Vehicle Body

Vehicle Body

Vehicle Body types. Guides,service and repairs.

  • 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 ...

  • Subframe explained

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    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 ...

  • Suicide door

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    Suicide door

    Suicide doors A suicide door is a car door hinged on the edge closer to the rear of the vehicle, also known as the trailing edge.Such doors were originally used on horse-drawn ...

  • Three-box styling

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    Three-box styling

    Car Three-box styling Explained Three-box design is a broad automotive styling term describing a coupé, sedan, notchback or hatchback where — when viewed in profile — principal ...

  • Trim and badge removal

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    Trim and badge removal

    Car Trim and badge removal Parts such as bumpers, number plates, mirrors and screen wipers can be simply unbolted or unscrewed where possible . But door trim, body strips and ...

  • Windshield Screen

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    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 ...

  • Wing mirrors

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    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 ...

  • Wings (Fenders)

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    Wings (Fenders)

    Car Wings (Fenders) Fender is the American English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside). Its ...

  • Wiper blades faults

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    Wiper blades faults

    HOW TO CHECK WIPER BLADES AND ARMS FOR FAULTS A blade like this needs renewing - Hold down spring for wear Windscreen wipers are very important for safe driving in bad weather. ...