> > From: "Ken Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/11/24 Mon PM 05:38:39 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)?] > > Ford, and probably others, totally immerse the body shell, have for years, > in addition to using non metallic body panels (aluminum and engineering > plastics) where ever possible. I know Ford of late has a goal of no metal > perforations for 150k miles. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
I was at 170K when I acquired my first. Even then, it wasn't a hole until the nice tech. inspector made it so. Haven't washed it at all this year....... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)?] > > > > In the late 70s Porsche started dipping all their cars in a galvanizing > > solution while still a bare metal shell. Over the next ten years, all > > other manufacturers started doing the same thing, though some only dip > > the bottom foot or so. It's the wheel wells and rocker panels that take > > the brunt of the salt and sand, as it provides so many places for it to > > accumulate, where it sits, and stays damp, year round. But some makers > > just put plastic shields in the wheel wells. > > > > Joseph McAllister > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > A Porsche 911 metal shell used to sit out in front of the factory. May > > still be there. They gave annual reports on it's condition. Good > > marketing. > > > > > > On Nov 23, 2008, at 14:30 , JC OConnell wrote: > > > >> I live in flordia, but even here cars use to rust out all > >> the time in the 60's and 70's. I never see ANY rust any more > >> in florida. Its "fixed" for all intents and purposes at > >> least in this climate. > >> > >> JC O'Connell > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
