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  • Body Parts Terms & Meanings

    Body Parts Terms & Meanings

    Vehicle Body Parts Terms & Meanings (English & American) 0-9 1-box form A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the 1-box, it is a single continuous volume. Slight wedge formed front or rear are still generally placed in this category. e.g., Bus, ...

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  • Overhang Explained

    Overhang Explained

    Car Overhang Explained Overhangs are the lengths of a car, at the front and rear, which extend beyond the wheelbase. They are normally described as front overhang and rear overhang. Practicality, style, and performance are affected by the size and weight of overhangs. Advantages Large overhangs con ...

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  • Pillar (posts) A B C D

    Pillar (posts)  A B C D

    Car Pillar (posts) explained Pillars are the vertical or near vertical supports of an automobile's window area or greenhouse—designated respectively as the A, B, C or D-pillar moving in profile view from the front to rear. In American and British English, the pillars are sometimes referred to as po ...

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  • Ponton styling

    Ponton styling

    Ponton styling explained Ponton or Pontoon styling refers to a 1930s–1960s design genre—ultimately the precursor of modern automotive styling. The trend emerged as distinct running boards and fully articulated fenders became less common and bodywork began to enclose the full width and uninterrupted ...

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  • Sliding door

    Sliding door

    Sliding door A sliding door is a type of door that opens by sliding (usually horizontally), whereby the door is either mounted on or suspended from a track. These aren't usually used in small vehicles, but generally they're most commonly used for minibuses and buses to provide a large entrance or e ...

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  • Space frame explained

    Space frame explained

    Space frame chassis Spaceframes are sometimes used in the chassis designs of automobiles and motorcycles. In both a spaceframe and a tube-frame chassis, the suspension, engine, and body panels are attached to a skeletal frame of tubes, and the body panels have little or no structural function. By c ...

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  • Spats (Fender) skirts

    Spats (Fender) skirts

    Car Spats (Fender) skirts Fender skirts, known in Australia and the United Kingdom as spats, are pieces of bodywork on the fender that cover the upper portions of the rear tires of an automobile. Functions Fender skirts are implemented for both aesthetic and aerodynamic reasons. Rather than air flo ...

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  • Subframe explained

    Subframe explained

    Car Subframe explained A subframe is a structural component of a vehicle, such as an automobile or an aircraft, that uses a discrete, separate structure within a larger body-on-frame or unit body to carry certain components, such as the engine, drivetrain, or suspension. The subframe is bolted and/ ...

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  • Windshield Screen

    Windshield Screen

    Windshield Screen The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike or tram is the front window. Modern windshields are generally made of laminated safety glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of two (typically) curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between t ...

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  • Wing mirrors

    Wing mirrors

    Automotive Wing mirrors A wing mirror (also fender mirror, door mirror, or side mirror) is a mirror found on the exterior of motor vehicles for the purposes of helping the driver see areas behind and to the sides of the vehicle, outside of the driver's peripheral vision (in the 'blind spot'). Altho ...

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