CMP Fender to body joins

[David Dunlop]

Hi Bruce.

If it helps at all, my 44 15-cwt Chev WIRE-5 had driver side original fenders. The fender welt on the two pieces was an oilcloth type of fabric wrapped around a small cotton cord about 1/8-inch to 3/16-inch in diameter. Width about one inch.

The left side rear fender section had been damaged, removed and repaired at some point. It had a simple flat welt in it that was an impregnated cloth with no bead on the side at all.

The same beaded welt showed up in the WIRE-5 2K1 Box finishing the seam between the walls and ceiling plywood.

Back in the early 1980’s, Spae-Naur carried a variety of the oilcloth beaded fender welt: different widths and bead diameters.

My guess is fender welting usage may have varied over time through 11, 12 and 13 Pattern vehicles, but at any given point in time, across all weight classes, Chevrolet was probably using the same welt. Simple economy of production.

Hope this helps and doesn’t confuse.

David