A vehicle body structure for a passenger car equipped with a fastback has
oppositely arranged lateral roof frames, rearward side parts and rearward
spring strut receiving devices. The oppositely arranged lateral roof
frames are each constructed as a hollow support and are being mutually
locally connected by transversely extending members. In order to reduce
the roof intrusion of the vehicle body structure in the event of a
rollover and furthermore increase the torsional resistance, each lateral
roof frame in the area of the rearward spring strut receiving devices is
additionally connected by way of a hollow support structure which extends
in the transverse direction of the vehicle to the adjacent spring strut
receiving device situated underneath.