Space saver spare tire 70 Cuda

[Ccuda]

I need a space saver tire for my 1970 tribute Cuda. The prices on EBay are out of site and one being 1750 for the bottle and tire. There are some for 500-600 plus shipping. I'll never use it since I have 15" Craigars and most are 14".
Does anyone know of another,Chevy,Ford ect that looks similar or I can pick up for a decent price or even one that want to part with for a reasonable price. ?I'd use a regular tire but could use the trunk room. I'll buy the new canister and attaching hardware but I just hate to be held up for a spare I'll never use.
Any Help and serious ideas will be appreciated.

[Bpret]

This is out of an AMC it was orange I painted it black. Not sure how much cheaper now.but I paid $50 for it probably 5 years ago. At quick glance you can't tell. I did it for the same reason I will never use it and didn't want to spend $2500 to fill my trunk with stuff I would never use.

[anlauto]

A lot of manufactures used them back in the day.

One thing to remember is E-Bodies only ever used BF Goodrich spare tires, NOT GoodYear, which is odd since the cars had GoodYear tires on them...

..but to get an accurate "look-a-like" you should try for the BFG's.....I'm going to Carlisle looking for two of them....I expect to pay in the $300 range

[benguin]

Older Firebirds, maybe Camaros and other GMs have the correct BF Goodrich size space saver except for not having the V-1 notation molded in.

I picked up one from Galen G back in the early '80s at a Chicagoland Mopar show.  I think I paid something like $30-40 for it. The rim isn't a Mopar match, but hard to tell when stowed away.

If anyone could use a Goodyear version "Custom Mini-Space", I've got an F78-14 with no rim, and a nice Goodyear D78-14 with original paint *w/yellow backside) rim and sticker from an AMC that I'll let go for minimal cost.  I dug those out of a cabinet in my garage while looking for something else.

[JH27N0B]

I'm pretty sure it was Fords that used the same size BF Goodrich space saver tire as Mopars.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/384848852108?
And I think the 70s Camaros and Firebirds that had space space savers had a tire that looked a lot different.

[benguin]

It's possible this one is a mismatch, as I had several collected from the shop I worked at back in high school.  The rim is definitely GM though based on bolt pattern and the hex fitting near the valve stem.  (see below internet pic- definitely NOT mine)

The tire matches Mopar's 1970 original though, except for the lack of "V-1", which only the members here would likely spot.  Interestingly enough, the D78-14 Goodyears I have does have a V-1 on it.

I've just starting looking up what this might have been used on , as someone might be looking for one.

Adding a picture of the incorrect rim/somewhat correct BFG that I've got in the trunk.

[Jay Bee]

@anlauto if you come up empty (or short) in Carlisle I'll sell you my Goodyear F78-14 on a Mopar rim. I'm thinking $400.00CAD is fair. If interested you can pick it up at my place on you way back home. Sorry Ccuda, probably way to expensive to ship from Canada.

[anlauto]

Thanks John for the offer. I'm not interested in a Goodyear, but my one friend might be interested, I'm going to Carlisle looking for one for him...

[6bblgt]

I'm bringing 5 incorrect e body space savers to Carlisle - 2 BFG & 3 Goodyear

[mccannix]

Alan
What is it you're looking to pay $300.00 for, a generic F-78-14 bare tire I assume without the V-1 or would you settle for a 15 inch version.
There is a bare B. F. Goodrich, great shape, super nice tread on the Carlisle grounds today, albeit a G-78-15 for like asking $125.00
I had thought about grabbing it and putting it on a mid 70's Mopar 15 inch rim, the one with with the 6th hole...I know where a few of those are.
Great clone spacesaver for less than $300.00...spin the size up to the front so all that is seen is the B-F Goodrich and it looks great.
Guy also had same common Goodyear tire John shows minus a rim.
Stop around if you want and I'll show you what I have, although I cant give them away...
I had to hang up my Santa Claus outfit after a few give-away deals this year
From my experience true Mopar spacesavers all had the V-1 as did most Fords but not all depending on the year.
GM seldom had V-1, unless you find a Pontiac or Camaro  70-71 B F Goodrich and I have bought them with the V-1.
When it came to 72 up B F Goodrich had the large outlined Temporary Spare on the sidewall.
You can however turn those over for mounting on a Mopar rim and the flip side has the normal size B F Goodrich but it only has F-78-14 not the replaces 7:75-14  below it and you wont ge the V-1 on either side.
Just observations over the years, not etched in stone

[benguin]

Here's a couple of shots of the F78-14 Goodyear I've got, which may have been from an F-body or something from that era, may have been the tire I took off the non-Mopar rim in my trunk (it was a VERY long time ago).  IM me for any additional pics, or of the D78-14 AMC space saver below for any AMC fans you may know. 

If anyone knows what these really fit, I'd like to get these to someone who could use them.