The Paris forage was shot in the mid 1930s. Continental kits were common on passenger cars. Of course they didn't refer to them as such. Edsel started that.
Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used some footage of Paris traffic for a 1991 commercial about Edsel Ford's > first Continental. Numerous modest cars, Renaults in particular, were all > sporting Continental kit spare tires. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jun 27, 2017, at 2:02 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> J.C. O'Connell >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >>>>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
