http://spudsgarage.com/vehicles/36FordWood/index.htm#
What does the spare hit? The bumper or the sheetmetal below the tailgate..The attached link shows a recess below the tailgate for the spare. Appears the tailgate should lay horizontal when opened...Scroll down to the first picture on the third row...
http://spudsgarage.com/vehicles/35FordWoodSC/index.htm
This 35 on the same web site shows the tailgate open parallel with the ground...Although the rear bumper is missing.