Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

body buck

French translation:

maquette, modèle, cadre, gabarit

Added to glossary by Sandra Petch
Mar 19, 2021 14:11
3 yrs ago
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English term

body buck

English to French Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
A wood frame/skeleton used to shape the bodywork on a car.

Some examples here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wood styling buck car&t=ffnt&iax=i...

I can only think of "maquette". Possibly there is a specific term.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (French)
4 Maquette, Modèle, Cadre

Discussion

Andrew Paul Kennett Mar 22, 2021:
Hi Sandra, glad to help out.
Have a nice day,
Paul Kennett

Proposed translations

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Maquette, Modèle, Cadre

Hi Sandra,
A Car Body Buck is a master pattern of a given car that has all the profile data visually and mechanically required to make repeat panels shapes for a car body or car shell manufacture.
Un Car Body Buck est un modèle maître d'une voiture donnée qui contient toutes les données de profil visuellement et mécaniquement nécessaires pour réaliser des formes de panneaux répétées pour la fabrication d'une carrosserie ou d'une coque de voiture.

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Note added at 25 mins (2021-03-19 14:37:00 GMT)
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Aussi on peut utiliser Gabarit
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