Picked this up while getting a 52 hood. What year is the fender? Looks like a mid 30s Ford truck fender to me, but I could be wrong. Thanks.

 

It looks like a car rear fender to me. The cars have the recessed area in the rear 1/4's that the fenders bolt to. Don't know the exact year but I'd guess 37-39 area.

 

Yes.

Could be as early as 35. Looks Mopar to me with that bead around the edge.....

 

I thought it could be for a Panel truck, but does make sense that it's for a car.

I thought GM possibly but the guy said it was from a Ford. His father does have a 34 Ford.

 

After some searching, maybe a 36 chevy coupe?

Check out some 36 chevy coupe pics.

The Fords that age don't have the raised ridge around the bottom.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-1936-Chevrolet-RH-Rear-Fender-USED-OEM-Gasser-Hot-Rod-Rat-Rod-Restore-/301055091398?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item46184822c6&vxp=mtrChevies had the bead too 35-36. Something I find curious, I assumed that whatever car this came off of had the tail lights mounted on the body, not the fender since it does not look like yours was drilled for a fender mounted tail light (like 35-36 Chevies had) but the one on eBay looks the same (not drilled). Were tail lights optional then?

 

I'd also say mid-late 30's GM. Ford's didn't have the bead around the wheel opening. It's definitely a car rear fender of some type. A lot of GM models had the tail lights mounted on the body side quarter panel, above the fenders.

 

Problem solved! Looks exactly the same as the 35-36 Chevy fender on Ebay.

Thanks everyone!!!

 

Bead around rear fender wheel opening, with tail lamps mounted high on the body sides...as pictured in your post 7: 1939 Chevrolet cars except Station Wagons.

1937/38 Oldsmobile's also have tail lamps mounted high on the body sides, but I cannot see a bead around the rear fenders in the pics I looked at in the Standard Catalog of American Cars.