bugeye quarter panel question

[Mark Morrissey]

Hello all
I need help from a Bugeye sprite owner. I'm working on a restoration and the body is just about all together. My question is this: What is the correct shape for the top, rear, side of the quarter panel, near where the tail light attaches? It seems to me that the out side should be straight, clean and rounded. Mine is not. I hope I can discribe the situation. Mine has this slight curving; almost like an edge. If you looked at it from the rear, you don't see a nice rounded side. There is a little kotch. Could someone check theirs and let me know? I appreciate your help because I'm hoping to have the car painted next week.
Regards
Mark Morrissey
1961 Bugeye
1974 Alfa GTV

 

[spritenut]

I looked at both my Bugeyes, they have the slight crooked curve near the tail lights.
Both cars, both sides so I think your is correct too.
But it's hard to tell exactly what you mean by the discription.

 

[Guest]

I couldn't find the word "kotch" in my Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary, but if I guess at what you're trying to describe, you are saying there is a concave curve (curving inward toward the boot) to the fender rather than a convex curve. The fender should be a mirror image of the other one. Both should show a consistent, and in my opinion, sultry/sensuous curve from the rear door post to the tail light. If you run a gloved hand along the top portion of fender, starting at the front end (closest to the door) and then slowly move it backward to the tail light, you should not feel an appreciable change in the curvature, but a gradual closing of the curve as you approach the tail light. Describing something like this is easier if I could compare it to the anatomy of a sexy model, but this is a family site, and kids are watching!