Amazing Wooden Cars
Wooden SuperCar
Joe Harmon, a designer from the USA, is working on the world's first wooden supercar.
He started the project with other students at North Carolina State University to see whether it was possible to build a performance car out of wood. Their creation - the Splinter - should be completed later in 2008 and will have a top speed of an incredible 240mph.
Wooden F1 Car
At first sight a wooden formula one car seems impossible. But here is the proof. German racing fan Michael Arndt has made a Formula 1 car from matchsticks.
It took nearly 1 million matchsticks, and thousands of man hours spread over six years, not to mention a small fortune in glue.
Mike Morris and his Mahogany Masterpiece
Mike Morris used his cabinet maker skills to produce this mahogany masterpiece - a road going car with a wooden body. To Mike it was well worth the two years and thousands of dollars to build his unique car.
It can reach 40 mph, which is fast enough around Blackpool, England where Mike lives. What was important was it past it's Ministry of Transport test and thus has a roadworthiness certificate.
Mike said to reporters: 'When I go out people want to touch it all the time. Strangers stroke it just like a piece of furniture.' Unlike a conventional car the only maintenance required is an annual coat of varnish and now it is up for sale. 'I don't know what it is worth or if anyone will want it but it would be great for an advertising campaign,' Mr Morris said.
