<VV> Re: Fender blending - NO CORVAIR

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

I bought a tape of old car commercials on eBay a while back, and one showed 
Dinah Shore introducing the 1953 Chevy, and she exclaims, "Have you ever 
seen anything as beautiful as this ?"

The car looked like a tank compared to cars of today, but what made it 
"beautiful" was probably that the rear "fenders" were a seamless part of the 
body, which by those standards was probably very advanced.

However, the hood (front deck lid ?) still "bulged" between and higher than 
the front fenders, which were somewhat "blended" but still obviously almost 
separate from the body.

The tape also introduced the "car of Tomorrow," the 1958 Edsel, and 
Tennessee Ernie Ford showing of the new 1957 Ford Skyliner "retractable" 
hardtop, both of which carried the "blending" theme to the max, although 
both still emphasized the front wheel well openings.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BBRT" <chsadek at adelphia.net>
To: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>; "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" 
<chaz at ProperProPer.com>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Fender blending - NO CORVAIR


> Let's beat this dead horse some more.. Even Chevy's had separate rear 
> fenders until '50-'51- or '52.. there was a welting between the fender and 
> the body in the rear.  What made the '52 so sleek, was the re-shaped 
> fender without the seam.. But I was a wee lad and can't remember which 
> year they changed. I know the '49 Chevy had the separate fenders and think 
> the '50 did too.
>
> Perhaps one of our more experienced 'hands'  could tell us when fenders 
> became part of the body-before unibody, of course...
>
> Chuck S
> BBRT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
> To: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
> Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:46 AM
> Subject: <VV> Re: Fender blending - NO CORVAIR
>
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>