2010 Updates

Yes, this project consumes much time and there has been progress over the past two years. Mostly we have found out that nobody wants to see this car finished as much as us. The metal workers who have had the fender templates and sheet metal for four years have been fired for lack of results. Very disappointing.
In the upcoming weeks we will be trying to use the cardboard and wood fender molds with fiberglass to see if we can make progress. The car has much of it's rough shape completed but debate continues on how to finish the body. 60 MPH in second gear in a cardboard car can not be described in words.

7 Dec 2008 It lives.

The body and chasis have been successfully joined and deemed road worthy.

1300 pounds of fun

scale model

early proto type

paper cardboard and tape

cockpit dash

airflow headlight

paper headlight and fender prior to adding hardening compound.
I believe there is some late 30's chrysler Airflow influence

no rear window

this will surely be a sight driving down the road

right side profile

the mold is sitting on a rolling wooden frame behind the road-tested frame.
note the seat cushion

roof hatch

The removable roof hatch will turn a coupe into a roadster.






The fullsize car operates exactly as the scaled down model.

side draft carbs

the right side hood will have holes for the side draft carbs

the hood

the hood, made of strips of paper will have paste added for strength

chasis and right front fender

complete and drivable triumph chasis and drivetrain
this is the base for the homemade car.

template verification

a template is used to ensure all curves and angles are correct

first, the model

everything starts with an idea.
the model seen here was duplicated at full size, first with paper and cardboard on the chasis then transfered to a wooden frame and covered with paste to form a hard mold that can be used by a tinsmith to fabricate the aluminum body