Fastest rusting vehicle?

Can anyone think of a vehicle that rusted faster than:

A mid-late 70's IHC pickup?

Fiat had a pretty high-profile recall in 70s. Some of their cars were rusting before they ever got off the boat and were terminal within a year or two.

Most Toyota frames.

anything with the subaru nameplate on it. early 350z (hardtop) roofs.

Tim Baxter wrote: Fiat had a pretty high-profile recall in 70s. Some of their cars were rusting before they ever got off the boat and were terminal within a year or two.

Yeah, there is no such thing as the Italian steel industry. Most of the steel in those early '70s FIATs was recycled. They weren't particularly careful about the process so there were rust molecules embedded in the steel directly from the factory. Add a little salt air on the boat over here and......the paint started bubbling in the showroom. I don't know if any car can beat built-in rust.

When I read the thread title I thought it would be some sort of event for rustbuckets

82-85 Celica and Supra Liftback.

Hyundai Pony.

Classic Mini, especially the later Rover models.

Alfasud.

What's rust? I'm from NC, we don't know that word. Please, someone let me in on this.*

On the other hand, I can tell you about which rubber products dry-rot the fastest.

*No comments about the unintelligent people who live in the south, please, haha.

Chevy Vega. I think they just started with rusty sheet metal and applied paint to it.

I've got a photo of a horribly rotted Mini on my screensaver. They could give any Fiat a run for it's rust recall.

Ford Pintos and Chevy Vegas were in a race to see which was worse. I think Vegas won that contest.

Nothing has engineered obsolescence built into it's panels like a mid 70s Chevy pickup, though early Broncos come close.

Jeeps. I giant tub built to contain water with a leaky roof.

What about Mopar F bodies? Aspen/Volare

I heard they started rusting on the showroom floor.

1957 Fords. The headlights had an 'eyebrow' above them that would collect moisture and dirt, and the headlights would eventually fall right out of the car.

As far as late model cars go, Geo Storms were really terrible - they're pretty much all gone around here.

I was gonna say '80s Toyota or Nissan.

I think it was the south african minis that were the worst.

Fiat is right up there. Early toyota trucks rusted pretty easily.

I think Karmann Ghias were shipped with rust from the factories as well.

rocker panels in front of rear wheels on miata?

There was a movie back in the day about the production of Porsche 356's. In the beginning of the film, there's a scene of the sheet metal being stored outside in the rain, then brought in and placed directly in the stamping dies. If your Porsche was made from a piece of steel that was in the middle of the stack, it was likely to be ok, but if you got one from the top or bottom, your car was screwed.

Toyota FJ55 Land Crusiers have several built in rust traps underneath the car that allows mud to pack in and not escape, even with judicious power washing.

Fiats an Alfas. But I think the IH stuff may have been worse. I guess their usage helped that along a lot.

I may have dreamed this, but I think I heard the some Spitfires were destroyed because they were rusted when they came off the boat. When I restored my MkI Spitfire, there was a belt of unprimed and unpainted metal inside the fenders and sills. Guess where the rust was the worst.

any datsun?

the american made pickup truck beds on the early toyota pickups..

frames on toyotas.. past and present.

I think Samurais have to qualify if Jeeps do, and for the same reasons.

Old VW Bug's and Honda CRX's.

I've had 6 CRX's and roughly 0 of them had no significant rust.

1969 AMC Rebel for sure. At least it was in my Dad's case, although Ford gave him a bunch of money because his '71 Ford Country Squire self-destructed in about 2 years. On the flip side, I think '70-'72 Monte Carlos were some of the least rust prone cars of that era, based on how many are still driving around in the rust belt.

ddavidv wrote: ...Nothing has engineered obsolescence built into it's panels like a mid 70s Chevy pickup,...

My '77 rusted while sitting in the garage, literally. There were piles of rust under it! I still have that truck, and I still love it nevertheless.