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There is provided an instrument panel frame for achieving high strength and light weight and for enabling a complicated shape. The partial frames and divided by a plane in the widthwise direction of the vehicle body are joined to each other, and the duct passage is formed between them.

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There is provided an instrument panel frame for achieving high strength and light weight and for enabling a complicated shape. The partial frames and divided by a plane in the widthwise direction of the vehicle body are joined to each other, and the duct passage is formed between them. d by a common

There is provided an instrument panel frame for achieving high strength and light weight and for enabling a complicated shape. The partial frames and divided by a plane in the widthwise direction of the vehicle body are joined to each other, and the duct passage is formed between them. d by a common latch mover so that the latches are always in a common orientation; and said interconnection means further comprises a rigid member having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end flexibly and permanently connected to the common latch mover, and the lower end shaped to be flexibly and removably connected to the door latch mechanism of the truck container body. 4. The extension of claim 3 wherein: said wall attachment means further comprises sidewall locating tabs depending from said extension side walls to engage said outside faces of said top edges of said truck container body side walls; and said wall attachment means further comprises at least one front wall locating tab depending from said extension front wall to engage said outside face of said top edge of Said truck container body front wall. 5. The extension of claim 4 wherein: said wall attachment means further comprises means for temporarily securing said extension to said truck container body. 6. The extension of claim 5 wherein: said temporary securing means further comprises a plurality of clamping means, each having a first end attached to said extension and a second end attached to said truck container body. 7. The extension of claim 6 wherein: each of said clamping means is flexibly fixed at said first end to said extension; and each of said clamping means is either a) a turnbuckle; b) a come-along; c) a cable puller; or d) a ratchet strap. 8. The extension of claim 7 wherein: said movable retainer tab can be stowed in a horizontal position and moved to a vertical position. 9. The combination of a truck container body and a container body extension therefor, comprising: a rigid truck container body comprising a first container body side wall, a second container body side wall, a container body front wall, a bottom, and a container body door; the container body door having a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge; the first vertical edge being rotatably connected to the first container body side wall on container body door hinges, the second vertical edge having at least one container body latch receiver; the second container body side wall having a number of container body latches corresponding to the number of container body latch receivers; a manual container body latch mechanism that allows one hand motion to cause the container body latches to grip the container body latch receivers; the container body side walls, front wall, and door having sills along their top edges; the container body side wall sills having clamp receiving means; a rigid container body extension comprising a first extension side wall, a second extension side wall, an extension front wall, and an extension door; the extension walls and door having lower edges, the lower edges having container body sill centering means depending therefrom; the extension door having a third vertical edge and a fourth vertical edge; the third vertical edge being rotatably connected to the first extension side wall on extension door hinges, the fourth vertical edge having at least one extension latch receiver; the second extension side wall having a number of latches corresponding to the number of extension latch receivers; an extension latch mechanism that allows one motion to cause the extension latches to grip the extension latch receivers; a rigid elongate connector having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being rotatably fixed to the extension latch mechanism; the lower end being rotatably fixed to the container body latch mechanism, causing the extension latch mechanism to operate in concert with the container body latch mechanism; the shape of the elongate connector being such that the same hand motion on the manual container body latch mechanism that causes the container body latches to grip the container body latch receivers also causes the extension latches to grip the extension latch receivers; the extensi