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buddy
02-12-2011, 10:32 AM
Splinter Supercar

When Joe Harmon and his graduate student buddies at North Carolina State University needed to complete a woodworking project, they didn’t set out to build a bridge with popsicle sticks. They had a Cadillac engine and wood. Lots of wood. Lots of different kinds of wood. Says the leader of the group, “We figured that if it was possible to make a 425mph wooden plane 60 years ago, we could have a go at a wooden supercar."

http://autos.sympatico.ca/docs/4d55904bc8488/large/Splinter-Supercar.jpg

link: http://autos.sympatico.ca/did-you-know/7917/cars-made-with-wood
jpark
02-12-2011, 10:42 AM
are the center part of the wheels wooden as well? if so, its pretty cool but doesnt sound too safe lol
lowda9
02-12-2011, 11:16 AM
cool!!
xilley
02-12-2011, 11:22 AM
before the thread opened up, i thought it was some "artwork" from arash
fliptuner
02-12-2011, 12:00 PM
http://www.joeharmondesign.com/

It's pretty cool that they started right from scratch, making their own veneer strips to later weave into what would be the skin. I didn't watch all the vids but suspect they might have reinforced the skin with some sort of epoxy resin.

Either way, cool project.
RCubed
02-12-2011, 12:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgQdjx-oEdo&feature=related
need2speed
02-12-2011, 01:24 PM
thats some artistic work
orange7
02-12-2011, 03:39 PM
what would happen in a fire accident?
rawr
02-12-2011, 05:21 PM
what would happen in a fire accident?

what do you think :speechless:
Jegz
02-12-2011, 05:32 PM
http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/Images/Bic-600.jpg
lowside67
02-12-2011, 05:55 PM
It's okay, the Italians have proved recently that it doesnt really matter if the car is made of wood or carbon & aluminum... they all burn.

http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ferrari_458_italia_burned_down_images_main.jpg
The_AK
02-12-2011, 06:30 PM
what would happen in a fire accident?

mobile campfire
orange7
02-12-2011, 06:57 PM
what do you think :speechless:

I dunno.

it will melt? :whistle:
124Y
02-12-2011, 08:38 PM
When I saw the thread title, I thought it was Arash goin' at it again.
flagella
02-12-2011, 09:45 PM
This is pretty old news.
BNR32_Coupe
02-13-2011, 05:46 AM
ICBC's fucked:

http://www.detroitriver.ca/assets/images/beaver.jpg
http://www.furrytalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/1.jpg
http://www.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?mediaId=271&PN=Shared
!e.lo_
02-13-2011, 11:40 AM
This is pretty old news.

yea. I think I read this in PopSci a long time ago.