Strange But True Automotive News – Guy Builds 700 HP WOODEN Car

It's taken him years, but a guy named Joe Harmon has built a 700 horsepower car made (almost entirely) of wood. Even the leaf springs, according to automotive99.com. Joe was a graduate student in design from North Carolina State University when he started the project and says the car is his business card. Joe says, "having a whole car to show someone at a job interview beats just about anything else you could bring.” Here's his website.

Guess what he calls it - the "Splinter".

Here's the story. (with photos)

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