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。 ; c9 d$ x F/ k4 g$ G8 ]0 k' z, E8 W6 e: Z$ H
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。 " c! Z1 G) s, C0 B) w5 }. `9 ^2 I" k6 E7 r- u
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。' h# I, E; F3 a% {9 {9 o$ O
; e8 _0 k; }" ?6 \) p 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。 , `. K2 ^$ P7 {3 d$ ?; x# x* E 6 p8 n {( V& X# DThe three-wheeled car made from wood- t- B6 N5 V" D \# E# F; m v
$ P; r1 C- J# X, bIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.3 e& q; _& P' o0 s5 ^% T( |$ J, i
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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'." Z% J+ f, S1 q5 N( t
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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. 7 M. c! J: E+ u4 D1 ]5 F1 d4 K5 o: L
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