Coachwork

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Coachwork is the body of a motor vehicle (automobile, bus or truck) which is built around a chassis, rather than being of monocoque construction. Another word is carrossery (plural: carosseries).

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Automotive design

Part of the Automobile series

Body

Framework	Automobile platform • Body-on-frame • Bumper • Cabrio coach • Chassis • Continental tire • Crumple zone • Dagmar bumpers • Decklid • Fender • Fender skirts • Grille • Hood • Hood scoop • Monocoque construction • Overhang • Pillar • Pontoon fenders • Quarter panel • Shaker scoop • Spoiler • Subframe • Tonneau

Compartments	Trunk • Hood

Doors	Butterfly doors • Gull-wing door • Scissor doors • Suicide door • Sliding doors • Canopy door

Glass	Greenhouse • Sunroof • Sun visor • Windshield • Windscreen wiper • Windshield washer fluid

Other	Curb feeler • Bumper sticker • Hood ornament • Japan Black paint • Monsoonshield • Nerf bar • Tire/Tyre • Tow hitch • Truck accessory

Exterior
Equipment

Lighting	Daytime running lamp • Headlamp • Hidden headlamps • High-intensity discharge lamp • Retroreflector • Sealed beam • Trafficators

Legal and other	Vehicle registration plate • Vanity plate • Parktronic • Motor vehicle theft

Interior
equipment

Instruments	Backup camera • Boost gauge • Buzzer • Carputer • Electronic instrument cluster • Fuel gauge • Global Positioning System and Automotive navigation system • Head-up display • Idiot light • Malfunction Indicator Lamp • Night vision • Odometer • Radar detector • Speedometer • Tachometer • Trip computer

Controls	Bowden cable • Cruise control (speed control) • Electronic throttle control • Gear stick • Hand brake • Manettino dial • Steering wheel • Throttle

Theft deterrence	Key • Car alarm • Immobiliser • Klaxon • Automatic vehicle location • VIN etching

Safety & seating	Airbag • Armrest • Automatic seat belt • Bench seat • Bucket seat • Child safety lock • Rumble seat • Seat belt

Other	Air conditioning • Ancillary power • Car audio • Car phone • Center console • Dashboard • Flat tire • Glove compartment • Motorola connector • Power window • Rear-view mirror