Re: [DML] More thoughts on rust

[Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 9, 2005, at 10:51 AM, smileksr wrote:

> My question is this: Is the Delorean more prone to rust than any
> other car?  Is the frame made of a different kind of steel or
> something that rusts more quickly?

In my judgment, the D is no more prone to rust than most other vehicles 
*of the era*.   But, you would be hard pressed to find examples of 
*any* 1981 daily driver of any make that survived much more than a 
decade in a snow zone.

Rust prevention technology has advanced dramatically since then. Due to 
fancy galvanization, advanced design and fabrication techniques, and 
magic sealants, modern cars just don't rust any more. But this is 
fairly recent development.

--Pete Lucas
   VIN #06703






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