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...looked over and saw three friends struggling to push a Pontiac convertible out of a snowbound parking space. "Sure," he said and braced himself against the rear fender. With a mighty heave they pushed the car free. It sped off down the street, though not before it had sprayed a thick stream of wet snow over Vag's only clean pants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/1/1952 | See Source »

...Klansmen were hauled in on charges of kidnaping and flogging a white man and a white woman whom they had transported across the state line. The FBI said that the victims were forced to bend over a car fender, then were beaten with a machine belt nailed to a pick handle. Between blows, the victims were made to pray, and listen to sermons and hymn singing from the Klansmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Crackdown on the Klan | 2/25/1952 | See Source »

...Cadillac limousine belonging to the Yellow Cab Company of Providence, attempted to pass the bus and was forced to swerve back into lane to avoid hitting a car coming in the opposite direction. Its right rear fender was damaged, and it took several minutes to free the two vehicles. No one was injured in the accident...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Collision of Bus with Limousine Provides New Tie-Up in Square | 12/19/1951 | See Source »

...smile beneath the square black hat. There was an encouraging echo of the good old days in the sight of Churchill making the V sign from his big, black Humber, the red, blue & gold flag of his honorary title, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, bravely flying from its fender, and the deep blue ribbon of Conservatism decorating its hood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: This Last Prize | 11/5/1951 | See Source »

Once this story spread through the high schools, carloads of teen-agers cruised slowly along Strasburg Avenue every night. Sure enough, there was an eerie knocking from the direction of the rear fender. The girls squealed, and clutched their dates in pleasurable alarm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MICHIGAN: Ghost on the Fender | 10/29/1951 | See Source »

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