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1936 Stainless Steel Car Still Looks Like NewStainless steel was not widely used in 1936 when Allegheny Ludlum Steel worked with Ford Motor Company to build the world's first and only stainless steel car. Besides raising awareness of stainless steel's "miracle metal" quality, the resulting half dozen Ford Coupes created excitement in the auto industry. Four of the six stainless steel cars still exist today. The cars were used as rewards by the steel company. Their top salesmen earned the right to drive them for a year. Besides their intriguing appearance, the stainless steel V-8 engine coups were said to "run like a sewing machine" - smooth and quiet. Each car logged more than 200,000 miles, before retiring to private ownership in 1946. One, in excellent condition, is on display at the Heinz Regional History Center in Pittsburgh, Penn.Read the full story: https://www.farmshow.com/a_article.php?aid=21710