The term running gear is used to describe the wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain & (usually) chassis/bodyshell of a motor-car or automobile, or the tracks and road wheels of a tank or similar tracked vehicle.
The Running-gear was patented in 1906 by Thomas A. Gray of Farmville, Virginia. Patent # 858.807
Famous quotes containing the words running and/or gear:
“I tawt I taw a puddy tat a-cweepin’ up on me.”
—Bob Clampett, U.S. animator. Tweety’s running gag, in Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies (animation series)
“For women ... bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a commercial, idealized feminine image that our real and diverse female bodies can’t possibly fit. Without these visual references, each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. We stop being comparatives. We begin to be unique.”
—Gloria Steinem (b. 1934)