All it needs is a mounted machine gun on the back. And an improbably butch metal suited cliche to drive me around while I record the ensuing carnage on my mobile phone.
At last , an end to high price car resprays. Just nip down to B&Q for 5 litres of Dulux's finest.
Same with bodywork damage:
Wife: "I've dented the car by hitting a bollard" (cos men never do this)
Husband: "No problem, I'll just ring a joiner"
Anonymous Coward
yes, yes you can still get cars made out of wood #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 13:07 GMT
"There's a damn good reason why cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships aren't made of wood anymore ......"
Morgan, for one, still makes cars out of wood. And I'm not just talking about its older models - the contemporary Aero 8 and AeroMax are both based around ash frames.
They flippin quick, don't weigh very much and are amazing cars. So stick that in your pipe...
Tesla have not-quite released as many cars as Moller has aeroplanes by now. Has anyone ever seen one of their cars in cation, or do they, too, dangle them from cranes for a bit?
Anyway, wood in cars? Morgan is nothing, try Marcos and their plywood monocoque from 40-odd years back. Now that was clever stuff, light, strong and robust.
As for the Tesla it didn't make me think of the uber-ugly Beemer but I'll be interested to see how it looks when the covers are pulled in due course. And nice to see FIAT make a fun sort of motor. Even if they chose a very silly place to site a roll-bar - about as much as wellies in molten lava - but it's still quite cutesy.
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Fiat unwraps 'leccy buggy concept
Gary Littlemore
I want one... #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 10:47 GMT
Fiat's Bugster: I want one, where do I sign? Even if it was LHD.
Anonymous Coward
Must...Buy...Bugster #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 10:47 GMT
Now THAT looks like a fun car! And as it's Fiat- and for the Brazillians- it'll probably be fairly cheap.
*starts saving*
Flocke Kroes
Bugster in the mud ... #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 10:47 GMT
Does spray from the front wheels plaster the passengers?
Neil Hoskins
'natural fibres' #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 10:47 GMT
Ha! Wood. They just realised that wood is one of the best lightweight building materials on the planet.
Anonymous John
Want one! #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 11:46 GMT
Not sure about the roll bar though. What does that do to the forward vision?
Sam
Re Wood #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 11:46 GMT
Anyone remember a project called the Africar?
Sleepy
It's the Halo Buggy! #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 11:46 GMT
All it needs is a mounted machine gun on the back. And an improbably butch metal suited cliche to drive me around while I record the ensuing carnage on my mobile phone.
Anonymous Coward
@Neil Hoskins #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 11:46 GMT
> "Ha! Wood. They just realised that wood is one of the best lightweight building materials on the planet."
Wife: "You've been busy out in the garage, honey - polishing the car"
Husband: "No, sanding it back and giving it another coat of varnish - amazing what these new car technologies allow you to do, hey?"
There's a damn good reason why cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships aren't made of wood anymore ......
Actually, processed (and presumably laminated) cellulose is quite promising, though I have no idea if that's what they're going to use.
TeeCee
Fiat channeling Lego Racers. #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 11:46 GMT
Lego should sue over this. It's obviously a ripoff.
It's not even as good as the original version. You can't take it apart when you're bored with it and build a Tyrannosaur out of the pieces.
Parax
Trabant... #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 13:07 GMT
Isn't Natural fibre panels an old idea???
andy gibson
wooden cars #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 13:07 GMT
At last , an end to high price car resprays. Just nip down to B&Q for 5 litres of Dulux's finest.
Same with bodywork damage:
Wife: "I've dented the car by hitting a bollard" (cos men never do this)
Husband: "No problem, I'll just ring a joiner"
Anonymous Coward
yes, yes you can still get cars made out of wood #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 13:07 GMT
"There's a damn good reason why cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships aren't made of wood anymore ......"
Morgan, for one, still makes cars out of wood. And I'm not just talking about its older models - the contemporary Aero 8 and AeroMax are both based around ash frames.
They flippin quick, don't weigh very much and are amazing cars. So stick that in your pipe...
Anonymous John
Wooden cars #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 18:18 GMT
Owner: "What's the damage?"
Mechanic: "It's bad news."
Owner: "What?"
Mechanic: "Dry Rot and Dutch Elm Disease."
Farmer Hackit
Beaten by Sleepy #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 18:18 GMT
My 1st though was It's the Warthog from Halo.
My 2nd was, Where can I get one.
Steve, 'cos of the Halo.
Ian Johnston
Skycar #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 18:18 GMT
Tesla have not-quite released as many cars as Moller has aeroplanes by now. Has anyone ever seen one of their cars in cation, or do they, too, dangle them from cranes for a bit?
Pete James
Who's got wood then? #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 18:18 GMT
Fnarrrrrrrrr!!!!!
Anyway, wood in cars? Morgan is nothing, try Marcos and their plywood monocoque from 40-odd years back. Now that was clever stuff, light, strong and robust.
As for the Tesla it didn't make me think of the uber-ugly Beemer but I'll be interested to see how it looks when the covers are pulled in due course. And nice to see FIAT make a fun sort of motor. Even if they chose a very silly place to site a roll-bar - about as much as wellies in molten lava - but it's still quite cutesy.
Anonymous Coward
Saw this already #
Posted Friday 24th October 2008 18:18 GMT
It was the 70's, it was a show by Sid & Marty Kroft, and it was called Wonderbug then.
I see they've repositioned the magic horn out of sight, however.