5 Z* s1 K$ ^: O6 q3 U2 gThe three-wheeled car made from wood* z, l3 m# B$ Q% A ~4 z" d
/ A( a: T* Y0 b5 n! CIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.5 [8 \- W( H+ b) f' o7 A
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It 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 a+ F* r4 n4 i. U' E6 L3 h
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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.& s7 h5 v; N5 _) }9 m
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