Making a car out of hemp is not a new idea. First saw an article on a hemp car in Popular Science and went looking for more info on the intratubes. Was surprised to find out about the Ford hemp car. Ford made one back in 1941.
The hemp fiber makes it lighter and is cheaper than either fiberglas or carbon fiber.
When you no longer can use the car, instead of sending it to the junkyard, you can smoke it!! Win, Win.
Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saw Something Interesting Today
Today, while out walking to get some exercise, I noticed something. On a newer Ford full-size passenger van the wheels had seven lugnuts. At first I thought I was seeing wrong and counted several times and then further into my walk saw another van with the same kind of wheels. Now in the past I have seen vehicles with 3 lug wheels and 4, 5, 6, and 8 lug wheels. This was the first that I noticed a vehicle with 7 lug wheels. I remember laughing in Driver Ed class at the illustration of a wheel with 7 lugnuts in our Driver Ed book. Turns out whoever drew that picture was way ahead of the times.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)