Body shell of Chevrolet sports car weighs only 340 lb and is composed of glass fibers and polyester resins combined in laminating process; reinforced plastics and their manufacture; body panels designed to meet requirements of matched metal die process; tooling methods include hand lay; vacuum bag and matched metal die processes; body assembly; repair technique.


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    Title :

    Corvette plastic body


    Additional title:

    Soc Automotive Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Premo, E.J. (author)

    Conference:

    Society of Automotive Engineers -- Meeting ; 1954 Plastics



    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    33 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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