I think it became a style in between the world wars European auto
racing. Mounting the spare on the back would cut down on wind
resistance. Maybe some of the early steps towards streamlining.
Anyway, it's a "continental kit" because that's how it was done on the
continent (of Europe).
On 6/25/2017 23:09, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 22:43:52 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>
wrote:
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
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actually the mounting of tires externally on the body goes way back in
automotive
history, but the trend was over by the sixties. It was still very
popular in the
mid to late 50's however.
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