What other cars keep the spare under the hood?

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
08/20/2014 at 16:54 • Filed to: None

I found a Subaru Royale on Kijiji and one photo shows the spare tire under the hood. What other cars do this?

DISCUSSION (28)

Party-vi > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 16:56

I know Citroen used to.

http://assets.hemmings.com/story_image/41…

505Turbeaux > Party-vi
08/20/2014 at 16:59

came here to say that

Decay buys too many beaters > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 16:59

Corvair, fuck you kinja for no pictures

jariten1781 > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:00

Corvair kept the spare in the engine bay.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:01

The VW Type 1 Beetle does, But it doesnt keep the engine there :)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux
08/20/2014 at 17:02

First thing I thought of too.

Cé hé sin > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:03

Volvo 343 and DAF/Volvo 66.

Alfalfa > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:04

Technically, many rear-engined cars keep the spare under the hood, if we're referencing the hood as the front opening in the car :)

Okay my complete smart-ass comment aside, some Renaults did it as well. Perhaps it's a french thing.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:05

Corvair and Subaru Brat.

jariten1781 > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:06

I always liked the El Camino keeping the spare behind the passenger seat. That just reeks of the design finishing and someone going

'oh shit, we forgot the spare'

then someone else

'fuck it, throw it behind the seat'

http://www.fastlanecars.com/images/Cars/2b…

505Turbeaux > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/20/2014 at 17:06

haha

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Alfalfa
08/20/2014 at 17:06

Seems like it is a french thing. They need more room in the trunk for baguettes and wine

505Turbeaux > Cé hé sin
08/20/2014 at 17:06

good pull on the DAF!

Saracen > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:06

Fiero

Yugo

Some older Volvos

Citroen DS

KnowsAboutCars > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:10

Subaru used to do that on many of their cars. Some older Fiats and had those too. Lada Niva had its spare tire in the engine bay at one point. I'm sure there are plenty more examples.

Alfalfa > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:15

I was going to say it's because they're weird.

Cé hé sin > 505Turbeaux
08/20/2014 at 17:15

Used to own a Volvo 66...

n54 & s38 > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:26

And the occcasional mime playing an accordion. And wearing a beret.

Brian, The Life of > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 17:41

Didn't old Subarus and VeeDubs use the air pressure in the spare to squirt windshield washer fluids, BTW?

Ed, for the old good times > Alfalfa
08/20/2014 at 17:42

Older Land Rovers had them ON the hood.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Brian, The Life of
08/20/2014 at 17:45

I'm looking into this now.

Spasoje > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 18:19

Fiat 128's do as well:

http://bringatrailer.com/2011/08/25/bat…

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 18:31

Maserati Merak did! http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/upl…

ranwhenparked > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/20/2014 at 19:34

Loyale, we had one when I was a kid. It was Subaru's entry-level FWD model at the time.

I remember my dad poking fun at the spare tire under the hood, which combined with the paper-thin doors and slightly rattly engine note led him to declare the car a Japanese tin can. However, he had no choice at that point - the last three American cars in a row had been total junk and it was time to take the plunge.

As it happened, that Japanese tin can gave 12 years of totally problem free service and was still in perfect shape when traded in.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/21/2014 at 06:40

Reliant Scimitar and Lada Niva :)

julienjj > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/21/2014 at 07:58

Porsche 911, but the engine isn't there either.

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/attachm…

Haase > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
08/21/2014 at 09:58

The Detomaso Pantera kept it's spare next to the engine.

GTI MkVII > Brian, The Life of
08/21/2014 at 13:16

Yep.