As far as pickups in America are concerned, there’s a noticeable discrepancy between American and Japanese automakers. Despite this contrast, the Tacoma fares rather well in the mid-size segment while ...

The central body structure appears to be from a Lincoln Town Car, there’s a Dodge Magnum wagon tail, and the whole thing ...

Through the years, the ’64-72 A-body fameoriginally designed to support passenger car sheetmetal from Chevelles, El Caminos, and wagons has become one of the must-have and best-known platforms around.

At one time, the term SUV applied exclusively to body-on-frame vehicles, with early examples being essentially pickups with full-body sheetmetal and another row or two of seats. Most of them even rode ...

The 1968 Torino GT arrived at a turning point for Detroit, when muscle cars were expected to do more than run hard in a straight line. Ford’s mid‑size fastback had to carry big‑block power, meet ...

Last week we asked you what crossover vehicle you would like to see turned into a rugged body-on-frame SUV, and hilarity ensued. Body-on-frame SUVs ruled the roads by the end of last century, but once ...

In the early days of the SUV revolution, best-sellers were proper truck-based, body-on-frame off-roaders that buyers appropriated as family cars. SUVs like the Ford Explorer and Chevrolet Blazer were ...

Mounting the body shell to the frame that supports the drivetrain is the earliest method of building a car. This age-old construction method is still used to this day, with capable 4x4s at the ...

Unitized auto body construction has always been a way to save weight and reduce manufacturing costs for automakers. However, 50 years ago unit body construction was never much on strength due to its ...

Street Rodder Magazine has put together a comprehensive guide to help you put together the right body and chassis for your needs. See All 28 Photos28 The Roadster Shop is also the place for a chassis ...

A user on the MachEClub forum discovered that on May 16, 2018, Ford applied to patent a “Body-on-frame electric vehicle with [a] battery pack integral to [the] frame.” The diagrams included in the ...