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Old 04-13-2012, 04:20 PM   #43
cbass

 
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Holy crap. So the giant steel cars of yesteryear are actually lighter than our modern Camaro? That's amazing.
I know. Amazing isn't it? And those had iron blocks.

I often sit and wonder how the hell the cars got to be so heavy. I remember the v8 monte carlo was like 3300 or 3400 lbs. The car was a full size car with more room than the camaro inside and yet it weighed less.

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The Camaro is still steel. Only front and rear caps are plastic, and there's a whole lot more stuff packed into them.
Even the hood and trunk? I know some cars these days are using aluminum hoods and trunks to keep weight down.
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