MOTOR VEHICLE RUNNING BOARD

摘要

The invention relates to a motor vehicle (10) which includes at least one elongated guard member (12) which is displaceably mounted on the body of the vehicle (10) for displacement between a primary position in which the guard member (12) extends longitudinally along at least part of an associated side (14) of the vehicle (10) at a level spaced vertically above a bottom edge (18) of a side door (20) of the vehicle (10), to protect the exterior surface of the side (14) of the vehicle (10) from damage, and an auxiliary position in which the guard member (12) is spaced from its primary position. The guard member (12) may, in its auxiliary position, form a running board. Instead, the guard member (12) may, in its auxiliary position, provide a trim strip.