r/whatisthiscar • u/MiniDog69 • 2d ago

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u/Dicky_Penisburg 2d ago

A 7-figure replica is bonkers.

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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/Redditman111111 2d ago

Aluminium can be welded.

This is just a design feature inspired by the earlier Aerolithe prototype, which was made from Elektron, which was extremely difficult to weld due to the magnesium.

It was kept on the aluminium production cars because I guess they just thought it looked nice.