<VV> Re: Fender blending - NO CORVAIR

[airvair]

Ok, you've just cited ONE modern example. But remember, the Prowler is
an exception, one that's mimicking a street rod built off a '30's car.
Which would be BEFORE the rear fenders were blended into the quarter
panel om most vehicles.

-Mark

Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per wrote:
> 
> 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" <airvair at richnet.net>
> To: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Beltline, was: <VV> 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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