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Date:         Sun, 22 Aug 1999 04:23:10 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: South African Vanagon Accessories
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"C&S Gibbs. Alaska. USA." wrote:

> > http://www.backrack.co.za/backrack.htm > > Basically this is a spare wheel carrier that was attached to one of > those SA Vanagon hitches (like Ron Salmon's ?), it places the spare > wheel in the center of the rear hatch and it just drops down flat to > allow you to open the rear hatch, very cool!!

Bicycle carriers that attaches to the hitch are widely available here in Europe, I guess they could be converted to accommodate a spare or two with a bit of welding. Only prob, is that they don't flip down to open the hatch. The trunks on sedans can be opened, though.

PerL 87 Syncro 112i


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