bodywork
noun
body·work
ˈbä-dē-ˌwərk 
1
: a vehicle body
2
: the act or process of making or repairing vehicle bodies
3
: therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques
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According to the car’s current owner, the bodywork restoration alone cost more than $150,000, with an additional $100,000 going into the repaint.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Everything on the Starship that isn’t the cab’s bodywork or experimental lubricant is off-the-shelf.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
Duncan Harrington, an Australian industrial designer and motorbike enthusiast, created the bike's eye-catching one-piece fiberglass bodywork.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Everything on the Starship that isn’t the cab’s bodywork or experimental lubricant is off-the-shelf.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
Duncan Harrington, an Australian industrial designer and motorbike enthusiast, created the bike's eye-catching one-piece fiberglass bodywork.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Bodywork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodywork. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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