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Originally Posted by tonyt
Back in the 70,S Fiat did a deal with the General Tito resulting in the Yogo Zastiva (Fiat 500) amongst others part payment was in steel. The steel was used by the Italian car industry but it was a lower grade than it should have been. I first saw the result of this in 1985 a 1984 Alfa saloon with rust holes starting to appear!
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The story about steel is an interesting one (though it was a deal with Lada rather than Yugo). In the 70s a friend worked in the steel industry and told me how Volvo and SAAB (which had better reputations for corrosion resistance than most) bough thinner but otherwise similar quality steel to Brutish manufacturers but their method used better preparation and higher quality paint than others.
In your Alfa story, they must have prepared the car for painting with an oily rag.
OK, Italians weren't great in the late 60s and 70s but others weren't much better either !
At least they've sorted it now