"Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in message
When did they start doing that to ANY cars? I agree that it's
a good idea, but I've never owned a car that was galvanized.


Say what?
My 95 Voyager made much of the use of galvanized panels in the doors, back
hatch etc.
As a mater of fact, I'll quote the brochure which I still have.

'Corrosion Protection Extensive use of galvanized steel; lower bodyside
chip-resistant coating"

The only visible rust is on my 'liftgate'. the #$$%# handle flexes the sheet
steel and the paint peeled off to reveal galvanized steel. I, very stupidly,
sanded the galvanized coating and used a touch-up brush. The new paint
didn't hold and I now have surface rust instead of a galvanized look. D'oh!