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。* z; `& ]* D( g- d
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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。: ]" Z. n% G" i
+ R1 R" e4 ~8 q" E* l/ T/ k/ S! M 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。( v2 j. P! h' @6 ^. _9 \) P# \* s
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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。3 m4 {3 r- Z0 b2 ~
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The three-wheeled car made from wood : F8 ]; y" `+ @ 6 b: Z: m R9 q& c! L; IIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.+ w% t; @: o2 d) v
" e( p3 n# L4 ~# j8 UIt 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'. / u3 I& n0 c B" a. G, U$ j+ ?: P7 f0 J+ u6 c, p
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. 6 S# l& F% G: h/ ~$ ]. a $ v6 e& \4 T7 T: y# t1 P' }[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-5-1 09:45 编辑 ]
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