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Old 03-31-2023, 03:30 PM
John Buchtenkirch John Buchtenkirch is offline
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Default Correct name for an auto body panel ?

What is the correct name for the panel between the back window (back-light) and the trunk lid (deck lid) ? Years ago I saw it listed in a hot rod magazine as a “Tulip panel” but with over 50 years in the collision business I’ve never heard any body man refer to it by that name probably because now a days the deck lid ends at the back window with no panel between. I recently saw a video where Voodoo Larry was referring to it as a “cat walk panel” and that just got me wondering again, what really is the correct name for that panel ~ John Buchtenkirch
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Old 03-31-2023, 05:15 PM
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Yup. I know it as a tulip panel, as well, which I learned in the '60s. Reproduction company Goodmark Industries calls it a deck filler panel, along with (tulip panel) in the ad.
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Old 03-31-2023, 06:58 PM
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I have always referred to it as the rear cowl. That was the accepted terminology when I was writing insurance estimates. At least no one said otherwise. In the UK it might be called the rear scuttle.
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Old 05-03-2023, 05:36 PM
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I have only known that part to be called a "decker panel" , a scuttle in my understanding is the vertical bulkhead dividing one area from another. Does USA automotive terminology include the "parcel shelf" or is that european nomenclature?
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Old 05-03-2023, 07:22 PM
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It's known as "neck-breaking projectile" in the days before headrests, if in an accident. All kidding aside, we call it the "package shelf", here.
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Old 05-03-2023, 09:19 PM
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In the USA the package tray or package shelf is the horizontal panel in front of the rear window, not behind it. ~ John Buchtenkirch
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Old 05-04-2023, 05:15 AM
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In the USA the package tray or package shelf is the horizontal panel in front of the rear window, not behind it. ~ John Buchtenkirch
Same here in Australia but called a parcel shelf.
The panel outside between the window and the boot lid is the rear lower window panel.
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Old 05-04-2023, 08:07 AM
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I've seen it referred to as a "Dutchman Panel", but only when talking about musclecar era Mopars, for some reason...
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Old 05-04-2023, 03:21 PM
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Called a friend who runs a family owned body shop .


He checked his book and it returned with:


Panel, upper - "above the lid" (trunk lid)


Guess it depends on where you are and who you talk to!



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Old 05-07-2023, 09:40 AM
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That panel is a “turtle filler”, per my old friend Dob. I’ve always called it a trunk filler though.
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