Vehicle luggage carrier

A vehicle luggage carrier comprising a storage container having a front end, a rear end, lateral side portions, a top side and a bottom side, means for opening and closing said storage container, at least one front hook-type means operatively associated with the front end of said storage container for engagement with a portion of the vehicle, side straps attached to said storage container and extending laterally from each lateral side portion of the storage container, lateral hook-type mens operatively attached to said side straps for engagement with lateral portions of said vehicle, one of said lateral hook-type means being fixedly attached to a side strap on one side of said storage container with the free end of said side strap extending to the top side of the storage container, the other of said lateral hook-type means being slidably attached to a side strap on the other side of said storage container with the free end of said side strap extending to the top side of the storage container and means for securing said free ends of said straps together on the top side of said storage container, so that tightening the strap results in simultaneously tightening the lateral hook-type means in their lateral directions and the storage container in the vertical direction, relative to the vehicle.