If it isnt broken, dont fix it Oct 2, 2009
While the trucks faded blue paint and rusted fenders certainly shows its age, its as reliable as ever. As the trio worked to get the wagon ready to hook up, they began speculating if this would be the year that old blue retired. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon and 2009 CTS-V Sep 26, 2009
Retaining, and arguably enhancing the chiseled, diamond district style of the sedan, the Sport Wagon's profile, with its beefy fenders and roof pillars, has the appearance of a solid ingot of whatever material is shipped in ingots these days. The slope of the rear hatch is cut at the just the right angle to strike a perfect balance between sporty and stodgy, but still manages to provide more than a modicum of added cargo carrying ability. (Fox News)
2010 Acura ZDX hits right notes despite styling compromises Sep 25, 2009
The wide rear fenders are supposed to suggest wide, sexy shoulders, the automaker says, illustrating with a photo of a woman's shoulders graced only by narrow straps. Exciting. (USA Today -- Autos)
Ford's Global CEO Reveals New Ford Figo Targeting India Market and Export Sales Sep 23, 2009
These also include sculpted shapes to the body side - chiseled front fenders, a "comet tail" undercut in the doors and additional light-catching sculpting in the lower bodyside - which combine to communicate the solidity, substance and protective safety of its design. The bold graphic of Ford Figo's large side window shape is another key kinetic design feature hinting at the comfort and spaciousness awaiting occupants' front and rear. (PR Newswire)
Damin Ortega’s ‘Do It Yourself’ exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art Sep 20, 2009
Ortega turned the car into Cosmic Thing, a work that calls for connecting dozens of car parts - from seats and fenders to gas tanks and door handles - to wires, then hanging those pieces from the ceiling ... The fenders and doors had been hung to line up with each other ... Instead, he extended the fenders sideways, a few feet farther out from the car than the doors. (Boston Globe)
[ more... ] Sep 15, 2009
- Front view shows wide stance with emphasized low center of gravity, enabling stability - Front and rear fenders are integrated into body-panel structure, expressing vigor and creating side view with beautifully flowing line - Rear view conveys strength, with hatch door that accents rear form, while combination taillights and wipers that fold into rear spoiler convey functionality and stylishness - Combination of horizontal instrument panel and metal-plated, vertically arranged center... (JCN Network, Japan)
America's War Within: Homeland Security marked by waste, lack of oversight Sep 13, 2009
State records show that Sonoma County upgraded to the Segway x2, outfitted with all-terrain tires, oversized fenders and a trailer hitch. The x2, according to product literature, "can master intimidating patches of dirt, gravel, grass, or sand." The Segway cost 4,700. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Sep 12, 2009
To accommodate this sideways stretch, it has big, bulging composite fenders up front, and steel ones sticking out from the sides of the bed. There is so much added girth that, by law, the Raptor requires marker lights, which are integrated into the. (Fox News)
Crazy, colourful Cairo Sep 8, 2009
I found the best option was to nonchalantly walk across while trying to ignore the horns and front fenders scraping the tarmac as brakes jammed. Venturing onto the public transport system takes nerves of steel. (iAfrica.com)
Region Roundup Sep 7, 2009
Hazen - Hazen will hold its annual Harvest Festival Thursday through Sunday, with events including a 5 p.m. Saturday turkey barbecue at the All-Seasons Arena, followed by a dance with The Front Fenders in the same location. For information, call the Hazen Chamber of Commerce at 748-6848. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Sheriff's Identify Man Abducted Sep 5, 2009
According to witnesses, the victim was taken in a dark maroon Ford Expedition with dark tinted windows and black fenders. KFOX learned that Saucedo has a criminal history. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Sprint Cup notes Aug 27, 2009
"We're going to do the best we can and try and get good finishes, not take any chances, keep our fenders on the car, and race as hard as we can and get our best finish.". No. 42 Chevrolet, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. (USA Today -- Sports)
I Want To Ride My ($1,400, Dutch-Style) Bicycle Aug 26, 2009
Add baskets and fenders if you wish, and you'll have a comfortable, fun, practical ride. I use it for most trips <2 mile radius. (Slate)
NH Boomer 8N Compact (42) Aug 24, 2009
First sold in 1948, the new 8N is now available with these key features: Distinctive styling including a red chassis, gray hood and fenders the same timeless look of the original 8N; Continuously Variable Transmission that operates like an automatic transmission with speed progressions that are seamless and smooth; customization allows you to make the Boomer 8N your own through chrome accessories, canopies, decals and more; chrome exhaust and grab handles; upgraded control knobs; diamond-plated... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Being McQueen for a day Aug 21, 2009
Every shut line -- where hood and doors and trunk and fenders come together -- is dead even down to the millimeter. The chrome sparks with sunshine. (FOX61, CT)
