From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 9/8/2023 4:22 pm, Woozy Song wrote:   
   > I recall until about the 1990s, that the spare tyre was stored upright   
   > in the trunk/boot behind the wheel arch. So was quite convenient to get   
   > out. But modern vehicles have it in a well, so one has to unload all the   
   > crap on top of it. I guess this is due to some safety standard after   
   > a steel rim went through the back seat in a crash?   
      
   I haven't seen spare tyres stored upright since the 50s. Most have been   
   stored horizontally in a well or hung horizontally on a carrier under   
   the rear.   
      
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