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As promised @RickRack Not everyone’s cup of tea regarding the colour but I didn’t want silver or black wheels. I like them anyway 🤪 Black bolts needed I reckon.

@AndrewBClarke I think you'll find that Oliver fully embraced tradition and had cake for breakfast at the first stop to ensure that it was up to standard!

It was a cold morning in the garage today so I've made a start on the drawings

It's more the size than anything. Not the clearest of photos of it, but gives you an idea.

A brilliant day out. Thanks @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative Not an ordinary day out - not one piece of cake consumed,@Rob Hunter - Club Secretary is all tied up, @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman seems to know everything about whipping goats nuts and it appears that @ianalihave turned into nunney cats. 😁

Meet at Quackers 10am before going for a run out finishing nicely at The Crispin for 12.30. The current weather forecast is good so who is joining us?

I will be keen to participate

I have a spare wheel on my Westfield because it adds to the classic character of the car, plus it was very handy when I got a puncture, it was a quick swap and we were soon on our way.

@dvd8n We have (oops, sold the car), rather than a space saver, a Ford Ka 14" alloy with a 165/70 - same circumference as a 205/50-15. A tyre cover hid the different looking rim ( unless you have minilites). (Edit) Just spotted who raised the thread! @GPRich - just remember, if you ditch the spare there are three holes in the bodywork that hold the wheel that will need to be filled/disguised, and the back panel will need cutting-polishing as there will be marks where the tyre has rubbed.

That's interesting. I looked at the possibility of a space saver spare a while back but I couldn't come up with anything that I thought would be a worthwhile saving in size or weight. D

I've still got the spare I used to carry, from when I had the ZK rear tub. (No where for it to go on my FW). I used the 15" style space saver spare from I think, a Ford Ka. Never needed to use it, but it was there, just in case. But much narrower and less weighty than carrying a full size wheel. PS, as its just in the way, it's free to anyone that will come and take it away!

I trashed a tyre (and a rear wing) on a 1/4" t-bar someone had chucked 5 days after putting mine on the road. So I decided to keep the spare on but haven't had another puncture in the subsequent 23 years

I have a spare wheel fitted to my westie. I've never used it. It makes me nervous not to have one. I carry a space saver in my A3 and I've used it a couple of times. I've put it on the car and got on with my day. On the other hand I was out in my wife's MX5 one day and trashed the wheel in a pothole. That was the day gone. When you're a bloke at the side of the road with a flat tyre you're not top of the RAC's priorities. David

Taking mine off the car was the first job I did when I bought it. RAC membership comes with my bank account anyway, so that’ll save me in an emergency.

That be my pudding - apple strudel and custard. Not cake. 🤪

Yeah it caught my eye too lol. If you've 55k "SPARE" your on the the wrong forum lol. UKBANKERS.com, LONDON BANKERS.com. CONSERVATIVE PARTY.com lol. Lol is the most stupid acronym ever.

Some photo's from the car museum