Thanks very much Lauriebe. I'm still mystified. It may be an optical illusion but I get the feeling that the mudguard for the trailing front wheel is mounted higher than for the leading front wheel. Hence the thought of a low mounted "unditching" spare.
As the vehicle manufacturer would probably have supplied a bare chassis to a separate coachbuilder for the body to be fitted, I guess that any permutation would be possible!
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