Autoblog has some serious new pics of Splinter. The old topic is dead, so figured I would start a new one of it. Hit the link to check them out.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/splinter-wooden-supercar-1/1257242/

1/5/2009 2:07:30 PM

1/5/2009 2:23:23 PM

They're all photochopped though...I wanna see raw pics of the car!

1/5/2009 2:24:42 PM

This car need to be on Top Gear.

1/5/2009 2:25:39 PM

this is the car that the bad guy in gone in 60 seconds should have driven since he was so into wood.

1/5/2009 3:11:28 PM

haha, good call.

wood's warm. metal's cold, ugly.

1/5/2009 3:32:36 PM

I can't wait to see those wooden rims fly apart.


Was reverse flow really necessary? Seems a little silly. Of course the thing is just a big wad of kindling.

1/5/2009 5:53:32 PM

if by necessary you mean bad ass, then yes, it was necessary

1/5/2009 7:19:29 PM

Quote :

"A twin-supercharged V8 makes a lot of horsepower. Along with this power comes a lot of heat. Wood isn't particularly fond of excessive heat, so we wanted to keep the engine heat off the wood as much as possible. In an attempt to quickly remove the heat from the engine bay, we decided to run the exhaust out of the top of the engine by reversing the flow of the cylinder heads. From there, we realized that we could also put the muffler and its heat outside by letting it serve double duty as the wing. Just don't lean on the wing after turning in hot laps; your arm might stick to it, and that just isn't cool. "

1/5/2009 10:49:35 PM

those runners seem like insane overkill. it looks like each cylinder is like 2.5"

1/6/2009 2:33:47 AM

i really REALLY want to see this car irl. anyone know if there are any plans to have it displayed around here when it's done?

1/6/2009 7:31:42 PM

I want to see it too, but I'd probably get a huge wood.


LOLGETIT!

1/7/2009 12:47:23 PM

that's thing gon be one evil-lookin' sum-a-bitch

1/8/2009 8:28:35 PM

i really want desktop wallpaper quality images of this car for my monitorz

1/8/2009 8:50:41 PM

try going to http://www.joeharmondesign.com/, click gallery, plenty of desktop size images up there.

1/11/2009 1:49:14 PM

Splinter has competition! Well, maybe not in performance, but definitely in the wood category...

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/5928330999.html















This vehicle is a master piece, and is of Museum quality, Its a self made Oak wood body on a 1936 Ford running gear, with a rebuilt flat head 60 hp V-8 engine, it was made in the late 90's by a disabled veteran, who at the time was the Tn State Commander of the VFW, ( now deceased ) working with wood was his therapy after a injury.. It is a people magnet at car shows, parades, grand openings, etc..It purrs like a kitten, drives well, stops well, even with the mechanical brakes. It comes with its own garage, a 06, 26', tandem axle trailer, towed less than 3,000 miles, with the drop down rear door. The car is one of one, never to be another..Reply back for any more information, etc..The price is very reasonable at $22,000 for both.....

2/16/2017 1:53:27 PM

did that wooden car ever actually run?

2/17/2017 3:55:52 PM