It was a bit of '60s styling weirdness. It served no purpose other than to mount the spare. The design evoked the diving platforms on period boats.
Paul via phone > On Jun 25, 2017, at 8:54 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:38:24 -0400, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So I saw one of these: >> http://vefir.pressan.is/utlond/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/04/58-Edsel_Pacer-Conv-KM-08_RH-05.jpg >> on a ferry ride last year. It's an Edsel. The question is, can anyone tell >> me what the purpose of the very elongated back bumper is? >> >> thanks >> >> bill >> >> > spare tire, continental kit > > -- > J.C. O'Connell > [email protected] > ----------------------------------------------------- > Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
