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。 ( R Z, ^; T4 y/ o/ ?+ V- Y5 v% H( X; O( u3 {7 e3 `
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。 - V! }7 G" |- M+ W# _; N, K" z) d0 a' |# v% i/ g
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。2 k8 l( u8 u, R- `! v0 C; `) j& v' O2 u
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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。 " A; t8 e* H7 T2 E! l8 z. }5 @# d5 ~1 K0 C* ^
The three-wheeled car made from wood. ?0 K* E7 [1 [0 p
4 O+ @: K" g% {9 a+ sIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood. T* v6 ]" z+ L
* u* \( p( c+ s+ ?% I5 @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'.+ s6 w* a: @: ?) O' p
! T1 ]( r! d- X7 s$ n) H" ]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.0 _- v0 x& t' {' l! m
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