A rolling chassis is the chassis without bodywork of a self-propelled motor vehicle; car or truck, bus or other commercial vehicle, assembled with its final engine and drivetrain, able to move under its own power .

Heavy vehicles

Separate chassis remain in use for almost all heavy vehicles ranging from pick up trucks to the biggest trucks and commercial passenger carrying vehicles.

The rolling chassis is delivered to the commercial body maker / coachbuilder or bulk transporter on its own wheels under its own power.

Automobiles

Rolling chassis^{[note 1]} was a stage of manufacture of every vehicle until automobile construction methods changed when Unibody or monocoque combined chassis and body structures gradually replaced chassis.

Restoration

In restoration circles rolling chassis is a name given to a bodyshell with wheels and suspension but without engine and transmission.

Some automobile chassis

• Rolling X-frame chassis

• Rolling platform frame 1965 Miura

• Rolling platform frame AK 427 Cobra replica rolling chassis

• Old fashioned space frame Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing W180

• Current unified body and chassis frame Mercedes SLS R197

See also