A continental tire or a continental kit is used in the United States for an upright externally-mounted spare tire behind an automobile's trunk.
These were available as factory-installed or aftermarket "kits" with full-sized spare wheels. The term is also applied to a cosmetic accessory to the car's rear, giving the impression of a spare tire mount.
The term also describes a non-functional bulge stamped into the trunk lid. The simulated continental tire bulge design was featured on the 1956 Continental Mark II and through successive generations until the 1998 model year.
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