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Steve@Rennsport
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Originally Posted by RWebb View Post
Not so. I have tried to put this myth to rest innumerable times, so do a search to get the real story.

Briefly, there is an incremental increase in the # of body panels that used Thyssen steel every year, starting early 1970s and complete shell occurs with the SCs.

see Grady's response above.
Dr. Webb is correct,...

I'd also remember that galvanized coatings are intended to be sacrificial and do not last forever, depending on environmental conditions. This is why Porsche limits their body warranty to 10 years.

As Grady said, condition trumps everything else,...
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