Automotive styling features

A convertible or cabriolet () is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary across eras and manufacturers.

technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object

device for reducing aerodynamic drag

A fastback is an automotive styling feature, defined by the rear of the car having a single slope from the roof to the tail.

semi-convertible car body style

automobile door hinged at its rear rather than the front

additional wheel carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat, has a blowout, or other emergency

outer part of a wheel on which the tire is mounted

A sunroof is a movable panel that opens to uncover a window in an automobile roof, allowing light and fresh air to enter the passenger compartment. Sunroofs can be manually operated or motor driven, and are available in many shapes, sizes and styles. While the term "sunroof" is now used generically to describe any moveable panel in the roof, the term "moonroof" was historically used to describe stationary glass panes rigidly mounted in the roof panel over the passenger compartment. A moonroof has a glass panel that is transparent and usually tinted. Previous terms include sunshine roof, slidin

thumb|1964 Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation)|Chevrolet Impala named "Gypsy Rose," owned by [[Jesse Valadez, on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum. It is considered one of the most iconic lowriders ever built.]] A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged in the post-WWII, 1940s-1950's era. The exact origin of the lowrider is debatable, but it was probably birthed in Southern California, with many people claiming that lowriders really started in Tijuana, Texas, or New Mexico. Lowriders were particularly popular amongst young Chicanos, who adopted the a

protection over an automobile radiator, usually on the front

headlamps that are hidden while not in use

thumb|right|A threaded brass hubcap on a cart wheel with artillery style hub thumb|right|Various automobile hubcaps

vertical or near vertical support of a car's window area or greenhouse

passenger vehicle that has been substantially altered in its appearance

coachwork type

wheel made from an alloy of aluminium or magnesium

American car classification

thumb|Kammback on a 1969 Fiat 850 Coupe

Cab-over, also known as cab over engine (COE), cab forward or flat face (U.S.), flat nose (Canada), or forward control (UK), is a body style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front, "flat face" or a semi-hood, with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle. This contrasts with a conventional truck where the engine is mounted in front of the driver.

automobile styling

thumb|The three-box styling|three-box, notchback design of the [[Fiat 124 Coupé]] thumb|A three-box styling|three-box liftback in notchback form—with its vestigial third box, the European Ford Escort

thumb|Barchetta near the Ponte Umbertino Barchetta () is an Italian word commonly translated into English as "little boat". The term originally referred to a small skiff used for recreational purposes. It is also applied to some items of clothing, as well as being used in automobile styling, where it describes a class of open-top, two-seat sports cars.

1930s–1960s car design genre

thumb|upright=1.2|Preserved British steam locomotive of the former London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) Railway, Princess Coronation Class No.6229 Duchess of Hamilton, an example of a streamliner

Tire with white sidewall

vehicle decoration

Opening for air to enter car engines

thumb|A selection of blacksmithing swages

type of car window

Type of small fixed window of an automobile

design of a vehicle that places the cab farther to the front than usual

thumb|Model of a French 74-gun ship from 1755 showing tumblehome as its hull narrows rising to the upper deck

vehicular design element

thumb|A fourth generation Chevrolet Caprice hi-riser. This model Caprice is commonly known by the term "bubble" due to its rounded style. Hi-risers are a type of heavily-customized automobile, typically a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel drive American sedan. They are modified by significantly increasing the vehicle's ground clearance, and adding large-diameter wheels with low-profile tires. Depending on the model, year and bodystyle, cars customized in this style can be labeled "donk", "box" or "bubble". Many within the community refer to this style of car as simply a "big rim" or "big wh

thumb|T-top on a Chevrolet Corvette (C3)|Corvette Stingray thumb|C3 Corvette with body-colored Ttop roof panels

automotive body design with a narrow center surrounded by flaring fenders

automotive design feature

slang term; chrome conical shaped bumper guards on the front bumper/grille assemblies of certain American automobiles following World War II

externally-mounted spare tire behind an automobile's trunk