00.

Sorry, the cost is 290.00 and they list them as 41-50:

http://www.oldchevytrucks.biz/catalog1/00124.htm

There's a good diagram in the online chevy manuals

Here's a 1/2 ton later model. I don't know what year this is but it has the wider cross bar that wasn't on the 40.

Thanks 40s, that's the kind of photo details that someone with a torch, a welder, a grinder and a little talent could use to fabricate a pretty good looking copy. Good enough to fool most people that care enough to bend over and look under the chassis.
This subject comes up so often it would be nice to see a compilation of the pictures archived somewhere. It appears for the most popular 1/2 and 3/4 ton pickups that there were really only a few different models of the under bed carrier, maybe a half dozen.
If a restorer is capable of replacing half the body I think this would be a piece of cake for him to fabricate.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Thanks Greg!