Vehicle Body

Vehicle Body

Vehicle Body types. Guides,service and repairs.

  • Kit car

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    1900s
    Kit car

    Kit car View all Kit cars in related items Below. A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and ...

  • Laminated glass

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    Laminated glass

    Laminated glass Laminated glass is a type of safety glass that holds together when shattered. In the event of breaking, it is held in place by an interlayer, typically of ...

  • Limousine

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    Limousine

    Limousine View all Limousines in related items Below. A limousine (or limo) is a luxury sedan or saloon car generally driven by a chauffeur and with a partition between the ...

  • Microcars

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    Microcar and Bubble car View all microcar and bubble cars,also cyclecars in related items Below. A microcar is the smallest automobile classification, usually applied to very ...

  • Off-road vehicle

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    1900s
    Off-road vehicle

    Off-road 4X4 vehicles View all Off-road 4X4 vehicles in related items Below. An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off ...

  • Overhang Explained

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    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 ...

  • Pickup truck

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    1900s
    Pickup truck

    Pickup truck View all Pick Up Trucks in related items Below. A pickup truck is a light duty truck having an enclosed cab and an open cargo area with low sides and tailgate. Once ...

  • Pillar (posts) A B C D

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    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 ...

  • Ponton styling

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    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 ...

  • Quarter (rear wing) panel

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    Quarter (rear wing) panel

    Quarter (rear wing) panel On an automobile, a quarter panel (or rear wing as it is known in British English) is usually considered the body panel which goes between the rear door ...

  • Quarter glass

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    Quarter glass

    Quarter glass Early type Car Quarter glass Quarter glass or quarter light on automobiles and closed carriages may be a side window in the front door or located on each side of ...

  • Rear view mirror

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    Car Rear-view mirror explained A rear-view mirror is a mirror in automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see rearward through the vehicle's backlight ...

  • Scissor (Lambo) doors

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    Scissor (Lambo) doors

    Scissor (Lambo) doors Scissor doors (also beetle-wing doors, jack-knife doors, switchblade doors, Lamborghini doors, and Lambo doors) are automobile doors that rotate vertically ...

  • semaphore signals (Trafficators)

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    semaphore signals (Trafficators)

    Car semaphore signals (Trafficators) explained Trafficators are semaphore signals which, when operated, protrude from the bodywork of a motor vehicle to indicate its intention to ...

  • Sliding door

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    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 ...

  • Slipstream (Drafting )

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    Slipstream (Drafting )

    Car Slipstream Explained A slipstream is a region behind a moving object in which a wake of fluid (typically air or water) is moving at velocities comparable to the moving object ...

  • Space frame explained

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    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, ...

  • Spats (Fender) skirts

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    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 ...