Body for a motor car, especially a small car

Body for a motor car comprising a load-bearing structure formed by a three-dimensional framework structure composed of sectional framework bars joined together by way of connecting nodes to form a "space-frame" structure,

• wherein areas between the framework bars in a floor region and in a side region behind vehicle side doors are closed off by surface elements permanently integrated into the framework structure and connected in a sealing manner to the framework bars,
• wherein open areas of the framework structure in a region of a windscreen and of fixed side windows behind the side doors and in a region of a roof are closed off respectively by window panes inserted in a sealing manner and by a roof inserted in a sealing manner,
• wherein the open areas of the framework structure in the front region are closed off by a leaktight nose module which contains front light units,
• wherein open areas of the framework structure in the region of the side doors and of a tailgate are closed off respectively by a side door fitted in a sealing manner and a tailgate, which vehicle doors and tailgate each have, respectively, an external door leaf and a gate outer wall limited to the region below the bottom edge or beltline of the windows,
• wherein at least regions of those sectional bars of the framework structure which lie above a bottom edge or vehicle beltline of the windows have respective outward-facing sides exposed and are shaped to match a desired surface profile of the body and directly form external body surface areas,
• wherein a panelling component which covers the nose module and leaves gaps for the front light units is connected removably and replaceably to the nose module,
• wherein the external door leaves and the gate outer wall of the vehicle doors and the tail gate and limited to the region below the beltline are each directly connected removably and replaceably to a load-bearing door structure and a load-bearing gate structure, respectively, and
• wherein the framework structure is covered below the beltline with panelling components without a load-bearing function which are directly connected to the framework structure in a removable and replaceable manner and which determine a shape of the body together with the external door leaves, the gate outer wall and the panelling component of the nose module.