<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1442502807596_8016">I wonder if the vestigal holes on the trunk bulkhead were for strapping the later versions of the Alpine V spare to it. There was a design update later in Alpine V production, when the through-bolt mounting gave way to a strap mounting to retain the spare to the bulkhead. Think Tiger MK II spare mount transposed to the trunk bulkhead instead. The bracket for the later canvas? straps looks like those for the Tiger false floor fron hooks.<br></div></div></body></html>