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Subject:
Re: hail
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 16:13:05 -0700
From: Tom Crabtree <spam(at)sucks.com>
Subject: Re: hail
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Jerry wrote:
> First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
> storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
> (make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
> area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies?
>
> Obviously one shouldn`t park outside if you know it`s going to hail
> but in Texas, you don`t always know.
Jerry
I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
`Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car,
perhaps even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass,
and yes, new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
TomC
`90 ZR1
From: WayneC <WayneC(at)linkline.moc>
Subject: Re: hail
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 16:53:35 -0700
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Tom Crabtree wrote:
> Jerry wrote:
>
>> First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
>> storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
>> (make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
>> area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies?
>> Obviously one shouldn`t park outside if you know it`s going to hail
>> but in Texas, you don`t always know.
>
>
> Jerry
>
> I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
> nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
>
> `Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car,
> perhaps even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass,
> and yes, new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
>
> TomC
> `90 ZR1
>
My guess is that the Vette wouldn`t show the damage immediately like a
sheet metal car, which would show dents; rather I might expect the
Corvette to develop tiny spiderweb-shaped patterns of cracks in the
paint, or perhaps small bubbles, after a few months or years.
From: "rob" <rt(at)rt.com>
Subject: Re: hail
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Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 00:57:29 GMT
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I use my c5 convert as a daily driver. I`ve been in several hail storms
here in the DFW area. No damage. And the C5 is not made of fiberglass.
"Tom Crabtree" <spam(at)sucks.com> wrote in message
news:58KdnU5Vdf7cc-LfRVn-og(at)sunset.net...
> Jerry wrote:
>> First off, I`m NOT a vette owner but having just gone thru a hail
>> storm yesterday in Texas, I wondered if the hail (pea size) would hurt
>> (make pock marks) in the newer corvette bodies if parked in an open
>> area? Are vettes still fiberglass bodies? Obviously one shouldn`t park
>> outside if you know it`s going to hail
>> but in Texas, you don`t always know.
>
> Jerry
>
> I should think that if it was indeed "TEXAS" sized hail, there would be
> nothing left of the car but a pile of smoldering rubble.
>
> `Vette`s are just as susceptible to hail damage as any other car, perhaps
> even more so. There is no such thing as a "dent" in fiberglass, and yes,
> new Vettes are still being made of fiberglass.
>
> TomC
> `90 ZR1
>
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Title: THE MINI-BALLER LAND ROVER COMETH!!
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:03:07 +0000
Author: SyNaMATIQ
 TWO DOOR LANDROVER FOR THE MINI-BALLERS Land Rover has today confirmed what we’ve long expected – that the popular LRX Concept from the 2008 edition of the Detroit Auto Show is headed for production. The British-born automaker doesn’t actually say the new ‘ute will be called the LRX when it hits the market in 2011, but it definitely will be wearing the Range Rover moniker and will therefore likely be marketed as a premium vehicle.
No details are given about the coupelike SUV’s powertrain, but Land Rover does say the new vehicle “will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced.” Previous reports have suggested the production LRX will share underpinnings with the LR2 (a.k.a. the Freelander) and will be offered with an optional all-wheel drive hybrid powertrain that may use an electric motor to power the rear wheels and a transverse engine underhood driving the front wheels.
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