<VV> Re: Fender blending - NO CORVAIR

[Norm Witte]

I think the Brits call them "wings."

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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com> 

> Front "fenders" were blended into the body in the 40s, after the rear 
> fenders became more "attached" in the early 30s and then were blended in the 
> late 30s ? 
> 
> The Plymouth Prowler successfully "unblended" the front fenders, and the PT 
> Cruiser less so, like the "Hot Rods" they are supposed to emulate ? 
> 
> Did the word "fender" come from the root word "defender," as in defend 
> pedestrians from getting to close to the wheels, especially the front wheels 
> ? 
> 
> Just speculation, but it seems to make sense ? 
> 
> Chaz 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "airvair" 
> To: "Norman C. Witte" 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:17 PM 
> Subject: Re: Beltline, was: Kelsey-Hayes wheels NO CORVAIR 
> 
> 
> > Actually, ALL front "quarter panels" are properly called front fenders, 
> > while the "rear quarter panels" haven't been called "fenders" since the 
> > fenders were blended into the quarter panels some time around or after 
> > World War II. Hence the lack of "rear fenders" on modern cars. (BTW the 
> > front fenders were never "blended" into anything, hence no change in 
> > description.) 
> > 
> > -Mark 
> > 
> > "Norman C. Witte" wrote: 
> >> 
> >> Bonus Question: what do you call a vertical dent in the front fender 
> >> (or, in the Corvair's case, quarter panel) forward of the front wheel? 
> > 
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