"Cash for Clunkers" Nears End of the Road Aug 21, 2009
I saw a guy with a 77 Caprice at the gas station - with dents, different colored fenders, and about 10 mpg - his car doesn't qualify because it is too old. (And I'd guess he can't afford a new car, even with a $4500 credit. (CBS News)
Public Safety Log Aug 20, 2009
The trailer is single axle with white fenders. There are no suspects. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Mich. cruisers worry days of classic cars are over Aug 16, 2009
The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is a visual rendition of the 1969 Camaro but with a sinister flair provided by bulging fenders and large wheels. A windshield and side windows give passengers the feel of being behind gun slits in a military vehicle. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
2011 Infiniti M Makes Virtual Debut at Concours d'Elegance Aug 15, 2009
The 2011 Infiniti M also features a completely redesigned body, with authentic sports sedan proportions and evocative new styling with a low front end and deeply sculpted fenders inspired by the Infiniti Essence concept car. The new M interior promises to be pure Infiniti, highlighted by the use of innovative materials, an advanced climate control system, superior audio and an enhanced quality feel. (PR Newswire)
2010 Ford Taurus SHO Aug 14, 2009
Flared fenders and power dome hood give the 2010 model a lot more visual muscle than that one ever had. To appreciate the attention to detail Mays' team put into the exterior of the Taurus, just trace one of the raised lines that run along the car's shoulders, cut through the headlights, and continue under them to form the top of the bumper. (Fox News)
Small Cars, Big Thrills: Kalona Style Aug 13, 2009
Fenders can be quickly repaired with a simple fiberglass repair kit. The bumpers are also cheap, costing about $30. (Kalona News, IA)
Clunker program isnt a solution, its an aspirin Aug 13, 2009
Lee Peterson wrote on Aug 12, 2009 12:00 PM:" Since we're stuck with this program why not make the "clunkers" available to those who are driving the "rolling wrecks" I see every day? You know, the ones with the blue exhaust, the fenders flapping that without doubt get waaaay worse mileage than the "clunker" just traded in. ". AK MOM wrote on Aug 12, 2009 9:36 AM:" I can't afford a NEW car but I would like to buy one of the clunkers. Why aren't they for sale for the rest of us? Trust me when I... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
The Coolest Concept Cars of 2009 Aug 11, 2009
It sports pushed-out wheels and fenders, a funky front end, and trippy hatchback. Since its debut, unidentified sources told. (BusinessWeek)
Tongxin International, Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Aug 11, 2009
EVBS consists of exterior body panels including doors, floor pans, hoods, side panels and fenders. Tongxin maintains a network of 130 customers throughout 20 provinces in China. (PR Newswire)
Ambrose wins again at Watkins Glen Aug 10, 2009
"I felt like I got cheap-shotted there," said Busch, who banged fenders with Ambrose after the checkered flag to show his dismay. "I had no idea he was there. I had to do what I had to do. I would have wrecked.". (MSNBC -- Sports)
Chopper revs fans’ motors Aug 8, 2009
They often removed fenders, turn signal indicators and front brakes. Their motorcycles were sometimes called bobbers since the rear fenders often were shortened or bobbed. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Glacier National Park: FDR's journey to the Sun - President's descendant retraces his trip in vintage motorcade Aug 6, 2009
Duff grinds up a gear, cogs gnashing a raspy rumble, and his big black fenders flash shiny and round in the sun. Behind him growls another old 1927 Caddy, and in front of him another three of five known survivors that once plied Glacier National Park's famed Going-to-the-Sun Road. (Missoulian, MT)
Thigpen learned hobby early Aug 2, 2009
I used a four door Chevy II to fix parts of the fenders and doors, he said. Scott reworked the wiring to fit the motor, and in this particular car, the steering column came from a 1981 Monte Carlo. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Guy Gear: Fixed-Gear Bikes For Be... Aug 2, 2009
Equipped with fenders to keep the grit off your work clothes and comfortable "bullhorn" handlebars, it's a great choice for anyone who plans to use their bike as pure transportation. Style-wise, it has classic cues mixed with modern tech -- old Euro-racer paint job with straight-bladed forks. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Jul 31, 2009
The tall front fenders and the split character lines running from front to back and back to front, just missing each other by about half a foot at the , pump up the visual volume without stepping over the line to cheap and cheesy. You ve seen the interior before, somewhere, but it was a nice place. (Fox News)
Police Log: Week of July 23 Jul 24, 2009
July 13, a Garden Street resident reported having her car keyed on both rear fenders. July 13, at Mass Ave. and Prospect Street, a Boston man was summonsed into court for driving with a suspended license, subsequent offense. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Teens target seniors' tricycles for joy rides Jul 24, 2009
