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Hand made, real life wodden sports car (w/ pics)

home.clara.net — "For years I had wanted to build a totally wooden car. After almost 2000 hours of work, some patience, thought and dedication I had a complete and running TRYANE II. Fuel Consumption : 55-70 mpg. TOP SPEED (approx): l00 mph. ENGINE - 2CV, 602cc FLAT TWIN AIR-COOLED."

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  • HellifIno, on 10/12/2007, -12/+76"wodden" *sigh*

    Gonna post English? Give a BIT of an effort! (and yes, gonna was used on purpose).
  • retral, on 10/12/2007, -6/+47What ever happened to quality > quantity?
  • mhanley, on 10/12/2007, -5/+28Hello... there is a built-in spell checker. No excuse.
  • whymanwhy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24You might just make it to the front page with the worst spelling error I have seen in a long time. If you do, I got wodd.
  • Retsudo, on 10/12/2007, -7/+26It's 'too', not 'to.'
  • flycatcher, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17It sure gives the Honda Ugly a run for the money.
  • mwosh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15I clicked on this digg JUST to see the comments left on "wodden".
  • jjsime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Did you not hear about the man who made a wooden car with wooden wheels and a wooden engine?
    It wooden go!

    ...old & lame, I know, but somebody had to say it...my apologies!
  • rstarr, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Friend Wood is the guys name?
    ...Any one find that gay?

    Good, I didn't either.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11A wooden combustion engine? Think about it...
  • atbnet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11As opposed to a 100 mph steel object... yeah that wood is going to ***** them up!
  • Klainmeister, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Wood is not stronger than steel. Wtf mate?

    On the other hand, could you imagine the splinters!!!
  • Mootabolife, on 10/12/2007, -8/+18It's called proofreading.
  • cmiller1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Which Honda is that? All of them?
  • Just1nD, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8wood veneer, get the ***** outta here.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7GRRRRRRRR!!! no HDR.
  • Doorfingers, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9It would've looked WAY better if the grain were going along the car instead of across it.
  • aaronkarp, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Why submit 2000 stories? There's no shortage on digg...
  • Daedalus17, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10A wooden car yes, but a wooden "sports" car? Not a chance. Almost any economy car can reach a top speed of 100mph. This car is painfully slow and performs worse then almost any family car except in gas mileage. This IS NOT a sports car.
  • tonich03, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I've seen Morgans but this? Fascinating.
  • underdog5004, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5From the source:
    This page is designed to be viewed by a browser which supports
    Netscape's Frames extension. Sorry but your browser does not appear to
    support frames. Please update your browser to view this web site.
    Browser updates can be obtained, usually for free, from Microsoft and
    Netscape.

    Wow...this page was made quite a while ago!
  • ArchieAndrews, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Well, it's not a _totally_ wooden car. Cool though.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Must have taken forever to build."

    "No, not too bad. About 18 hours. Which isn't bad, considering I carved it all by hand from one piece of wood."
  • atbnet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Someone didn't read the article...
  • yuvrajparihar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Almost seems the Designer tried to emulate the Morgan Motor Company as far as monocoque design is concerned... not quite a "sports car" but an interesting project nonetheless.
  • sneeka2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Wow, nicer car AND better picture than any of those in TFA.
  • shandar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@doorfinger
    But, it wouldn't be as strong if it was subjected to a force on the roof/undercarriage, ie while driving over a speed bump. Imagine driving along then all of a sudden the roof is torn off...
  • Outdoor83, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Easy: Don't get collision insurance.
  • molochi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I saw this at a concourse in Monterrey 15-20 years ago. It was handmade as well, but it doesn't look like ass and was actually a sports car.

    http://www.shorey.net/Auto/Miscellaneous%20Pictures/Hispano%20Suiza/1924%20Hispano-Suiza%20H6%20Tulip%20Wood%20(rebuilt)%20=LF=y0196=1.jpg
  • spartacus51, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yes, I'm sorry, you can build a toy out of wood that behaves roughly similar to an engine, although not a combustion engine.
  • betteroffalone, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Who cares about spelling, the title got the point across didn't it? I'm so sick of you idiots.
  • binaryspiral, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2+1 digg to Tim for making me laugh at the mental image of this wooden car rolling down a hillside spewing toothpicks.
  • m3r0v1ng1an, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Sweet! It's made out of wod!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wow, I clicked this and knew so many people were going to be asses about his spelling.
  • sshack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3handmade wooden sportscar? So... he bought a Morgan?
  • Chupathingy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It looks like the bastard love child of a motorcycle and a dugout canoe.
  • Chupathingy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow can you imagine how gasoline-soaked varnished wood would go up if it did catch fire? "Roman Candle" comes to mind.
  • Elektriq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The car isn't solid, noob.
  • battleroyalex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That has to be the most stupid idea ever, but damn hes talented.
  • nogami, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Well, not really... It's a wodden sports car. I'm not familiar with what kind of sport "wodding" is, but I'll assume this car is appropriate for it!
  • TimTheSloth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Try to take those mountain turns over 15mph in this car and find yourself aerodynamically rolling to the bottom.
  • srodolff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Does wood have crumble zones?

    Think about it. What is more dense, a baseball bat or a beer can?
  • scorpshockey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Sports car? Not so much. That's a Citroen 2CV under there...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citroen_2CV
  • Confusinator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1First thing came to mind: Wodden MFL '08
  • scabbers, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2*1960's engine.

    Anyway, it's really bad.
  • dustysquareback, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3@night141 - Dugg for making coffee come out my nose. Bastard.
  • Outdoor83, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yes. Let it go. It was mis-typed: life goes on. "wooden" is later spelled correctly in the description.
  • hellochildren31, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Is it bad that i dugg this only because it said wodden. If only he got the new firefox.
  • CyberCrash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1huh imagine tryin to get that over the pits for inspection :P
  • capellathestar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thumbs up for the effort, but in all honesty the car looks like a turd.

    And yes, I also clicked to see the comments about the misspelling and was entertained.
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