Wooden supercar (repost?)

[ScottyB]

wouldn't it just be a really heavy car with a backwards engine?

wood is surprisingly light. sorry to threadjack, but a great example:

the Dehaviland Mosquito


a WWII era fighter/bomber that was made mostly of wood during a time when steel was the way to go. the Brits were low on resources like steel and adapted by using Ash wood (i think). it resulted in a strong, very light bomber that turned out being fast as balls and could hang with some contemporary fighters in turns, due to the light and durable wood contruction. had they made it of steel things would not have turned out the same.

Morgan roadsters are also known for their lightness due in large part to wood construction (frame)