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A trim package (sometimes called an appearance package) is an automotive package
Automotive package

An automotive package is a set of optional automobile features that are included in a bundle that is installed at the factory .In some cases, elements from multiple packages may be combined to create a model level....
 composed by a set of cosmetic (mostly non-functional) embellishment
Embellishment

See also Ornament .In sewing and Arts and crafts an embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece....
s to a vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
. In some cases the trim package may include a specific model or ending name. Such packages may be characterized by the use of a famous fashion designer's
List of fashion designers

List of fashion designers...
 name, including examples as the Pierre Cardin AMC Javelin
AMC Javelin

The AMC Javelin was a ?pony car? built by the American Motors Corporation between 1968 and 1974. It was intended to rival other similar cars of the era such as the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro....
, the Oleg Cassini AMC Matador
AMC Matador

The AMC Matador is an mid-size car that was built and sold by American Motors from 1971 to 1978. These models were also assembled in Mexico by Veh?culos Automotores Mexicanos and in Australia by Australian Motor Industries with modifications for their markets including continuing the use of the Rambler marque....
, or the Lincoln Continental
Lincoln Continental

The Lincoln Continental, an automobile produced by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company, began for the 1939 model year. Over the next 63 years, despite these cars sharing underpinnings with less-expensive Ford automobiles, Continental was usually a distinctively styled, highly equipped luxury car....
 in Givenchy or Bill Blass versions.








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A trim package (sometimes called an appearance package) is an automotive package
Automotive package

An automotive package is a set of optional automobile features that are included in a bundle that is installed at the factory .In some cases, elements from multiple packages may be combined to create a model level....
 composed by a set of cosmetic (mostly non-functional) embellishment
Embellishment

See also Ornament .In sewing and Arts and crafts an embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece....
s to a vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
. In some cases the trim package may include a specific model or ending name. Such packages may be characterized by the use of a famous fashion designer's
List of fashion designers

List of fashion designers...
 name, including examples as the Pierre Cardin AMC Javelin
AMC Javelin

The AMC Javelin was a ?pony car? built by the American Motors Corporation between 1968 and 1974. It was intended to rival other similar cars of the era such as the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro....
, the Oleg Cassini AMC Matador
AMC Matador

The AMC Matador is an mid-size car that was built and sold by American Motors from 1971 to 1978. These models were also assembled in Mexico by Veh?culos Automotores Mexicanos and in Australia by Australian Motor Industries with modifications for their markets including continuing the use of the Rambler marque....
, or the Lincoln Continental
Lincoln Continental

The Lincoln Continental, an automobile produced by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company, began for the 1939 model year. Over the next 63 years, despite these cars sharing underpinnings with less-expensive Ford automobiles, Continental was usually a distinctively styled, highly equipped luxury car....
 in Givenchy or Bill Blass versions.

1980 Amc Spirit Exterior Trim
Typical elements that may be included in a trim package include:

  • Special paint, some with the appearance of pearl
    Pearl

    A pearl is a hard, roundish object produced within the soft tissue of a living animal shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of mollusks, a pearl is made up of of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers....
    , others showing color variations depending upon light angle.
  • Paint patterns using multiple colors—two tone or three tone (out of current favor).
  • Aluminum, plastic
    Plastic

    Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
    , or stainless steel
    Stainless steel

    In metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10% chromium content by mass. Stainless steel does not stain, corrode, or rust as easily as ordinary steel , but it is not stain-proof....
     trim to divide paint regions (out of current favor).
  • Applied graphics on printed plastic sheeting with adhesive backing, usually rather gaudy.
  • Pin striping
    Pin striping

    Pin striping is the application of a very thin line of paint or other material called a pin stripe, and is generally used for decoration....
    —usually applied as a dealer
    Car dealership

    A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new Automobile and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary....
     add-on using special plastic tape and a removable backing.
  • Plastic bumpers painted the same color as the vehicle body, rather than a matte black (now mostly included in the base level vehicle)
  • Plastic rub strips to reduce paint and metalwork damage from adjacent car doors that are carelessly opened.
  • Interior upholstery materials specific to the package. Leather in whole or part is often used in high end trim packages.
  • Wood patterned plastic or applied surfaces in the interior or exterior. Applied surfaces are out of current favor as they require careful design and application and lack translucency.
  • Genuine wood trim—rare but used in some high end applications.
  • Exterior vinyl roof
    Vinyl roof

    Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobile's top. This covering was originally designed to give the appearance of a convertible to models with a fixed roof, but eventually it evolved into a styling statement in its own right....
     covers, simulating the appearance of a convertible
    Convertible

    A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle. Many different car body styles are manufactured and marketed in convertible form....
     (out of current favor).
  • Padded plastic top additions to simulate a removable top portion—a landau top
    Landau (car)

    Landau, when used in referencing an automobile, generally means a simulated convertible.It is originally a coachbuilding term for a type of carriage; see Landau ....
     (out of current favor).


See also


  • Car model
    Car model

    A car model is a particular brand of vehicle sold under a marque. From an engineering point of view, a particular car model is usually defined and/or constrained by the use of a particular car chassis/bodywork combination or the same monocoque....