quarter panel
noun
plural quarter panels
: a side section of an automobile body between the door and the trunk or between the door and the hood
a dent in a rear/front quarter panel
A lap nine encounter with Robert Pressley's Chevy forced Labonte to pit for left-rear quarter-panel repairs.—
Steve Crowe
Steve CroweFlag emblems became popular automotive dress-up items. They usually were affixed to the front quarter panel and they might be an American stars-and-stripes to show patriotism or they might reflect the flag or colors of the motorist's country of ancestry.—Richard A. Wright
Richard A. WrightExamples of quarter panel in a Sentence
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The car also had a distinctive strip of tape on the passenger side where the rear bumper seam meets the quarter panel.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police still have not found the car, described as a black 2014 Toyota Camry with the California license plate 8GDE554 that has a distinct strip of tape on the passenger side where the rear bumper seam meets the quarter panel.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Following an alert from a canine team, officers found 44 packages of cocaine concealed within the vehicle’s doors, back seat and rear quarter panels during a physical inspection.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s a sizable paint scrape on the right rear quarter panel where the car brushed against the internal wall of a moving truck during one of its cross-country trips.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
For the first time on the Grand Sport, the hash marks migrate to the rear quarter panels, following the engine’s movement to the center of the vehicle.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The truck is described as having a faded hood and a dent on the front left quarter panel.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
Blanchette then intentionally struck the rear quarter panel of the Accord at a speed in excess of 75 mph, but the collision was unsuccessful in stopping the vehicle, the dashboard camera video of the pursuit and collisions.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
The Civic has damage to the right rear quarter panel.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police still have not found the car, described as a black 2014 Toyota Camry with the California license plate 8GDE554 that has a distinct strip of tape on the passenger side where the rear bumper seam meets the quarter panel.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Following an alert from a canine team, officers found 44 packages of cocaine concealed within the vehicle’s doors, back seat and rear quarter panels during a physical inspection.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s a sizable paint scrape on the right rear quarter panel where the car brushed against the internal wall of a moving truck during one of its cross-country trips.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
For the first time on the Grand Sport, the hash marks migrate to the rear quarter panels, following the engine’s movement to the center of the vehicle.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The truck is described as having a faded hood and a dent on the front left quarter panel.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
Blanchette then intentionally struck the rear quarter panel of the Accord at a speed in excess of 75 mph, but the collision was unsuccessful in stopping the vehicle, the dashboard camera video of the pursuit and collisions.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
The Civic has damage to the right rear quarter panel.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Quarter panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarter%20panel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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