Hi Guys,
I am about to fit a side mount to my 29 Chevy Phaeton. The question is, should it go left or right or drivers side?
Next, I would appreciated some photos of a 29 rear luggage rack and is the 29 rack same as 28.
Thanks

The above is a little confusing. The left side of the vehicle is the driver's side. So, were you asking about the driver's side or right side in your question?

In 1929 an aftermarket luggage rack was used and there were various different types of luggage racks available at that time.

Thanks JD,
Half the world drives on the other side, hence my question.
There are definately three possible answers to my question, L, R or driver side.

Generally a single spare tire will go on the side away from traffic no matter which side of the road you drive on. Of course if the shoulder or wide spot next to the road is on the other side it will not keep your backside out of harms way.

my 35 standard roadster assembled as R H D from Argentina, has the hole in the cowl panel on the left hand side, north America left hand drive side.

mike lynch

Thanks Gents,
Passenger side it is then.
Much appreciated
Have a great weekend

Refer to the photos JYD posted of the 29 roadster he has for sale.

In our area there is a 28 Hercules bodied pickup. These trucks seem to have been built with the spare mounted in one of three positions. Under the bed, behind the rear window, and like this one in the drivers side fender. Someone later mounted a passenger side 27 fender and cut in a second side mount spare - probably to make it look more symmetrical.

In my opinion there might have been two reasons these were mounted on the drivers side. First - in winter the side of the road was often a seriously snowy, or muddy mess. The second was the door stops were not the best and the open cars did not get an actual stop until the small bracket was invented for the hinge. So to keep the door from hitting the spare and damaging the skin it was mounted on the drivers (street) side. The driver (owner) would have a more vested interest in keeping his or her car nice and the crown of the road would keep the door from flopping open against the tire when unlatched.

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Ray, sorry the inference was that the spare tire was "mounted on the drivers (street) side". So to reinforce the spare tire being in the left side (drivers side in the US) the March service newsletter offered a finished fender with the well already cut in. They said it was for the "LEFT side only to be installed on all AC cars and trucks". This would indicate that some people had already discovered you could buy the fender for the sedan delivery for your car, or truck. In the May newsletter it describes the procedure to cut in and install a well in the RIGHT side fender and transfer the dimensions over to the right side from the left. It refers to your zone warehouse to buy the hardware for the left side to finish the install on the right.

Did not have access to my service newsletters until this morning for the actual dates. We have been down in Reno to check out Hot August Nights. Never been before. Lots of hot rods but a few gems. Talked with a fellow who had a very nice mostly original 39 4 door. Only has had a repaint in the 80s everything else original, including interior. Had never heard of VCCA.