What is this?

[sparetimetoys]

I went up to minifrisco's house last night to see his car. Aroundhisrear wheel wells it has a flattened out section about 2 inches wide. This is on both sides and it's like a factory body line. My car doesn't have it and I don't see it in other car pictures.  It's hard to see but zoom in around the back wheel.  I am going to keep looking at photos of other cars but it has me puzzled.  http://www.restorationmini.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=607.0;attach=2131;image

[minifrisco]

Here is another picture

[tsumini]

Almost looks like mini flares. Is the area raised? almost like a tapered layer of bondo not very thick.
just wondering there must be some artist out there that can paint "flares".

[sparetimetoys]

No its flat and both sides are the same. It looks like original stamping I didnt know if the the side stamping varied by the plant it was made in.

[sparetimetoys]

Driving home today I was noticing the rear wheel arches on Toyota tundra or could have been Tacomaare shaped like this also saw it on an Altima

[tsumini]

Hmmm... I meant arches. Saw some similar arch treatments on new vehicles. I think you can see the inside sheetmetal where it meets the wheel well to see if it's shaped from the inside.