由于不满一辆辆锈迹斑斑的报废汽车污染环境,英国家具制造商弗雷德·伍德想出一个妙招——手工打造世界上第一辆“永不生锈”的“木头汽车”。据悉,伍德为造双座位、三轮汽车共花去了2000多个小时,它重408公斤,体长4.14米,最高时速达163公里。9 z; W# D0 M8 k4 _+ B q% G9 v
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据报道,现年46岁的弗雷德·伍德来自英国威尔士彭布鲁克郡,是名家具制造商。眼瞅着一辆辆锈迹斑斑的破旧汽车报废后,无情破坏和污染着生态环境,伍德闪出这样一个念头,为何不用木头替代钢铁,手工打造一辆车身全部为木质的“木头汽车”呢?于是他从一辆旧“雪铁龙”2CV型汽车上拆下底盘和发动机,开始利用造船技术自己动手制造汽车。3 N; s" D9 }8 o7 U( F! b
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伍德依据空气动力学原理,精心设计了一个线条流畅的全木车身。随后他又从家具市场上淘来上好的非洲桃花心木,造出一个厚度为6毫米的木质车身。最后,他为爱车涂上清漆,并起了“特亚尼二世”的名字。: g2 ~9 w9 S2 x& d" c' @7 O4 R; q
$ W' }! O% G4 Y: C 与传统汽车相比,它除了车身不是钢制的以外,总共只有三个车轮。它重408公斤,体长4.14米,最高时速达163公里。伍德的这辆新车被视为“绿色汽车”,一经问世,便深得国际环保人士的好评。5 m9 O7 a* W, H9 [2 P7 V- z& l
% F/ v! x% D F B! |" GThe three-wheeled car made from wood' \! s2 g1 ?: y# \6 ?3 x' x- b$ [. j
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It weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.% U2 `2 P) R% k1 x( m* K
+ B$ k; |% U2 w5 ^, m& wIt took furniture maker Friend Wood, 46, more than 2000 hours to build his three-wheel, tear-drop shaped car, which he has named 'Tryane II'.
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作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-4-28 11:12
The two-seater was put together using the chassis and 602cc engine from a Citroen 2CV. Mr Wood then built up layers of African mahogany around a basic mould using a boat-building technique known as 'cold moulding'. 6 V3 x3 u9 l1 {4 p. Q: z, E , T9 S1 M8 O. d8 c5 j9 [The car is a a three-wheel adaption of the classic four-wheeled 1969 Citroen Diane and is able to do between 55 and 70 miles per gallon. ; }4 {" l8 X* g" M! k2 [- m! V8 F V2 I
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