Patent ID: 8608238

Claim:
A vehicle body structure for an automobile comprising: an enclosure inserted from a wheel housing side of a front fender into a space between a trailing edge of the front fender and an outer surface in a vehicle width direction of a front pillar so as to cover the space, wherein the enclosure includes a main body and an upper extending portion provided at an upper end of the main body, the upper extending portion extending toward a lower end of a front pillar upper, wherein the upper extending portion includes a reinforcing rib formed on an outer surface thereof in the vehicle width direction, the reinforcing rib being in contact with an inner surface of a rear upper portion of the front fender in the vehicle width direction, wherein the trailing edge of the front fender includes an attachment bracket projecting in a T-plane, wherein the enclosure includes an attachment piece being in contact with a rear surface of the attachment bracket and fixed with a clip, wherein the enclosure is made of a synthetic resin, and wherein the attachment piece is formed integrally with the enclosure so as to be swingable via a resin hinge.