Because it's more economic
Made in USA fiberglass body cars are the Studebaker Avanti (1961-63), and the Corvette.
Fiberglass has been used for decades. The original 1953 Chevrolet Corvette body was made of fiberglass. The Glasspar G2 built in 1949 was made of fiberglass but they just made bodies not a complete car. The Kaiser-Darrin 161 built in 1954 was also fiberglass.
Cars were traditionally made out of steel and aluminum, but it is much more common to see cars with an abundance of fiberglass or plastic body panels.
Steel, Aluminum, carbon fiber,iron, fiberglass, and thousands of other materials
The body type of Renault Espace cars is made of fiberglass. It is mounted on a warm-steel mounted chassis. The same way most cars are done by Renault Espace.
The body type of Renault Espace cars is made of fiberglass. It is mounted on a warm-steel mounted chassis. The same way most cars are done by Renault Espace.
They are a combination of fiberglass and metal and/or wood. The fiberglass is used to make the outer shell, and the wood is used for making the internal framework and seating section. The only exception is the double seated log flume cars. they are mostly fiberglass with a metal frame.
metal steel alu plastic fiberglass glass rubber leather cloth fabric oil water glue
wood with a fiberglass overlay
Cars are usually built using aluminum and steel which are metals. However fiberglass and is also used sometimes (this material is not metal).
It is made out of plastic.
Fiberglass is literally made from the fibers of glass. It is generally used to reinforce plastic products. Fiberglass is simply glass fibers used to reinforce a polymer. You can even create fiberglass designs at home.