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Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

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Bearing

Automotive; Automobile

Low-friction device for supporting a moving part such as a rotating shaft.

Beaver panel

Automotive; Automobile

Body panel located below the rear bumper or boot opening.

Body filler

Automotive; Automobile

Chemical or metallic compound to fill small imperfections in the surface of a body panel during refinishing.

Body roll

Automotive; Automobile

Tendency of a vehicle body to tilt about its roll axis when cornering.

Body shell

Automotive; Automobile

Car's main body/chassis structure including the floor, frame, door pillars, scuttle, turret, rear deck, quarter panels, beaver tail and possibly the underframe.

Body wide line

Automotive; Automobile

The widest feature line on a car's body.

Big end bearing

Automotive; Automobile

One located in the big end of the connecting rod.

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