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03-30-2004, 01:43 PM
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It actually saves weight to have no paint on :D
That's how American Airlines saved millions of dollars when they saved fuel by reducing weight on their planes. Check out their "minimal paint" planes.
I've always wondered why no car manufacturer sells chromed-out cars. My dad told me that it would be annoying for everyone because they will generate a lot of "Bling" that could blind everyone around them. Just try following a pickup truck with chrome bumpers and you'll know why it's an inconvenience to have someone drive around with chrome car.
That's how American Airlines saved millions of dollars when they saved fuel by reducing weight on their planes. Check out their "minimal paint" planes.
I've always wondered why no car manufacturer sells chromed-out cars. My dad told me that it would be annoying for everyone because they will generate a lot of "Bling" that could blind everyone around them. Just try following a pickup truck with chrome bumpers and you'll know why it's an inconvenience to have someone drive around with chrome car.
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Originally posted by MrRich
Ok Guys.It is not chrome.It's unpainted aluminium.Audi used it first on the Avus.Jaguar did the same thing.But I'm not sure about that Mercedes.
Ok Guys.It is not chrome.It's unpainted aluminium.Audi used it first on the Avus.Jaguar did the same thing.But I'm not sure about that Mercedes.
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Originally posted by Xyntax
It actually saves weight to have no paint on :D
It actually saves weight to have no paint on :D
04-10-2004, 01:54 AM
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Originally posted by wakeech
the old myth about how Mercedes got it's nickname "the Silver Arrows" is that they had to strip the paint from their cars to make weight for a race in pre-war Europe.
the old myth about how Mercedes got it's nickname "the Silver Arrows" is that they had to strip the paint from their cars to make weight for a race in pre-war Europe.
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