During my research for last year's DeLorean World article about pre-DeLorean stainless steel cars, I learned a lot about the six 1936 Fords with bodies made of Allegheny Ludlum stainless steel. Originally made for exhibition only, those six Fords ended up doing a lot of work! During W.W.II it was impossible to get new cars, besides that the stainless Fords were already out of style, so Allegheny Ludlum used them as company cars. They beat the Hell out of those cars, driving them all over the country on ordinary business. By the time new cars were available, the stainless Fords were over 10 years old and they all had 200,000 - 300,000 miles on them. One may have had half a million miles on it (I will check my notes to confirm this). As you would expect, the cars needed periodic repairs, such as having their engines rebuilt or replaced. The ordinary steel parts (such as floorboards) rusted out and the seats sagged. They went through uncounted sets of tires. But the stainless bodies soldiered on. Today those cars are 64 years old, and they still look brand new. You can see one at the Crawford Museum in June (or any time). When you look at that car, remember it is not a typical museum car that was preserved by its owners, lightly driven, and lovingly restored. It is a company car that was ridden hard and put away wet in desperate service for the war effort. Based on this model, I expect to see many super high mileage DeLoreans pushing the million mile mark during my lifetime. More about those six Fords (and other stainless cars) is in issue 16.1 of DeLorean World. - Mike Substelny