on 21/3/2001 3:55 pm, Scott Brawner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Will somebody please define "monocoque"?
>
Monocoque is the term used for a car body which is structural, the engine
and wheels etc are fixed to that monocoque structure. The Jensen is old
fashioned because it uses a chassis and the body is bolted onto the chassis.
I am not sure which was the first car that used a monocoque chassis (I am
sure somebody on here will know), but l know the Rover 2000 of 1963 which
won Car of the Year was an early successful car that used a monocoque
structure.
Stephen
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