Dear Ken,

Several of us planning on going down to Tierra del Fuego are also interested

in obtaining these spare-tire carriers. Winkler in Germany has one version,

but I'm sure there are other brands out there. I've got a metal shop right

down the street that could probably make one IF I could get my hands on one

to copy -- perhaps good photos would do?

Cheers,

MJS

At 02:29 PM 1/4/99 EST, Ken Herman wrote:

>Hello List,

>I have been looking for a spare tire carrier for my vanagon for several

years.

>My van has larger than stock tires and the spare no longer fits under the

>front. Visiting my local 4x4 parts store did not pan out either, nothing

they

>had came close to being adaptable. I have seen pictures of vans with rear

tire

>carriers in the Syncro section at vanagon.com but never in person, until

last

>month. While on vacation in Florida I spotted a vanagon at a campground

that

>had one. The silver camper had Ontario plates and the carrier had the word

>"ORTEC" stamped on it. The van was in storage and the owner was not around.

>Has anybody on the list heard about this company? I'm assuming ORTEC is a

>Canadian company. I took several pictures of the swing out carrier so if

any

>builders out there want to make bunch of these I'm sure a few folks on the

>list would want them. Thanks in advance for any information you folks might

>have.

>Ken Herman

>86 Syncro Westy

>

Michael J. Sullivan

Director of Catalog Design

Open Market, Inc.

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