The hood, coupe roof and hatch are SMC (Sheet Molded Compound). You would normally call it fiberglass. It starts out as a small square of material, is put in a big press and molded under tons of pressure. The trunk material is BMC - bulk molded compound - similar but the oreientation and size of...
Door glass and hatch glas is tempered glass. Its designed to break into very small fragments when it breaks. It is not fragile at all - in fact, its extremely strong. When you see tv cars where the glass shatters easily because someone hits it with their elbow, its completly fake. You can hit it...
That's silly! Viper lights have to meeet the same Federal lighting requirements for visibility, location, brightness, etc., as any other car. They're probably just too busy and excited by seeing a Viper and not a Vette!
Prefix still does the stripes; ASC ( which went Chapter 11 last year) and Saleen are now owned by the same equity management company, Hancock Park Associates. Saleen took over the body painting after ASC gave it up before they were sold.
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