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Japanese furniture company creates "wooden supercar"

click image for photo gallery While it's certainly true that the cost of raw materials like steel and aluminum is going up, we hope automakers never follow the lead of this Japanese furniture company and start building cars out of wood. Liberally billed as a "wooden supercar", the organic auto is really more a three-wheeled motorcycle or trike. It's a three-seater with the driver front and center controlling the vehicle using a set of handlebars, while a bench seat, or pew for two, is elevated in the rear. We think it's modeled after a pedal ... Read more →

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 ...

Japanese furniture company creates "wooden supercar" 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image for photo gallery While it's certainly true that the cost of raw materials like steel and aluminum is going up, we hope automakers never follow the lead of this Japanese furniture company and start building cars out of wood. Liberally billed as a "wooden supercar", the organic auto is ...

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 #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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