[Tigers] [Non-Tiger]: Wooden Supercar?

[Steve Ralsten]

It's difficult to fathom the amount of chassis flex you'd get with a wood 
car.
Must be the worst handling worst riding car ever built. I had a 92 vette 
with
the ttop. As soon as the top came off the car felt like it had a flat tire.


Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman at SoCal.rr.com>
To: "Tiger's Den" <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 1:03 PM
Subject: [Tigers] [Non-Tiger]: Wooden Supercar?


> 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
>
> ___
> Steve Laifman
> Editor - TigersUnited.com
>
>
>
> 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