Patent ID: 7389844

Claim:
A motor vehicle comprising: a main chassis component including left and right main frame rails having forward and rearward ends extending horizontally along a longitudinal axis of the chassis said rails being adjacent to opposite lateral sides of the chassis; an extended rear frame component having left and right rear frame rails each having forward ends disposed below and attached, respectively, to said left and right main frame rails, said rear frame rails extending horizontally in a plane situated below and parallel to said main frame rails; the main chassis component being attached perpendicularly to a front axle and a rear axle; left and right intermediate spacer rails attached, respectively, to a bottom surface of said left and right main frame rails, each spacer rail extending from a point located forwardly of the rear axle and extending rearwardly beyond the rearward ends of said main frame rails; said extended left and right rear frame rails each being attached, respectively to a bottom surface of said left and right intermediate spacer rails and extending horizontally in a plane situated below and parallel thereto; and wherein an engine is adapted to be supported between said rear frame rails with a longitudinal axis located in a plane parallel to said longitudinal axis of said chassis.