Brad
I have seen a couple in the UK with spares mounted on the back.  They are on
cradles which swing aside to open the tail gate.  One such appeared in a
magazine article which I often drool over "VW Motoring" April 1999 issue.
I have tried scanning the article but my scanner does not reproduce printed
pictures very well otherwise I would put it on the net for you to see.

David Clark
1985 VW Autosleeper VHT 1.9 2WD
www.soft.net.uk/vwt2oc
(see members rides)
1960 Humber Super Snipe Estate 3L
www.humberonia.freeserve.co.uk
1988 Fiat Uno 1.1L automatic (wife's)

----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Spear <SSGSPEAR@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: 05 January 2000 01:41
Subject: Re: Syncro's spare tire location

> I don't think I've ever seen a Syncro, passenger or camper, that had the
> spare tire any where except under the front.  That is where mine is.
>
> Brad Spear
> Burnsville, Minnesota
> '72 Westy
> '87 Syncro GL
>
> In a message dated 04-01-2000 14:38:55 PM Central Standard Time,
> lindgre@ONLINE.NO writes:
>
> > Ron Lussier wrote:
> >
> >  > Chayan,
> >  >
> >  > In the U.S., we have a storage for the spare tire under the front of
the
> >  > van, roughly centered behind the front bumper.  It's a round,
tire-shaped
> >  > pan if you look up into the van.
> >
> >  As a general rule, only the campers got the spare tire under the front
> end,
> > as
> >  the rear location was inapropriate combined with the closets. The 88
> Syncro
> > I
> >  previously owned was a camper, it had the spare under the front end,
the 87
> >  8-pax I have now has it in the rear, over the engine.
> >
> >  The front mounted spare was a M-option, it was M 343 and if so it
should be
> >  printed on the M-list on your vehicle. To see the whole list, go to my
web
> > site
> >  @ http://members.tripod.com/perlindgren/ and you'll find it under the
rear
> >  engine section.
> >
> >  PerL
> >  87 Syncro 112i
> >
>