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日本語/Japanese  Thu 06/14 23:04 JST
This is for all the fans of wood out there. What else can you buy now that you have already pre-ordered your wooden Gundam? How about a wooden car for 3,900,000 yen?

This car is produced by a local furniture maker in Maniwa city - and like all small companies in Japan, they dont have a site that I can direct you to.
The "Wooden Supercar" is 1.3 meters wide x 2.5 meters in length x 1.1 meters high and has a max speed of 80km/h.
You can see last nights coverage of this car at WBS (video is only available for today and is darn Real Player). You can also see earlier coverage in the Otavids section.
Images from Doblog and Madame Ako.
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-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States
Student Engineer
Registered on 2007/01/01 14:12
Looks really cool for the people who like to collect things and spend massive amounts of extra money on them ^^ Me I don't need it. Looks cool though.
(ID #49688) Posted on 2007/06/14 23:14
syrix in U.S.
student
Registered on 2007/03/21 09:30
Wow, I would love to see that while I'm driving down the road lol.  The owner would need to be a non-smoker though or his whole car will go up in flames or that random sparks will do the job too ^-^
(ID #49690) Posted on 2007/06/14 23:19
dinosaur in Canada
Sales/Buyer
Registered on 2006/12/27 02:37
You watched quite a nice business show there (Seto Uchi Business Weekly). I also use to watch a Japanese show called Keizai Roshin Pan.
(ID #49698) Posted on 2007/06/14 23:57
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Is it solar-powered? Otherwise I don't see what kind of energy it would use without any risk of it burning... literally.

Watch out for splinters, rocks, termites... and so on.

And if it's from tropical wood, expect to get some riot from environmental groups.

Too much of a bother. I would try but surely not buy one at all.
(ID #49701) Posted on 2007/06/15 00:10
Tiny Red Man in Pedobear Land
Full Time Pedobear
Registered on 2007/04/11 16:51
i shall send termites to attack it one night..fufufufu.. 
(ID #49706) Posted on 2007/06/15 00:44
Subaruhess in Portsmouth, UK
Registered on 2006/12/24 22:37
Reminds me of soapbox racers, like a giant kiddies toy. Bet you'll end up with a num backside driving it. ^^;
(ID #49713) Posted on 2007/06/15 02:14
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Ah, come on, no safety belt?
Even if it doesn't go that fast, no safety belt is a big no-no ;)

Still, if it becomes the future for clean cars, why not...
Got to watch for those termites and arsonists though. Ye never know.
(ID #49714) Posted on 2007/06/15 02:40
Jamaipanese in Jamaica
overemployed
Registered on 2007/05/28 13:15
i'll have mine in crappywood please!
(ID #49719) Posted on 2007/06/15 03:22
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
does that thing works? and if it does i bet it's electric lolz XDDD
(ID #49722) Posted on 2007/06/15 03:50
Ken in NYC
Student
Registered on 2007/03/15 22:38
3 major problems with this idea.

1. You would be needing a helmet.

2. How are you going to wash that?

3. Unexpected forcast

Why buy this if you can just get a real car?
(ID #49723) Posted on 2007/06/15 04:05
Zer0 in Singapore
Keyboard Warrior
Registered on 2007/01/11 18:55
You have to stick your legs through the floor board, run, and then holler "YABADABADOOOOOO~" to make it move.
(ID #49725) Posted on 2007/06/15 04:09
AndyH in Birmingham, UK
3D artist
Registered on 2006/12/25 10:08
Is that thing road legal? What about all those rigorous safety/ crash tests? Surely it would crumple like a paper cup in a smash?
(ID #49727) Posted on 2007/06/15 06:01
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia
Aimless Traveler
Registered on 2007/04/21 21:19
If the wooden Gundam is a termite Pringles, this thing is like several thousand kilos of Kobe beef for the termite population in my place.
(ID #49730) Posted on 2007/06/15 06:09
Rufus Shinra in 神羅HQ 60th floor, Midgar
Registered on 2007/01/20 01:05
solar powered AND bio-degradable
this truely is a hippie car, even more so than that VW van 
(ID #49732) Posted on 2007/06/15 06:21
Aya Kyunik in Melbourne, Australia
Hobby Store clerk guy thing...
Registered on 2007/05/22 16:38
MAX speed of 80~?!?
Holy crap o_O
I'd like to own it just for the fact that it actually goes that fast!
(ID #49734) Posted on 2007/06/15 07:09
Adun in Sydney, Australia
ColdFusion Developer
Registered on 2007/01/01 14:12
I've seen cars with their chassis made of wood, but lol to this. I can imagine what would happen if you had a turbo on it. Once boost hits it'd probably break something.
(ID #49736) Posted on 2007/06/15 08:07
strangeknight in Singapore
Did you hear about the wooden car with the wooden engine and the wooden chassis and the wooden wheels?

It wooden go.

/dodges giant trout
(ID #49739) Posted on 2007/06/15 09:19
Arekusu in The Lost Woods
Dai Gurren Dan member
[f] 
Registered on 2006/12/31 18:24
Although i think thats very good to have made something liek that, im not sure i would necessarily want one, especially when it rains.

But it must have taken ages to make.
(ID #49741) Posted on 2007/06/15 09:26
Jon
Wow, thats some car!! I would love to see the stig race this round the top gear track.
(ID #49742) Posted on 2007/06/15 09:27
Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines
Student
Registered on 2007/04/10 21:47
Must've taken at least a year to build that. If someone does buy it though, that's a pretty hefty amount of money.
(ID #49743) Posted on 2007/06/15 09:32
Kyoji in UK
Great craftsmanship but I doubt guys would want to be seen by the ladies in it. Then again, it might be special!

There's a Youtube video of it now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq6q9cbXM0A
(ID #49745) Posted on 2007/06/15 10:59
lanie-emon in Keldabe, Malaysia
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Registered on 2007/06/05 11:28
I would pay anything to see that car in action with a NOS booster on it...
(ID #49748) Posted on 2007/06/15 12:27
Antabax in kuala lumpur, malaysia
not bad. a wooden supercar. but dont think it will help me to pick up chics. hehehe.
(ID #49752) Posted on 2007/06/15 14:17
windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Registered on 2006/12/25 12:20
Guess you could turn all those wood into paper when it gets scraped ^^;

But man, that real expensive paper!
(ID #49756) Posted on 2007/06/15 16:13
rafaruto69 in Switzerland
This car is good for ecology. How many trees have they killed for this joke? ^_^'
(ID #49760) Posted on 2007/06/15 21:02
Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City
Designer & Animator
Registered on 2007/01/11 23:52
i highly doubt it can drift... wonder how it will perform in a crash
(ID #49806) Posted on 2007/06/16 14:49
Edward in Michigan U.S.A.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Registered on 2006/12/24 12:02
Warranty is for two years or one colony of termites.  Whichever event comes first... ^^; 
(ID #49834) Posted on 2007/06/17 02:41
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