Mudguards and lighting systems are also common-these may be required for some events.

In their early years of service both the ferries carried rope fenders to protect the strakes.

Chain-guards and mudguards, or fenders, protect clothes and moving parts from oil and spray.

Bicycle features that enhance commuting include racks or panniers for storage, battery or dynamo-powered lights for increased visibility, mudguards or fenders to minimize the impact of inclement weather, a chain guard to protect clothing, and an upright sitting position for increased visibility.

They also protect fenders, bumpers, floor boards, nerf bars and trim.

In 1937 bodies were the same except for drip moldings running from the bottom of the front pillar up and over the doors and rear quarter window, new fenders and bumpers, headlights rigidly attached ( adjusted by moving reflector ), wheel discs incorporated a hubcap, and a built-in trunk was incorporated on most bodies.

Body in white or BIW refers to the stage in automotive design or automobile manufacturing in which a car body's sheet metal components have been welded together — but before moving parts ( doors, hoods, and deck lids as well as fenders ) the motor, chassis sub-assemblies, or trim ( glass, seats, upholstery, electronics, etc.

However, they greatly differ by typically having a much longer wheelbase and more stable steering geometry, with numerous attachments for luggage racks, fenders ( mudguards ), lights, high capacity water bottles, tools and spare parts.

Before there were choppers, there was the bobber, meaning a motorcycle that had been " bobbed ," or relieved of excess weight by removing parts, particularly the fenders, with the intent of making it lighter and thus faster, or at least making it look better in the eyes of a rider seeking a more minimalist ride.

In the post-World War II United States, servicemen returning home from the war started removing all parts deemed too big, heavy, ugly, or not essential to the basic function of the motorcycle, such as fenders, turn indicators, and even front brakes.

Shortened fiberglass fenders both front and rear meant removal of the Beetle's distinctive running boards and the likely addition of more tubular steel parts ( side bars ) in their place.

Since returning in the mid-1970s to metal as his primary material, Chamberlain has limited himself to specific parts of the automobile ( fenders, bumpers, or the chassis, for example ).

The Blackwood shared components from many Fords, and Lincolns, the body was from an F150, the front fenders and hood were from a Lincoln Navigator, but there were some unique parts on it, such as the bed with a power tonneau cover, with stainless steel box lining.

This method of molding is greatly used in manufacturing automotive parts such as hoods, fenders, scoops, spoilers, as well as smaller more intricate parts.

While individuals could add some of the simpler " dress up " options themselves or have them added by a local mechanic, these specialized shops handled more expensive, complicated modifications, such as extending the fenders or hood, converting a four-door sedan into a two-door car, and having bumpers or other parts re-chrome plated.

Driving an open-wheel car is substantially different from driving a car with fenders.

The Trabant was a steel monocoque design with roof, bootlid / trunklid, bonnet / hood, bumpers / fenders and doors in Duroplast, a hard plastic similar to bakelite made of recycled materials: cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry, making the Trabant the first car with a body made of recycled material.

In 1959, Oldsmobile models were completely redesigned with a rocket motif from front to rear, as the top of the front fenders had a chrome rocket, while the body-length fins were shaped as rocket exhausts which culminated in a fin-top taillight ( concave on the 98 models while convex on the 88 models ).

The front turn indicators were moved from the top of the fenders into the bumper bars on European models.

The front turn signals were located in the bumper instead of the Beetle's traditional placement on top of the front fenders from the 1977 model year on, as they had been on German Beetles sold in Europe of the same time period.

This grill was very narrow with the familiar ox yoke shape that was characteristic for Packard, and with front fenders with dual headlights resembling Chrysler products from that era.

The change in the design of cars from a long engine compartment between separate fenders to the modern configuration with its shorter engine compartment quickly led to the demise of the straight-8 engine.

German brand Smart offered a kei version of its Fortwo called the Smart K in Japan from 2001 to 2004 with specially developed rear fenders reduced tire dimensions and track width to conform to kei car standards, however it suffered from poor sales and was the worst-selling kei car of its time.

In 1914 Pierce-Arrow adopted its most enduring styling hallmark when the headlights of the vehicle were moved from the traditional placement on either side of the radiator into flared housings molded into the front fenders of the car.

Updates included a new grille, leather seats, hood, front fenders, quarter panels, single-piston Kelsey-Hayes disc brakes ( improved from the rather small-rotor Bendix 4 piston calipers of ' 68-' 69 ), and even non-functional scoops in the rear quarters.

The cars equipped with the 428 Cobra Jets had emblems borrowed from the full-sized Fords ( a red-and-chrome badge reading " 428 ") mounted on the fenders behind the parking lamps.

The only change unique to the Ranchero was the relocation of the " Ranchero " script from the rear quarter panels to the front fenders.

The SV can be distinguished from its predecessors from its lack of " eyelashes " around the headlamps, wider rear fenders to accommodate the new rear wheels and Pirelli Cinturato tires, and different taillights.

Japanese Accords were unique from all other markets in that they included adjustable ride height control and side view mirrors installed on the mid-forward fenders.

In comparison to the Polo Mk4, the Polo Vivo has a restyled front bumper and grille, deleted scuff strips on the bumpers and sides of the car, and side indicators relocated from the wing mirrors to the front fenders.

Tail lights were housed in large chromed fins that projected from the tops of the rear fenders.

Series 62 Eldorados ( as distinct from the Series 70 Eldorado Brougham ) were further distinguished by the model name above a V-shaped rear deck ornament and on the front fenders.

A vertical crest medallion with Brougham script plate appeared on the front fenders and a single, thin molding ran from the front to rear along the mid-sides of the body.

* Autoberg: The chunks of ice that form on your car fenders when driving on snowy roads.

Narrowboats approaching can only be squeezed through the shorter locks, even when lying diagonally, by expedients such as removing fenders, having shore parties pole the boat into position, and going down locks backwards.

Available only in Corinthian White with red vinyl interior, and with a list price of about US $ 4, 200 ( when a base Ford 300 went for US $ 2, 324, and XL Fastback was US $ 3, 268 ), these cars came stock with Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed, 4. 11: 1 rear axle, heavy-duty suspension and brakes, and were fitted with a fiberglass hood ( a flat piece at first, late in ' 63 the popular blister hood also used on the Thunderbolt ), trunk, front fenders, and fender aprons, as well as aluminum bumpers and mounting brackets, transmission cases, and bellhousing.

Road touring bicycles have a frame geometry designed to provide a comfortable ride and stable, predictable handling when laden with baggage, provisions for the attachment of fenders and mounting points for carrier racks and panniers.

Caliper brakes are less suitable because, to fit around mudguards ( fenders ) and wide tires, they become large and may flex when trying to stop a heavy bike.

The Barracuda was able to return the Valiant's favor the next year, when the fenders and tail lamps that had been introduced on the 1964 Barracuda were used on the whole 1965 Valiant range except for the wagon.

In the era when most riders only had one cycle, the same bike when stripped down and fitted with racing wheels was used for road time trials and track racing, and when fitted with mudguards ( fenders ) and a bag, it was used for club runs, touring and winter training.

The latter is a folding 16mm tubular rack mounted on pivots on both the main frame and the swingarm, which allows use of small panniers ( eg Ortlieb Front Roller ) when mudguards ( fenders ) are fitted.

A beam axle is commonly accepted as the only type of front suspension that will look right when exposed without fenders on a vehicle with open front suspension.

The name derives from manufacturing practices before steel unibody or monocoque bodies — when automobile bodies were made by outside firms on a separate chassis with an engine, suspension, and fenders attached.