[fortytw2]

The third point is extremely close to how trucks have always been built. Body-on-frame construction has been prevalent in the automotive industry for a very long time.

Ever see a crazy classic car body dropped on top of a truck frame, i.e. a 4x4 60s mustang on a bronco frame?

[Someone]

It’s also what large car companies already do. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_platform (has nice series of photos that show how different cars on a single platform can look.

[leetcrew]

kind of an odd choice.

> On top of that, the upper body will take the shape and size depending on the need: a sports or family car equivalent, a commercial vehicle, etc.

body-on-frame is not a great design for a family vehicle, as it tends to decrease the interior space and increase the weight for a vehicle of a certain overall size. it's particularly unsuited for a sports car due to the weight penalty and the higher center of gravity. AFAIK, it only really makes sense for large vehicles and/or vehicles designed to have a large towing capacity.

I have to wonder if they meant something more like the volkswagen mqb platform [0] but expressed it poorly.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group_MQB_platform

[annoyingnoob]

60s Mustang's are unibody construction - there is no frame. I've restored 3 of them.