Abstract: A passenger compartment sealing structure for an automobile includes a rear seat selectively movable between a seating position and non-seating, erected position, and a partition such as a window glass provided with the rear seat, the partition being movable relative to the rear seat when in its erected position so as to sealingly abut with a lower surface of the roof of the automobile. When the rear seat 3 is folded down to a position where it overlaps the back of front seats 2L, 2R, a large volume of luggage receiving space 6 is formed rearward of the rear seat 3 so folded down.

Abstract: An automobile front body structure which having a cranked front side frame disposed at a lower portion of a front body of an automobile and having an L-shaped portion, a dashboard lower with a lower part placed upon the L-shaped portion, and a gusset connected to the L-shaped portion of the front side frame by means of the lower part of the dashboard lower. By the reinforcing action of the gusset, the rear end of the front side frame is retained firmly, whereby the structure is strengthened against an external force applied thereto and undesired local deformation of the dashboard lower may be suppressed.

Abstract: In a body structure of a motorcar having a connecting member between a front side-frame and a floor frame bending from upper front toward lower rear underneath a dashboard, the connecting portion is efficiently reinforced. The body structure includes the connecting member opening upwardly, a gusset opening downwardly and attached to an upper surface of the connecting member to form a closed section together with the connecting member, and an upper surface of the gusset assuming a curved line extending smoothly from the front side-frame to the floor frame as viewed from a lateral side.