Re: Stepney wheel
Here are some pictures of a Stepney rim that exists in my area. The fellow who owns it is about 90 but feels he may need it some day. It is missing the 2 clamps and wing nut assemblies. The odd peg arrangement was for a leather strap that I assume was to keep the rim from turning on the original wheel.
This one is meant for a car with the same sized wheels front & back. One for a US built earlier T would have 4 wing nuts so the wheel could be centered on either end of the car.
It is interesting that these were so popular in some former British colonies that in India, Bangladesh & many others, the spare tire is still referred to as the Stepney.
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