The teens also got rid of the chrome fenders, a sun canopy and two baskets adorning Robinson's three-wheeled ride. Ditto for Jerome Magalske, whose blue tricycle worth $360 was repainted red. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Police blotter Jul 21, 2009
1:27 p.m. A resident of the 200 block of Adsit Street reported someone had damaged fenders and lights on her vehicle. Sierra Vista. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Let us now praise: ‘Wipeout’ Jul 19, 2009
Hooting and floundering they launch themselves onto huge articles of cushioned, vibrating machinery - the Spiked Fenders, the Trampoline Hurdles - and cling there for ludicrous instants before being tossed into a bath of foam, water, mud, or paint ... ( It s Chili Bean, up to the Spiked Fenders with a breeze from behind. (Boston Globe)
For the love of custom motorcycles Jul 18, 2009
The Lemoyne-based business, which moved to its Hummel Avenue address about five years ago from Lewisberry when Carter and Fisher came together as partners, specializes in everything from custom fabrications of tanks, fenders and handlebars to metric-machine parts, bike accessories and state inspection service. Each had been building custom motorcycles on his own for several years before they decided to take the plunge as partners, which has been successful, they say. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
2010 Ford Mustang GT Jul 17, 2009
The new one takes the straight lines and flat planes from that canvas and turns them into bends and bulges, particularly in the arching rear fenders. Beauty may be subjective, and from a distance the cars can be hard to tell apart, but up close only the 2010 looks like it has real blood and tears built into it. (Fox News)
Youth baseball: Midland Northern claims District 3 Little League title Jul 11, 2009
In Friday s starting lineup, you had the Fenders, the Mata brothers shortstop Evan and first baseman Jacob and Kohl Fritschen and Hunter Coleman, who along with the triplets both played on the same Mets team before the tournament. Oh, the Mets and the North All-Stars were also coached by Kohl s father, Kirk. (Odessa American, TX)
Grand plans for San Antonio shopping center Jul 10, 2009
Except for the new overpriced ghettos, the retail strip is a dreary reminder of the 1950's when Buicks had faux exhaust holes on the front fenders. Gotta go make out my Trader Joes list. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Adventurous bikes follow trail to Alva Jul 10, 2009
Their brightly colored fenders provide ample clearance above the knobby tires. They re a little taller and leaner looking than HOGs or Goldwings. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
More of this story Jul 9, 2009
It's a green Ford Taurus with a maroon hood and fenders. The vehicle is all over the road and has just about hit the ditch several times. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Ethnic Unrest in China Jul 7, 2009
Jeeps, Audis, and Mercedes bustle through the streets, but many have tied-on fenders or cracks in their windows. Stores selling authentic Rolexes and Longines glitter -- but are usually empty. (The Atlantic Online)
Water patrol aids disabled seaplane (10) Jul 7, 2009
Gregory Shaver After power to the plane was shut down, the pilot was taken aboard the patrol boat where he helped officers lift the damaged wing and attach air filled boat fenders, allowing the boat to be towed to shore between North Beach and Zoo Beach in Racine, said the release. Stone later said he believed he struck an object such as a log during the landing. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Flagler County Sheriff's Office welcomes new canine officers Jun 30, 2009
That's why Clair, Birdsong and other officials -- including Sheriff Donald Fleming -- were shining fenders Friday. "We're trying to raise basically whatever we can," said Clair. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The legend of Little Hoss Jun 27, 2009
Next, Silva dropped a 350 Chevy engine that he built from scratch, worked up the transmission, axle, wiring, body, and replaced the fiberglass fenders with original metal. He had the interior totally customized including the dashboard and rear panels. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Autos: What is it? Jun 26, 2009
KEYSVILLE, GA.: Glenn Widner, who wrote: " '56 and '57 were first generations Thunderbirds also, but they had vents on the front fenders, the '55 did not. A 292-cubic-inch 'Y' block was the standard engine, and 12-volt wiring would not be in Fords till 1956. ... The 1955 Thunderbird actually outsold Corvette 23 to 1.". MCCORMICK, S.C.: Mary Lou Hoyt, who said a childhood friend's father used to buy one every year they came out. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A racing wonder to behold Jun 23, 2009
Sonoma's Paul Pedroncelli, Jr. (below) had a harder time of it, losing his fenders and hood, but soldiering on to 27th place in Saturday's preliminary Camper World West Bennett Lane Winery 200. David Bolling/Index-Tribune. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Notebook: Bobcats are making a comeback in Pennsylvania Jun 21, 2009
"There's about a foot and a half between boats if they have their fenders out," said Paul Egbert of Wind and Water Boat Works in Butler. "You should be able to cleat within 2 feet of the end of the boat -- the danger in heavy water is that the boat could swing around. You should be able to secure it so it doesn't swing in any situation. Everyone would have liked the [slip fingers] to be longer.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Is parenting uncool? Jun 19, 2009
