From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 10/8/2023 10:33 am, Woozy Song wrote:   
   > Xeno wrote:   
   >>>   
   >> 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.   
   >>   
   > Opel in Europe had it much later than that:   
   >   
   > https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2000_Opel_Omega_GLS_2.2L_4_   
   yl./tires_and_wheels/change_a_flat_tire   
      
   Well, that explains it. I'm not in Europe and Opel is an unknown brand   
   here.   
      
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   Xeno   
      
      
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