<VV> Re: Fender blending - NO CORVAIR

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

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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