"Cotan" material

[Loren L.]

In the subject line of a '50s Work Order, there is a recital regarding the use of "Cotan" material in regard to an interior of a project/
demonstrator early Corvette. The term "Cotan" seems to want to make Google turn itself inside out, expecially when you inform it that you do NOT mean "cotton". I don't have the full WO so am unable to glean further info - ideas?

[Jim S.]

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Hi Loren,

I cast one vote for a typo of the word cotton.

(1)Because I can't find anything on "cotan" either.
(2)Because they are talking about interior parts.

Jim

[Michael J.]

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Back in my graduate school science and math days, I knew well what cotan was, but it had nothing to do with interiors........

[Ed H.]

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Loren, check out Wikipedia, it lists the material as a mineral used to extract various elements in capacitors for cell phones.
Hope this gives you a lead.

[Jim S.]

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Ed,
I saw that too , but that's Coltan , not cotan . unless I missed something.

[Nicholas L.]

[Jack M.]

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Good lead... perhaps this document excerpt may help: cotan.pdf

[Loren L.]

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Bravo to Nicholas and Jack! And Boos and Hisses to those who thought that I and the General's clerks responsible for WOs had overstayed our welcome at Happy Hour(s). The news (or the price) must not have been good - there was no follow-up WO. Not the only dead-end found and explored by the General at this time, but what a time it was - One Year away from the introduction of the 1955 Chevrolet! As Russ Sanders said "It was a dammed good time to be an Engineer at Chevrolet.".

[Jack M.]

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And Boos and Hisses to those who thought that I and the General's clerks responsible for WOs had overstayed our welcome at Happy Hour(s).

LOL... and if one were to partake in said Happy Hour(s), what was the beverage of choice?

[Loren L.]

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A bourbon manhattan or a Black Jack, both on the rocks, would receive studied attention and celebration.

[Jack M.]

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If we ever meet, I'll be happy to buy you a 'Happy Hour' drink.

[Loren L.]

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Sounds like the start of a long "Happy Hour" - Scottsdale Regional May '18 or Vegas.

[Loren L.]

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And now to the official meeting of "cotan", as revealed by the "keeper of the secrets", Mr. David Bartush. DB has supposedly provided a copy that I could directly provide to you folk, if only he were aware of the gaps in my computerize background.
Suffice it to say that it stems from Bulletin D-1982, dtd March 25, 1955, and dealing with exterior, interior and softtop colors. The operative language appears in paragraph 3 and reads:

"All Corvette tops will now be fabricated out of a new vinyl-coated canvas material called Cotan.".