Hi, everybody!
I have a picture of a '98 EV, that I've scanned from the '98 Caravelle catalogue,
with a spare carrier on the back, with a tire cover with the infamous "Syncro"
logo. The carrier is mounted on the right of the van, and swings out for hatch
access. If you are interested in this pic, please let me know, and I'll send the
pic to you. I can also try to get the part number and MSRP of this unit. I know it
would look great on a Vanagon Syncro, maybe one could make it fit, too!

PerL
88 Syncro

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