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。 9 t: D$ |& H% T; D0 O. d% |5 D9 X: K+ Z& r( g9 g/ U
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。 : k' ~0 w9 O0 U5 x4 N- Z( D" D : ?5 N: T5 p$ B! \% W8 g5 Q- { 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。 - Z6 s5 n. j3 j$ k0 O* g d$ n0 a' _
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。 ' V6 l% l8 X# N |: y8 }8 n8 Y. r! p- D* S2 N
The three-wheeled car made from wood % M! k+ G$ H, S8 d7 H ! t0 p0 ^# \8 H) h% zIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.$ ^! _. s2 I. ~# a8 f5 `! s
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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'. ' c* x* j6 V+ `; p3 J6 w: S5 z' C+ I2 d- Z5 |2 b
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." N7 w5 i8 d8 L% b5 x& Z- \% C" W$ Z
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