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2. Fender skirts - Wikipedia

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   Fender skirts are used for aesthetic and aerodynamic reasons. Rather than the air entering and being trapped in the rear wheel well, it flows smoothly over the bodywork. Fender skirts are generally detachable to allow for tire changes and installation of snow chains. Fender skirts are typically used on the rear wheels.

3. Automotive aerodynamics - Wikipedia

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   Fender skirts are often made as extensions of the body panels of the vehicles and cover the entire wheel wells. Much like smooth wheel covers this modification reduces the drag of the vehicle by preventing any air from becoming trapped in the wheel well and assists in streamlining the body of the vehicle.

4. Fender (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Early automobile fenders were set over the wheels to prevent mud, sand, and dust from being thrown onto the body and the occupants. [2] Fenders typically became a more integral part of overall auto bodies by the mid-1930s. [3] In contrast to the slab-sided cars, the Volkswagen Beetle had real bolt-on fenders over both its front and rear wheels. [4]

5. Mudflap - Wikipedia

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   Truck with bright blue mud flaps on the rear wheel wells and bumper. A mudflap or mud guard is used in combination with the vehicle fender to protect the vehicle, passengers, other vehicles, and pedestrians from mud and other flying debris thrown into the air by a rotating tire on a wheeled vehicle.

6. Continental tire - Wikipedia

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   Some cars featured a standard (or optional [2]) side-mounted spare tire (or tires) on the fenders behind the front wheels, [3] either for style or to increase luggage capacity. [4] Early European sports cars had their spare tire attached to the back of the automobile, since their trunk or storage space was often minimal. However, these rear- or ...

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