What about rust in the early Vegas.
I went into a Massachusetts Chevrolet dealership in the summer of 1972 to lookover a fleet of 50 used Vegas they had shipped from Florida. These were all '71's with 15,000 miles or less.
Over half of them already were displaying rust behind the front and rear window moldings.
They must have been parked near the ocean or in a very humid climate.
Some even showed small rust blister popping out on the top of the front fenders near the windshield area.
These GM beauties were only a year old!
In 1977 back at the same Chevrolet dealership a salesman who I was friendly with showed me a craem colored '75 Cadillac SDV 4 door. The right side was so badly rusted thru that my buddy told me they were going to replace the 2 right doors and probably patch the front fender and right quarter before they could resell it.
The Cadillac was traded from a fisherman from Plymouth who parked it every day on the docks in the harbor. The passenger side always faced the ocean in his assigned spot.
You could see the entire window mechanisms through the gaping holes in those doors. The left side was perfect as you'd expect a 2 year old car to be.
I went into a Massachusetts Chevrolet dealership in the summer of 1972 to lookover a fleet of 50 used Vegas they had shipped from Florida. These were all '71's with 15,000 miles or less.
Over half of them already were displaying rust behind the front and rear window moldings.
They must have been parked near the ocean or in a very humid climate.
Some even showed small rust blister popping out on the top of the front fenders near the windshield area.
These GM beauties were only a year old!
In 1977 back at the same Chevrolet dealership a salesman who I was friendly with showed me a craem colored '75 Cadillac SDV 4 door. The right side was so badly rusted thru that my buddy told me they were going to replace the 2 right doors and probably patch the front fender and right quarter before they could resell it.
The Cadillac was traded from a fisherman from Plymouth who parked it every day on the docks in the harbor. The passenger side always faced the ocean in his assigned spot.
You could see the entire window mechanisms through the gaping holes in those doors. The left side was perfect as you'd expect a 2 year old car to be.