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。6 Y" Z+ k2 r% g. O p) y$ j
1 ^2 V; F1 x' Y/ C8 ` 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。 % P M& N2 i: S# U+ N( i ! a* E) Z# [# x. v, p ^' b 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。 ' t# D/ Z& i3 B7 i! { 9 x4 G5 {2 G- |/ J0 | 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。1 w( A4 L+ `: D: d! [
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The three-wheeled car made from wood5 K" w3 D. C% M( Q" n) G
# e. T: @" t" }: `- x! d; D# i z! l8 yIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood. ! \2 b2 C" O& s6 {4 H3 O6 C ) I# G3 Q0 F2 sIt 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'. 7 e1 P, ~$ F" k2 C" h% p6 W N5 \6 C; K) a [1 F
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." P, ]! l: @& r
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