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I use Rhode Gear's folding bike rack (archive)
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Posted by DHoang on June 10, 2001 at 15:01:25:

In Reply to: Recommedations appreciated for trunk bike rack posted by Paul on June 10, 2001 at 10:51:53:

It has straps that hook onto the trunk lid, and the frame folds in half to lay flat, which is good for keeping it stored in the trunk at all times.

On my 323, the top two straps hook to the top of the trunk lid. The bottom two straps hooks to the side of the trunk lid and slides to the bottom of the bumper, where it then hooks underneath.
THe foot pads rest on the trunk lid and the bottom footpads rest on the top shelf of the bumper. I like this way of alignment because most of the static weight rests on the bumper, not on the sheetmetal of the trunklid.

The only drawback is that once it's strapped onto the trunklid, ...to open up the trunk ..., the bike rack has to unhook from the bumper.

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