Transformable vehicle

A flexible passenger vehicle body capable of being transformed into at least two different classes of vehicle styles, comprising:

• a body shell having front and rear openings and at least one pair of transversely opposed door openings;
• a front panel closing the body shell front opening;
• at least one pair of door panels closing the body shell door openings;
• a roof panel including a fixed portion and a movable portion, the fixed portion having at least a generally planar configuration, the movable portion having at least a generally planar configuration and having attached thereto a pair of transversely opposed rear pillars extending generally downward therefrom to engage the body shell;
• a back panel coupled to the roof panel movable portion and extending between the rear pillars;
• a pair of opposing retractable rear side panels affixed to the body shell behind the door panels;
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• a tailgate affixed to the body shell,
• the tailgate, the retractable rear side panels, the roof panel movable portion and the back panel collectively enclosing the body shell rear opening when the vehicle is in a first body configuration,
• the front panel, door panels, roof panel, back panel, tailgate and retractable rear side panels defining a fully enclosed passenger space and cargo area within the body shell in the first body configuration when the roof panel movable portion is in a first position,
• the front panel, door panels, roof panel and back panel defining a contracted enclosed passenger space in a second body configuration when the roof panel movable portion is in a second position, thereby creating an open cargo area behind the contracted enclosed passenger space.