Are reproduction parts and bodies made of the same plastic as original cars?
No. Reproduction parts are made from a 2-part resin, similar in some ways to a 2-part epoxy glue you may have used in the past. The 2 chemicals A & B are mixed together and in a short time they harden and are removed from a rubber mold. . Why are some parts pricey? The process is far more labor intensive and much slower that injection molding so what you are paying for is the large amounts of time involved and hand labor. Also, the reject rate is something to contend with as not every part comes out perfect. You probably aren’t aware, but every chrome-plated part you buy had to be first hand-mixed and molded, then the parts come out of the mold and then all of the “flash” around the part has to be hand-trimmed (Mustang front bumpers are fun) and cleaned from the edges, all the parts are then run thru a series of cleaning baths, then the parts are hand sorted and hand applied with silicon each one to a chroming frame. The frames are then checked and shipped off to a chrome plater. After
