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The aim of this chapter should be the description of the evolution path of the car body, as it was defined in the introduction of this Volume, including body shell, interior components and trimming and a number of accessory devices.
The notable complexity of this subject is discouraging an exhaustive approach; we will limit the scope of this chapter to the body shell (with the chassis frame), including its closures (doors, hood and trunk lid) and the accessories for external lighting.
This decision is motivated by the higher relevance of these parts to the car and also by the complexity of their evolution.
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Morello, L., Rossini, L.R., Pia, G., Tonoli, A. (2011). Historical Evolution. In: The Automotive Body. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0513-5_2
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