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L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks
Post Number: 533 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 9:48 pm: | |
Saw it at the Venetian. The display included photos of the car floating in the canal. |
DES (Sickspeed)
Junior Member Username: Sickspeed
Post Number: 73 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 9:44 pm: | |
Damn... talk about gettin' a woody... |
arthur chambers (Art355)
Member Username: Art355
Post Number: 830 Registered: 6-2001
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 9:42 pm: | |
I want to know what he was smoking when he came up with this idea. Art |
Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1
Post Number: 1023 Registered: 7-2001
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 8:59 pm: | |
I saw that car at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Pretty amazing, but I don't want it. |
Steve Smith (Steve308)
Junior Member Username: Steve308
Post Number: 55 Registered: 2-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 9:09 am: | |
oops.. typo. Andre... sorry. |
Steve Smith (Steve308)
Junior Member Username: Steve308
Post Number: 54 Registered: 2-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 9:07 am: | |
Ander you're right about it floating - somewhere I've seen pictures of the guy sitting in it in the middle of the Grand Canal in Venice or somesuch. As to performance... gotta be a few hundred brake horse-chestnut power at least... |
Andre Vieira (Goggles_pisano)
Junior Member Username: Goggles_pisano
Post Number: 63 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 8:45 am: | |
I've seen that before, and I'm pretty sure those sculptures can float on water pretty well. As to the weight/hp ratio, I guess it depends on the tree, knock wood... >rimshot<
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Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 3393 Registered: 5-2001
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 8:37 am: | |
how is the weight/HP ratio? |
Steve Smith (Steve308)
Junior Member Username: Steve308
Post Number: 52 Registered: 2-2002
| Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 7:27 am: | |
Built by a guy called Livio De Marchi (Italian, naturally) Lots more pictures at - http://www.woodworkersauction.com/amazprojferrari.htm
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