[Woj]

I'm not sure where I read this, but I'm pretty sure the plastic inner fenders started in 69 as a corrosion preventive measure. I'll try to dig up the literature on that.

In Ohio at least, unprotected (not rustproofed) sheet-metal would usually rust through in as few as 3 years if the cars were driven through the winters. The inners probably even quicker since the metal was so thin. We actually mine salt from under Lake Erie and the northern cities never hesitated to use it on icy roads. It was a never ending battle with rust back in the day.

Phil Woj.