a recyclable , low cost , collision - resistant automobile chassis and body and method for fabricating the same . the method of manufacture comprises ; fabricating a plurality of generally planar bulkheads from a metal alloy ; disposing the bulkheads in a generally and mutually parallel orientation , each bulkhead perpendicular to and aligned generally transversely and symmetrically relative to a common central horizontal longitudinal axis ; fabricating a plurality of chassis segments from the metal alloy , each segment comprising a multiplicity of spaced hollow cells fixed at one end in a common surface ; interposing and rigidly attaching at least one of said pluralities of chassis segments between respective bulkheads to form a plurality of chassis sections , a section defined as the portion of the fabricated chassis between two adjacent bulkheads ; and permeating the plurality of chassis sections with liquefied polymer between and around said hollow cells .