Source: Light Metal Age
The classic Corvette makes an appearance again in Heat Treat Today‘s Best of the Web feature, this time as a test model for a project that targets development of alternative lightweight vehicle frames.
A growing market demand for alternative lightweight vehicle frames in the custom car market is driving technology “to design a lightweight frame that could be easily morphed into virtually any wheelbase, vehicle length and width without requiring additional tooling,” reports Light Metal Age, and not only are classic car enthusiasts interested, so is the U.S. Department of Defense.
An excerpt:
“Beyond replica cars, this frame can be adapted for military applications, as a number of companies working with the Department of Defense have identified the need for a lightweight frame to be used in military vehicles to effectively lighten loads and increase fuel economy.”
First to unveil an innovative lightweight vehicle frame for the aftermarket, based on testing that involved the 1963-67 Corvette (C2 second generation design), was the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center.
Read more: “Manufacturing Technology Center Unveils Lightweight Vehicle Frame”
