You’re mixing up frame and body panels.

Depending on the chemistry, austenitic stainless can contain a few % of delta-ferrite. The faint pull is from that non-austenitic phase in the austenitic structure.

Looking at the MSDS of that product, I don’t see any sign of it being a chlorinated product.

Do a google search for “304 magnetic”, and you will see that 304 is magnetic. I don’t care that you can in theory make 304 tha aren’t.

Uhmmm... No.

Two things:

That’s not a dumb question.

It’s impossible to pin down on only the descriptive “not too hard to form”.

It seemed to work fine for the DeLorean, so there’s that.

Material Scientist & Engineer / metallurgist here. Tesla is using a custom cold rolled 300 series stainless steel, so similar to type 304 and 316 austenitic stainless steel. Marketing name “ultra-hard 30X”.

If I ever can afford to restore one, it will get the K-swap treatment, aiming for a healthy 300'ish horses at the wheels.

I think a lot of old Jalopnik readers don’t realize just how much the tide has turned against manual transmissions among enthusiasts. It seems like the moment someone drives a sporty car with a great automatic, they see how inferior manuals are.

Using a fictional track side-steps several issues...

True, but that’s a different kind of appeal. The xenophobia and LGBTQAI-phobia is for the Yokels.

This isn’t about statistics. This is about company culture.

You’re not alone! I had the same immediate Hey Wait a Minute!-thought, only to then consider the "curtain" airbags. 

Ah, no disagreement on that particular angle. (Corporate) culture definitely plays a factor here.

Yikes!

I’ve been a process engineer in the steel industry for just over 9 years. I’ve had Health & Safety training drilled into me. Donning personal safety gear and respecting safety rules at all times was a must. Even minor violations were taken very seriously.

This sort of stuff is a problem in Japan. Nippon Steel got caught forging data a couple years ago.