Patent 8491043 was granted and assigned to Honda on July, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed is a vehicle body structure provided with an attachment structure of a front fender and a side cowl top. The front fender (15) is provided with a first attachment bearing surface (123) that is formed at the end of a terminal flange (122) formed on the side of the side cowl top, and that is formed along the direction that the terminal flange (122) extends; and a second attachment bearing surface (124) formed so as to be perpendicular to the direction that the terminal flange (122) extends. The side cowl top (28) is provided with a plurality of hooking sections (143-145) that engage the terminal flange (122); a first interlocking section (147) that engages the first attachment bearing surface (123); and a second interlocking section (148) that engages the second attachment bearing surface (124).