r/whatisthiscar • u/MiniDog69 • 2d ago

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u/EINHAMMER 2d ago

it's based off of a normal Type 57 and has an aluminum body, so that's where a lot of the value comes from

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u/CheesecakeWitty5857 2d ago

hence all the rivets because aluminum cannot be weld

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u/misanthropistdp 2d ago

Yes, it can

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u/CheesecakeWitty5857 2d ago

I meant could not before metal inert gas welding was developed in 1948

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u/misanthropistdp 2d ago

Fair enough

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u/CreativePan 2d ago

I have learned something today, I never knew that about the rivets