This was followed by a silver sports car (or at least that was the 1980s Toyota marketing term for the Celica) to which I fitted a pair of alloy wheels so monstrously huge they scraped on the fenders every time I tried to turn a corner. In a fit of common sense just before Maisie was born I sold my gas-guzzling beast and, in probably my greatest ever selfless loving act, bought a very sensible beep-beep Barina. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
10 minutes with J. Eric King Jun 18, 2009
When I did my paper route I rode a bike with shiny chrome fenders. The first car I bought was an old Corvette. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Mazda Launches All-New Axela in Japan Jun 16, 2009
- Body surfaces are richly expressive due to the chiseled lines on the bonnet and front fenders and the contoured side body panels ... Bolder rear fenders and more expressive C-pillars contribute to the solid, sporty stance. (JCN Network, Japan)
Subaru Forester grows up; revised throughout Jun 6, 2009
Bolder elements include a larger grille, boxed front fenders, larger light clusters and a higher hood line all contributing to a more sharply defined all-new Forester. Subaru built the 2009 Forester on an all-new platform with a longer wheelbase for greater interior room, as well as an improved ride. (Helena Independent Record)
Bisbee police beat Jun 3, 2009
Both front fenders, both doors and the hood sustained damage. May 25. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Greenway Days celebration offers people plenty to do Jun 3, 2009
Fenders on Front Street, a classic and vintage auto show scheduled June 21, runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is expected to draw 900 entries. The event includes a cruise. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Renault Twingo rocket May 30, 2009
Visually it gets all-new bumpers, wider front and rear fenders, sculpted sills, and a spoiler, while inside there are the Renault Sport-branded seats with orange-detailed seatbelts, leather-trimmed steering wheel, aluminium pedals and RS-specific rev counter with a shift light indicator. But the main difference is under the hood. (iAfrica.com)
POWER PLUS: New Lexus revealed May 29, 2009
This car also features much cleaner lines than the open-topped concept that featured at the recent Melbourne International Motor Show, with repeater lamps fitted to the front fenders and redesigned tail-lamps sitting above the rear-mounted radiator grilles. There's also an electronically operated spoiler with a much steeper rake to it than the one that stood exposed from the concept. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Rivalries good for racing May 29, 2009
Race cars aren t cheap and rubbing fenders for a handful of laps can be rough on the pocketbooks. But last week, when Larry Portis and Kevin Opheim had a skirmish at I-35 Speedway, I, along with the fans, loved it. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
2009 Honda Element is more expensive than its boxy rivals May 22, 2009
Steel front fenders replace plastic; hood is horizontal, not sloping; premium options available (e. g., navigation, backup camera). (USA Today -- Autos)
Biking to work May 19, 2009
Other add-ons, such as fenders and a new messenger bag, will depend on your preferences. Maintenance costs will of course depend on how much you use your bike. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Lynnfield man's lifelong hobby is restoring 1904 Grout Steam Car May 17, 2009
He also made a jig out of scrap wood and metal stock used to painstakingly bend multiple sheets of thin plywood into the elegantly curved fenders covering the front and rear tires. Funai created the model and everything else missing on the Grout not from working drawings, but by looking at photographs and actual parts at a museum in Orange, where the Grout was manufactured from 1900 to 1912. (Boston Globe)
Movies not to miss: "Brothers Bloom," "Big Man Japan" and more May 16, 2009
People shuffle past in shabby clothes and a black automobile with large, curved fenders crawls down the street. "I've seen photographs of this period," says Kirk. (Salon)
Public record (11) May 14, 2009
Improper fenders or mud guards - 1. Operation without required equipment - 1. (Lebanon Express, OR)
2009 Mercury Sable May 9, 2009
Sable's integrated front-end design centers on Mercury's signature satin aluminum waterfall grille, flanked by detailed jeweled projector beam headlamps that sweep up over the front fenders. More News. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Chinese autos eye Taiwanese parts May 9, 2009
Tong Yang, the worlds biggest maker of replacement fenders, would consider approaches from Chinese investors, company spokeswoman Fancy Hsu. said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China Automakers May Seek Taiwan Technology to Help Challenge GM, Toyota May 8, 2009
Tong Yang, the worlds biggest maker of replacement fenders, would consider approaches from Chinese investors, said Fancy Hsu, a spokeswoman. None has been received so far, she added. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Garrett car show a family affair May 8, 2009
I ve had this car for 17 years, and this year will be the 16th Garrett car show, Walker said, and I ve entered it every year (Somerset Daily American, PA)
