Jim i think sunbeam.spares co in Uk remanufacture the spare tyre hold down
I'll give them a look. Much appreciated. 2 owners back, the guy stripped the car down to bare essentials. Did he really have to pry that off?! I can see where it used to be but I'm not sure how it attaches. It looks like it was glued on with mastic or something. Guess I'll find out. ;-)