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Splinter Update: Students making progress on wooden supercar

The world's greenest supercar project is progressing nicely. The last time we checked in with Joe Harmon and his team of woodsmen craftsmen from North Carolina State University, the all-wooden car's hand-laid bodywork had been mated with the chassis, which was awaiting installation of the twin-supercharged, 32-valve Cadillac-sourced V8 engine and six-speed rear-mounted transaxle from a modern Chevrolet Corvette. Those 600 ponies will be funneled to the rear wheels, which have center hubs made from pressed and laminated wood, naturally. ... Read more →

eBay Find of the Day: 1952 Ariel Square Four wooden racer Jeremy Korzeniewski

We bet that most people are only faintly aware that the Ariel motorcycle brand existed at all. There was a time, though, when the British company was a pioneer in new and exciting technologies, ...

Civic owner goes out on a limb with hickory Honda Chris Tutor

They're just coming out of the woodwork now. Just the other day we nailed it with the log-wheeled Skoda, and now comes news of a faux-wood Civic. Don't the owners know that fake anything goes against ...

Pining for a new Cadillac roadster? Joel Arellano

Wooden it be nice to spruce up your driveway with a(n) teak roadster? All right, we'll stop. Jerry Nickel's wooden-bodied car isn't going to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show this week because ...

Splinter Update: Students making progress on wooden supercar 11 months ago on Autoblog

The world's greenest supercar project is progressing nicely. The last time we checked in with Joe Harmon and his team of woodsmen craftsmen from North Carolina State University, the all-wooden car's hand-laid bodywork had been mated with the chassis, which was awaiting installation of the ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1952 Ariel Square Four wooden racer 1 year ago on Autoblog

We bet that most people are only faintly aware that the Ariel motorcycle brand existed at all. There was a time, though, when the British company was a pioneer in new and exciting technologies, innovating where others were content to soldier forward with tried-and-true methods. In fact, its ...

Civic owner goes out on a limb with hickory Honda 2 years ago on Autoblog

They're just coming out of the woodwork now. Just the other day we nailed it with the log-wheeled Skoda, and now comes news of a faux-wood Civic. Don't the owners know that fake anything goes against the grain of what the Civic is all about? Sure it's good to see the import crowd branching out, but ...

Pining for a new Cadillac roadster? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Wooden it be nice to spruce up your driveway with a(n) teak roadster? All right, we'll stop. Jerry Nickel's wooden-bodied car isn't going to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show this week because it's been gathering dust in a trailer for some time. It's powered by two Cadillac V8 engines, one ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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