The Chevrolet Corvette has
used fiberglass body panels ever since it first went into production in 1953.
Not exact matches
Lamborghini
used a mix of
fiberglass and aluminum for the
body, adding a four - wheel - drive system and three self - locking differentials, as well as a full luxury interior.
Stranded
fiberglass body panels were no longer
used, as Sheet Molded Composite (SMC) panels were implemented.
Each official Technocraft - converted car was made
using lightweight
fiberglass components (front fenders, trunk lid extension, rear quarter panels, gas door, front and rear bumpers, 3 - piece wing) and re-classified as completely new cars (with their own specially numbered TRD VIN plate riveted to the
body to indicate their authenticity and rarity).
Racecar builders, Troutman - Barnes of Culver City, California,
used the clay and
fiberglass body bucks to create an aluminum
body.
Named after the Lockheed F - 94 Starfire jet fighter, the original Starfire was a 5 - passenger convertible that had a
fiberglass body, a 200 hp (150 kW) Rocket V8 engine, and a wraparound windshield like that
used on the top - of - the - line and limited - production 1953 Fiesta 98 convertible.
That's thanks to extensive
use of aluminum and high - strength steel, as well as
fiberglass - reinforced plastic for components of the Air
Body Control air suspension system the GLC is lighter too and this benefits the plug - in hybrid variant too.
These models are similar to the four - door models of the time in that the
bodies were formed as a single unit, instead of the
fiberglass tops
used in the first generation 4Runners.
• The steel front - of - dash panel is sandwiched between two damping mats • Nylon baffles are
used in various hollow portions of the
body structure and filled with sound - absorbing foam that expands when the
body enters the paint oven • The headliner comprises five layers of thermal fiber acoustic material, including a premium woven fabric on the visible outer layer • Patches of sound - damping material are applied strategically throughout the
body structure and melt into place when the
body passes through the paint oven, allowing the patches to follow the contours of the sheet metal below • Sound insulation material between rear -
body structural components that is made from recycled denim • Triple - sealed doors that feature
fiberglass «blankets» serve as water, airflow and noise barriers.
He produces his own entire
body in the form of a sophisticated hyper - realistic work,
using silicone,
fiberglass, and natural hair.
In his more recent
body of work, titled Flat Screen Nature (2012 — current), Goode
uses an industrial hand saw to cut through sheets of painted
fiberglass, creating allegorical landscapes of jagged edges and menacing peripheries; the artist's visual vocabulary comes full circle to represent our environment's vulnerable sky, land, and sea.