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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ineos unveiled a new version of the Grenadier, designed for specialist vehicles and LCV conversions. The Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster Chassis Cab is based on the existing pickup, but comes with an ...