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Re:A Brief History of the Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnso... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @06:53AM (#27367164)
Because it was 1960 and making large sheet metal stampings in aluminum was still expensive enough to mostly only be justifiable in the aerospace industry or if the stamping were very simple such as canoes/skifs and step vans. All of which you will note are made with riveted construction that would be an extra quirk you don't necessarily want if you're selling an already quirky automobile.
Re:A Brief History of the Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnso... by Johnythree on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:39AM (#27377904)
Plenty of early vehicles DID use alumininium, for example the Landrover. The story goes that after WWII there was no shortage of aluminium sheets or the tooling to work with it.