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Old 03-24-2012, 02:02 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by larrybuck View Post
Plastics, and more carbon fiber come to mind, to eventually do away with steel bodies.

But like the hydrogen cars; its still a ways off.

The carmakers must have their immediate profits, steel is still cheaper, and easier for them.

Its for sure a big $$$$$$ thing!

Larry your right it is still a ways off mostly because the carmakers see it as why fix whats not broke.


The future is the past.




Henry Ford did it the better part of a hundred years ago, so it could be done even easier now with all our advances since then.
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