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  1. 10-03-2018, 09:42 PM #1
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    New body styles in the future

    Just heard an interesting story. Rats glass a fiberglass body manufacturer was bought by factory five and the molds were hauled to Wareham recently. Some interesting body styles,
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  2. 10-03-2018, 10:43 PM #2
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    Found this:

    Effective September 21st, 2018, Rats Glass has been purchased by Factory Five Racing.

    You will be able to purchase Rat's Glass bodies in a few months. All molds and tools have been moved to Factory Five in Wareham, MA.
    http://ratsglassbodies.com/index.html

    interesting
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  3. 10-04-2018, 06:15 AM #3
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    Dave told me about this several weeks ago and now the news has gone public. I've been preaching about modifying the 33 chassis to make a Phaeton with a small kid sized back seat for years. Rat's just happens to have such a body. Things that make you go "Hmmmmm???"



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  4. 10-04-2018, 10:01 AM #4
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    Exciting news!
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  5. 10-04-2018, 12:02 PM #5
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    Wonder what the advantages are for that purchase
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  6. 10-04-2018, 06:19 PM #6
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    I used to be pretty "in the know" about such things but lately this is more my status:



    Had no clue. I wonder what else they have ready for SEMA? It seems to be their big "coming out" party every year now...

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  7. 04-07-2019, 04:24 AM #7
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    Interesting news for sure
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