Swiss Cheese and Aluminum
 

So, where are the Pontiacs and the early Ford factory cars?



http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...YivX-kO-9pQVde



A good example of the drilled frame rails in this link.

http://forums.highperformancepontiac...ion/index.html

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http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/...xie_04_700.jpg

For the Blue Oval group.

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...and the rest of the pics of the Lightweight Galaxie.
http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/...xie_01_700.jpg
http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/...xie_02_700.jpg
http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/...xie_03_700.jpg

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'64 427 Ford Thunderbolt...nuff said.
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/FL0112...d=011112184850
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http://www.mecum.com/auctions/FL0112...d=011112184850
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Very cool video of almost everything we enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWi5MfLbZT0

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1963 Pontiac Swiss Cheese
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/1963-po...duty-421-1.jpg


or

2012 Swiss Cheese
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...iGzkFE0lI1rcig

Question,
* Does anyone know the number of holes cut into the 1963 Catalina SD-421 'Swiss Cheese Car'.
* The size of the holes,,
* And amount of weight it took of the frame,,

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I'll have a "Swiss Cheese, Aluminum, & Fiberglass" on rye sandwich" please...

Take a look at this restored Super Duty '63 Tempest built with a aluminum front end and other lightweight parts...I'll have one of these as a side dish.

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture008.jpg
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture009.jpg

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I gave up after trying to count those #$%&@ holes...but I'll take guess and say it saved 100 lbs.

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Read a couple of places where the number was around 120 total in the frame.