seems a bit odd - he's building the wishbones from wood too.
can't see how that can be both strong and stiff. why not just use carbon?
i think the right word here is 'niche'!
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Jeff Howarth <jeff@v8tiger.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> the problem with the wooden car is of course that it wooden start!
>
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> :-)
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> In message <48C44186.3050004@SoCal.rr.com>, Steve Laifman
> <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com> writes
>>Guys,
>>
>>Steve Coleman sent this link to an interesting site. As to wooden
>>cars, lot's have been made for styling models, as well as fiber glass,
>>clay, etc. But this one is intended to actually be used for transportation.
>>
>>Sure, we've all heard that British Roadsters had wooden frames! But
>>those were only body framing, not chassis.
>>
>>Here is an intended real thing. Why not? (PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE
>>LINKS TO NEARLY NAKED PRINCESS LEA, OR THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN (OZ). ;-)
>>
>>Steve
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>>Steve Coleman wrote:
>>> Ever seen this Steve? Post to listers if you want.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> This guy built a supercar almost completely out of wood:
>>>
>>> http://www.geekologie.com/2008/08/wooden_supercar_apparently_bei.php
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