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Borg Warner · Posted 05 Feb 2014, 16:05 #1

Â£80k for an Aston and it's made of fibreglass???

http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/motoring/m ... 3873304221

Gary M.

PaulT · Posted 05 Feb 2014, 16:29 #2

Will admit I read the story earlier and was amazed.....wonder if the Reliant and Aston Martin Owners Clubs hold joint events?

Duncan · Posted 05 Feb 2014, 17:59 #3

Many performance vehicles are made of composites, as they are (if done properly) lighter. Carbon fibre is basically the same as fibreglass, but with carbon fibres instead of glass ones.

podge · Posted 06 Feb 2014, 21:29 #4

""Will admit I rad the story earlier and was amazed.....wonder if the Reliant and Aston Martin Owners Clubs hold joint events?""..................and to think I am rebuilding this beast :-)

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Mick · Posted 06 Feb 2014, 21:49 #5

A thing of Beauty Pete.

Way ahead of it's time.

PaulT · Posted 07 Feb 2014, 08:38 #6

Now, Reliant anticipated fairly low volume sales and therefore built the body in fibreglass and sales took off to such an extent that the company said that they would have tooled up for steel as the body unit would have been cheaper. The upside though is that fibreglass just cracks but does not rust.

Dave Goody · Posted 07 Feb 2014, 11:49 #7

and the fibre glass body is heavier than steel, at least it was on the Scimitar. I loved mine which had the old 3ltr Essex lump. The later 2.8 was not in the same class

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Aston Martin - Fibreglass??? by Borg Warner