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a LOT of the factory drag cars of the early to mid 60 had aluminum frontends and other body parts and all of them had decals that said not to lean on them...
Bill
A customer of ours that makes aluminum cobra bodies told me he would make an aluminum body for my '64 Vette ... $30,000. He makes them the old fashioned way, on an english wheel.
Did anything ever come of this ? I'm guessing racing gage aluminum panels would be significantly lighter than the stock fiberglass.
Last edited by White Monster; 08-19-2019 at 11:01 AM.
Correct and on the Shelby Cobras, especially the competition cars, the aluminum varies in thickness depending on the body part. Doors are especially thin and can be dented very easily (knee). On the otherhand, the rear panels are quite stout and the hood is extremely heavy for reasons I do not understand.
Comp Cobras used the same aluminum as the street cars. Thickness can vary by the amount a particular panel was rolled, thinning it in certain places. Remember all panels are mounted onto a steel 'birdcage'. You may be feeling the steel tubing around the hood opening when you lifted it. Or the hood on the car you felt was full of Bondo
Yes, Acura NSX. Came out in 1991. Mine is a 1995. Hand built cars. It’s my personal favorite to drive.
Ed
The original NSX! One of my favorites. In the early iteration of this thread a poster mentioned the “Scaglietti Corvettes”. I was not aware they existed. Beautiful cars. So here is my aluminum bodied Ferrari Scaglietti.
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