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Frame vs Sub- Frame?
I get the idea of cars back in the 70s being built on a frame, so how is
that different on current cars built with Sub frames? or no frame. Thank You, Yvonne |
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The Lincoln Zephyr in the thirties (1937?) was also frameless.
"Roger Blake" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:03:18 -0400, > wrote: > >I get the idea of cars back in the 70s being built on a frame, so how is > > Cars were going frameless way before the 1970s. > > The first domestic American companies to switch all passenger car production > to unit construction were Hudson in 1948 and Nash in 1949. These companies > merged in 1954 to form American Motors, and all of that firm's production > (except for certain Jeep models) was unibody until the end came in 1987 > with the Chrysler buyout. > > On the other hand, there are still some cars today built on a frame, such > as Ford's Crown Vic. > > -- > Roger Blake > (Subtract 10 for email.) |
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