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Old 04-22-2022, 07:09 PM
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Interesting. But one part sounds a little screwy. How would the tires on a new car hit the fenders, when the car would be one of ?? many built with the same fenders, same suspension, and same wheels and tires? And even if they did hit, why would the factory send that car out to a body shop to be repaired, as opposed to correcting the issue in house? If it was caught at the factory before shipping, then there should not have been any "body" damage from it, and all the factory would have had to do is adjust the fenders or adjust the front suspension/steering. Or even if there was some body or paint damage, I was under the impression that the factories had repair areas for exactly that kind of thing. So that part doesn't make any sense, to me at least.

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Or even if there was some body or paint damage, I was under the impression that the factories had repair areas for exactly that kind of thing.
Joining late, but came to say: Yes - assembly plants absolutely have the ability to do paint repair and body work.

Normally there is a short paint repair line for "small"ish touch ups that can be done while the line is moving; there is also a stationary area for more major repairs.

Maybe it was more of a "make vs buy" decision in the case of this Cuda. Since there was metal fab/customization involved they decided to outsource it rather than do the repair in house.

My own Oshawa built Chevelle was hit and repaired in the assembly plant. We discovered bondo in the fender the first time we had them off for a repaint.

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