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Described herein are several embodiments of a vehicle chassis with frame rails having a dropped center section. According to one embodiment, a motor vehicle chassis includes a forward frame rail section and a rear frame rail section that is spaced apart from the forward frame rail section. The chass

Described herein are several embodiments of a vehicle chassis with frame rails having a dropped center section. According to one embodiment, a motor vehicle chassis includes a forward frame rail section and a rear frame rail section that is spaced apart from the forward frame rail section. The chassis also includes a center frame rail section that is parallel to both the forward and rear frame rail sections and extends at least partially between the forward and rear frame rail sections. A forward portion of the center frame rail section can be positioned below a rear section of the forward frame rail section to form a forward overlapping section. The forward overlapping section can define a first open space between the two sections. Similarly, a rear portion of the center frame rail section is positioned below a front section of the rear frame rail section to form a rear overlapping section. The rear overlapping section can define a second open space between the two sections.

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We claim: 1. A motor vehicle chassis comprising:a forward frame rail section;a rear frame rail section spaced apart from the forward frame rail section along a longitudinal axis; anda center frame rail section extending between the forward and rear frame rail sections;wherein a forward portion of th

We claim: 1. A motor vehicle chassis comprising:a forward frame rail section;a rear frame rail section spaced apart from the forward frame rail section along a longitudinal axis; anda center frame rail section extending between the forward and rear frame rail sections;wherein a forward portion of the center frame rail section is positioned below the forward frame rail section to form an elongated forward overlapping section, and a rear portion of the center frame rail section is positioned below the rear frame rail section to define an elongated rear overlapping section, and wherein the forward portion of the center frame rail section and a rear portion of the forward frame rail section define a first elongated open space therebetween, and the rear portion of the center frame rail section and a forward portion of the rear frame rail section define a second elongated open space therebetween and, the length of the overlap of both of the forward and rearward overlapping sections being greater than the height of the overlapping frame rails.