Chris - you raised the pivotal issue - IT MUST BE AN AIR-COOLED VANAGON.  In
a wasserboxer, the tire would block the radiator.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM [mailto:JordanVw@AOL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 9:42 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose?

In a message dated 2/17/00 12:38:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

<< Hello from Atlanta...Is it possible to mount the spare tire on the front
of
 our Vanagons, like you can with the bay window '70s vans?  I have never
 seen a vanagon this way...
  >>

i have.  you can use the front spare mount from a '70's bus or other type of
front spare mount.  w/ the aircooled vanagon it's ok to do this because
obviously there's no  radiator for the tire to interfere w/ cooling.

chris