Word: fender
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rather bored. But this was no ordinary, run-of-the-month crash; the laws of chance, always just, had finally entoiled a police car in the policeman's trap. There it was, hanging from a tow truck, with the price of half a dozen stop signs stamped on its fender and grille. Otherwise the scene was the same as all the others...
Undergraduates hooted and cheered as Roy Coleman '52, smashed into the fender of a police car last night...
Unfortunately, it is not possible to open all streets to parking near the dormitories. Narrow streets like Mill and "Fender Alley" must be left clear for snow and fire equipment. Police should consistently tag autos on such streets in order to prevent dangerous hazards...
...beat. We got expressions just like people in Europe. It used to be you could get into a fight, but now even truck drivers take the attitude: 'If you wanna hit me, hit me.' They don't even get out to look at a fender." But more often, people experienced a wild sense of frustration. Said Dr. J. P. Hilton, a Denver psychiatrist: "The driver behind a traffic crawler gets angry. His reason departs. He wants to ram through, to pass, to punish the object of his anger." Did the doctor feel the same...
...ride in his blue convertible, with the gold initials on the door, and she shudderingly recalls that the only time the speedometer dipped below 100 m.p.h. was when he rounded a curve. On the way home, Desi hit a bump and, as Lucille tells it, a fender flew off. He simply flicked the ash from his Cuban cigarillo and sped...