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Veneered bodywork?

12-19-2007, 03:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
malcolm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 808	Veneered bodywork? http://news.windingroad.com/concept-...oden-supercar/ carbon fiber / glass fiber / injection moulded polymers / aluminum and now....er....bodywork from a renewable source. The heat issue is greatly reduced with an e-motor, but not sure what the curb weight would be ;)

12-22-2007, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
JRP3 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 186	Wood is the original fiber/resin composite. __________________ The shovel with a wheel: http://www.wovel.com Building the AMPhibian http://amp-phibian.blogspot.com/

12-22-2007, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
tonybelding Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 863	Remember the Spruce Goose? Hmmm. . . Maybe the Aptera should be made out of wood, it already looks sort of like a goose.

12-22-2007, 07:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kardax Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 221	Once we hit Peak Steel, we'll all be clamoring for wood cars :) -Ryan

08-28-2008, 03:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
malcolm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 808	it's back again! Splinter wooden supercar in the fles... wood - Autoblog

Amazing things can be done with plywood.

08-28-2008, 10:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
bobw Tesla Reader Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 55	Amazing things can be done with plywood.

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08-28-2008, 11:31 AM

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Splinter wooden supercar in the fles... wood - Autoblog

"The car is powered by a twin-supercharged Northstar V8."

So sad. A nice clean electric motor would (wood?) be very cool in this one.

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08-28-2008, 01:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
flabby Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: concord, ca Posts: 78	I'm thinking...flamable!

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