Galvanized Steel Options

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Did you all know that Galvanized paint was invented back in 1830's, and galvanized metal has been discovered on some armor used in India in the 1700's! So I am assuming it was cost prohibited in the 1970's? Or was the steel used on the 914's galvanized but maybe the technique was not perfected. American cars were built with a predetermined life (planned obsolescence) so the consumer would buy new every several years. Porsche too? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Or maybe they were designed to be bio-degradable, a green product...

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as well as being toxic when subjected to welding (perhaps more important in the days when people did the welding on bodies - not robots).

Tom
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Important now if any body plans on welding any of it. I've had to do it before. Just want to meantion that for any new welders that might not know.

Matt

I thought that's why God gave us milk. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Remember that German industrial capacity was utterly destroyed in WWII

Actually, most of it was "exported" to the 4 countries that won the war. Where do you think your moon rocket came from?
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Your right, Andy. And if you don't believe it, one should visit White Sands Museum on the range. I remember walking down the hall and it being lined w/ B&W pic's of all these German scientists. I also remember that many names appeared to be of Jewish origin. Perhaps Her Hitler looked the other way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) But Andy's right. I didn't see a Smith, Jones or Williams anywhere in there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Just for the record. It was an Englishman (an Army Major, IIRC) that got VW up and running after the war.