Re: Other Gull Wing sports cars

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, bluevelvet420@xxxx wrote:
<SNIP>
> aluminum is worse than stainless steel, although i can see how it 
is more 
> practical. easier to mold, press, repair, and lighter. but i 
think that 
> people who are like me arent really interested in practicality all 
the time.
> just my thoughts
> -greg

When comparing aluminium to stainless steel, SS is much more 
practical! Hyundai gave a brief summary of how they had to make the 
body panels (keep in mind that this is for a '98 Tiburon body style). 
Since aluminium doesn't bend that well, they had to stamp out about 8 
or so individual panels, then weld them all together just to make one 
fender! Hyundai's opinion: Although the design greatly improves gas 
milage, it's not practical for mass production. Maybe on rally & 
special edition cars, but not for anything else. Plus in the long 
run, it isn't as attractive to look at as SS. Why no one since 
DeLorean has used SS seems pretty obvious. No one wants to be a copy 
cat, and it wouldn't rust; one less reason to buy a new car! With 
that said, since this is everything that's DeLorean related, the 
thread seems to be pretty much over.

-Robert
vin 6585