bob duffer Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Saw this on line today and i have never seen anything like it before . Must be spare tire storage for 1959 Dodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Would probably work fine unless the flat was on the right rear!😛 Makes you wonder how Mother Mopar made such a storage arrangement weathertight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Not that you see a lot of those wagons but I have never noticed that before - the cover panel is missing in the picture but apparently it was the same for 57-59 Dodges but not the rest of the Mopar line. I had to go looking to find more info and found this video, the spare tire is covered around the 11 min mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Having just been to my wife’s 50th year high school reunion, I find nothing odd about this back end. Trying my best to be sensitive. Zeke 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, rocketraider said: Would probably work fine unless the flat was on the right rear!😛 Makes you wonder how Mother Mopar made such a storage arrangement weathertight. My guess is they didn't. I'll bet that compartment does not in any way lead to the interior. Think of a Chevrolet truck with the spare under the bed. It completely sucks if you have to actually use it, but what else are you gonna do? Edited October 30, 2022 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Ford did the same thing on early '70's pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, zeke01 said: Having just been to my wife’s 50th year high school reunion, I find nothing odd about this back end. Trying my best to be sensitive. Zeke You know, that was my first thought too….my 50th+2 reunion was in September. I couldn’t be there but the photos posted on line showed a lot of sand has shifted over the years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Our 1958 Plymouth wagon had that spare. Edited October 31, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, keiser31 said: Our 1958 Plymouth wagon had that spare. Where was the jack and tire wrench stored? I have to think that the thought was that you could access the spare without having to empty out the back of the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, 3macboys said: Where was the jack and tire wrench stored? I have to think that the thought was that you could access the spare without having to empty out the back of the car. If I remember correctly, the jack was up in over or forward of the spare tire. I could be incorrect about that. I was only 6 when we had it. Edited October 31, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 3 hours ago, rocketraider said: Makes you wonder how Mother Mopar made such a storage arrangement weathertight. The compartment doesn't need to be weathertight, just sealed at the top. The spare on my pickup is under the frame, out in the weather, and for that matter, so are all the other tires. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brasscarguy Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I believe the reason they moved the spare outside was to accommodate the rear mounted seats that pulled up out of the old wheel well. Ford started the trend and others followed. brasscarguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 10 hours ago, keiser31 said: Our 1958 Plymouth wagon had that spare. Was it a 9-passenger? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think only the 9-passenger wagons had the outside-access spare. My neighbors two doors away had a '57 Sierra wagon with that spare tire location. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, 8E45E said: Was it a 9-passenger? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think only the 9-passenger wagons had the outside-access spare. My neighbors two doors away had a '57 Sierra wagon with that spare tire location. Craig Yes, nine passenger with rear facing third seat. I remember the color as "Stardust Blue". Edited October 31, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I think the gas tank may have been on the other side. I had a 67 Fury wagon that the tank was back there, Do not recall if the tire was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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