[MBZ] Rust and speed

2005-09-12 Thread RELNGSON
Any German car built before 1980 was a rust nightmare, I've had four or so of them and the all have or had rust problems Porsche bodies were 100% zinc coated steel by 1976. Before that they would be rusted out before the last payment was made. The iconic 356 was worse. During the restoration of

Re: [MBZ] Rust and speed

2005-09-12 Thread Rick Knoble
I can second that. I traded a rust bucket 356B with a VW engine for a Sunbeam Alpine once. Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The iconic 356 was worse. During the restoration of my friend SJB's '56 Speedster, replacing the rusted sections cost