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Interesting tidbit - on this day in history :)

Interesting tidbit - on this day in history :)
Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) Jan 13 2007 12:59PM
    


On this day in 1942 Henry Ford unveiled a car with a plastic body. At the time, plastic was still relatively new and experimental, but was beginning to take over many industries. The plastic used on this car was made from soybeans. The car was 30 percent lighter than cars made out of metal. The fad never caught on, and cars today are still mostly made of metal, although more and more are made with plastic parts and fiberglass.



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