Present status of body/frame and unitized monocoque and integral frame structures; evaluation of relative merits of each; predominant factor that influences choice of construction is obsolescence of facilities and requirement for new equipment; magnitude of problem is shown by studying requirements for switching Ford car produced in plants equipped to build body/frame cars; present applications of unitized construction and predictions as to future usage. (See also SAE -- Paper 317A for meeting Mar 13-17 1961 6 p)
Basic passenger vehicle construction or unitized vs. Body-frame
SAE -- J
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 69 , n 7
1961
Article (Journal)
English
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