DeLorean - Not the first Stainless Steel Car

[Citizen]

Okay, just kidding. Thought that title might get you.

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But, interestingly enough, here is what appears to be a stainless body 1946 Chevrolet. I found this at the 2012 AutoRama in Houston. The key word here is "appears". I caught up with the owner, and he said in fact it was actually the orginal body, brought down to the metal. WHY oh WHY he did this, I don't know! Something about wanting to be different.

I thought about posting this, and saying hey guys, "look what happened to my delorean when I went back in time", but then thought better of it, and that my dumb-joke just might be too stupid to post! Ha! At least I thought it was funny...

BTW - Not one DeLo at the AutoRama this year. That's right, not even mine!

T.

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[Jimmyvonviggle]

Don't forget about the two ss ford thunderbirds from 1960 that were produced, the last of their style before the following years body style change.

[Rich]

Don't forget about the two ss ford thunderbirds from 1960 that were produced, the last of their style before the following years body style change.

Good catch on the T-Birds. Not only later but also earlier stainless Fords were made, with the earlier ones being a small batch of 1936 Ford Deluxes (6 cars). See link for the short story, followed by an excerpt:

LINK to Allegheny Ludlum history page

The idea took shape in the form of a 1936 Deluxe Sedan. That car became the centerpiece of a campaign to expose the public to the new metal and its many uses.
Allegheny Ludlum and Ford would later collaborate on two more stainless models, a 1960 Thunderbird and a 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible. Of the 11 cars originally built, nine are still in use.

[DMC5180]

Not the first REAR ENGINED STAINLESS CAR EITHER. Check out this 1967 Porsche 911 S

http://retro-motoring.blogspot.com/2...steel-car.html

[thirdmanj]

I thought there was a stainless car made by Ford a one off prototype in the 30s or 40s. It was featured in the Stainless Steel Illusion I believe.

[Rich]

I thought there was a stainless car made by Ford a one off prototype in the 30s or 40s....

Read Post #3 above - you might be thinking of the stainless 1936 Ford Deluxe sedans. Was not a one-off project. Was a six-off.

[thirdmanj]

Read Post #3 above - you might be thinking of the stainless 1936 Ford Deluxe sedans. Was not a one-off project. Was a six-off.

Word. That's the one.

[Rich]

And getting back to the trio of Ford models that were made with stainless steel bodies over the years (Ford Deluxe, Thunderbird, Lincoln Continental) here is another short story and a low-res photo.

http://jalopnik.com/Stainless-Steel-1936-Ford/

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[Dangermouse]

Not the first REAR ENGINED STAINLESS CAR EITHER. Check out this 1967 Porsche 911 S

http://retro-motoring.blogspot.com/2...steel-car.html

Man, that is a gorgeous car

[pezzonovante88]

Man, that is a gorgeous car

Yeah, that's a real beauty. It's cool that the DeLorean was the only "production" stainless car and other manufacturers like Porsche were experimenting with the idea, but never ended up doing it.