Nicholas Studer
PCS Elected Director 2022-2025
Another mystery solved serendipitously. Turns out the four holes behind the driver's seat of the RCFD 1963 Pinner-Chrysler was a mounting bracket for the spare tire. Old photo, pre-new carpet, below. Guess that's what the black marks are from. Makes sense.
Jack Pinner tells me all Pinner Coach's had a spare tire behind the passenger seat as a standard feature. I know this was the case for many similar vehicles. He tells me that most likely they just took the standard Chrysler sedan's tire mount out of the car when it was converted and modified it somehow to fit there. I've searched the archives with no luck. Anyone have a photo of how it was done in other vehicles?
Unfortunately, service and owner's manual do not show the mounting setup in a regular Chrysler New Yorker sedan. Nor have I had any luck online searching for a photo that doesn't have a tire in place covering it. I'd be interested if better ideas where to look.
P.S.: I'm surely in the market for a 1963 Chrysler bracket/hardware if anyone has a source. I can probably get it modified locally.
Jack Pinner tells me all Pinner Coach's had a spare tire behind the passenger seat as a standard feature. I know this was the case for many similar vehicles. He tells me that most likely they just took the standard Chrysler sedan's tire mount out of the car when it was converted and modified it somehow to fit there. I've searched the archives with no luck. Anyone have a photo of how it was done in other vehicles?
Unfortunately, service and owner's manual do not show the mounting setup in a regular Chrysler New Yorker sedan. Nor have I had any luck online searching for a photo that doesn't have a tire in place covering it. I'd be interested if better ideas where to look.
P.S.: I'm surely in the market for a 1963 Chrysler bracket/hardware if anyone has a source. I can probably get it modified locally.
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