Old Cars Weekly

INSIDE THE STAINLESS FORDS

Long before John Z. DeLorean developed his stainless-steel-bodied DMC-12 gullwing coupes, an American company that wanted to promote the beauty and durability of this useful metal created several spectacular automobiles with Ford Motor Co.

Starting in 1936, Allegheny-Ludlum used this miracle metal to promote some of the many applications possible with the revolutionary material. Stainless-steel would retain its shine while remaining resistive to the usual corrosion and rust caused by the elements, and it looked good in the process.

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