<VV> Re: (VV) Dent

[Norman C. Witte]

It's called a pole dent, because they are commonly made when backing up and
turning.  As the front of the car swings out opposite the direction of the
turn, the inattentive driver catches a pole and creases the fender.  Hence
the name.

Norm 

> >  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?
> 
> A Boston commuter ?
> 
> Padgett
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