Energy absorbing vehicle fender

A fender of the type being adapted to mate with a hood wherein said fender includes an exteriorly facing portion having an aesthetic exterior surface, and recess portion extending away from the aesthetic exterior for the seating of said hood when said hood is in a closed position, said fender being adapted for attachment to a vehicle for absorbing forces generated from an impact, said fender comprising an attachment flange depending from said recess portion wherein said fender and said attachment flange comprise a single integral unit of molded thermoplastic materials, said attachment flange comprising a vertically aligned section and a horizontally aligned section depending from said vertically aligned section and being joined at a juncture, said horizontally aligned section being adapted for mounting to said vehicle, said vertically aligned section including a plurality of contoured portions to provide for stiffening and resist forces in a lateral direction to said vertically aligned section.