The body or outer frame of a vehicle, especially the part that was traditionally made of wood or metal panels.
From 'coach' (a wheeled vehicle) + 'work' (crafted material). This term became common in the 19th century to describe the assembled body panels and framework of carriages and later automobiles.
In the early 1900s, 'coachwork' was a specialized craft where artisans would spend weeks hand-fitting and painting a car's body—today's mass production does in hours what took craftsmanship to accomplish.
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