% @3 Z5 W" S! G 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。& G# _, `, ]/ ?, u" _3 [/ g
1 j0 O; s0 R. p! e0 P8 Q% |The three-wheeled car made from wood ; f: Y' E3 S8 {6 a0 N {6 F; R" x0 l% B" t1 K; y5 Z
It weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.' j& L7 s2 |+ [
; B9 t$ i6 H' O$ I& t; C! d7 ZIt 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'.
图片附件: [The wooden car has a top speed of 101mph] wooden car 1.jpg (2007-4-28 11:11, 46.76 KB) / 下载次数 76 http://rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de/bbs/attachment.php?aid=254281&k=b2ea24ca70e168dd87483080da135091&t=1787813321&sid=8r6MBi
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'. ) m3 z, N! w% a5 v3 E . _+ k+ _0 R4 ]. p" A" {$ GThe 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.- _ i1 [/ T3 @7 N! N
1 H2 V' u3 K) C- J' ~" j v/ e
[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-5-1 09:45 编辑 ]
图片附件: [The Tryane II is built from layers of African mahogany] wooden car 2.jpg (2007-4-28 11:12, 41.16 KB) / 下载次数 75 http://rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de/bbs/attachment.php?aid=254282&k=f340fd61f5a997d14a2b830a166d32a8&t=1787813321&sid=8r6MBi