600 horse power, mid engined, rear wheel drive, are the sort of specifications one would expect from modern super cars. But not ones which are created entirely from wood. This is the Splinter SuperCar, the powerful and stylish motor made entirely from wood (or at least wherever possible).  

Apart from a number of components, like the 4.6L twin supercharged V8, it is completely built from scratch. A number of different woods were used and even tools & machines necessary to build it had to made by the team. The exterior features a weave in the body panels which is reminiscint of a sort of brown carbon fibre and even the wheels have wooden details. Joe Harmon, the project leader and head designer actually took a weaving course so that he could create the seats that are in it all by hand - amazing! 

Have a look at the below video from the car's appearance at a show in the States:

For more info on this amazing car have a look at http://www.joeharmondesign.com/ for full details including videos of the build in progress or even better Joe Harmon's YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/joecharmon for build videos including some that detail the level of technology that was necessary to build something like this from wood.

MicksGarage appears in a feature in the Aer Arran In-Flight magazine.

For more information about Aer Arran visit http://www.aerarann.com/.

(Originally posted on www.micksgarage.ie - 30/01/2009) 

12-August-2005 Nine o'Clock News - Managing Director, Ciaran Crean, is interviewed about life in Ireland as an Entrepreneur. Ciaran who is based in the Project Development Centre (www.pdc.ie) from where he manages MicksGarage.com, an online Car Parts website, where the Irish Motoring public can order parts quickly, efficiently and above all, cost effectively. Ciaran is based in the Project Development Centre for over a year now and regards the services the PDC provide as second to none and would highly recommend it to any aspiring entrepreneur in Ireland today.

(Originally posted on www.micksgarage.com - 12/08/2005) 

‘Micksgarage.ie’, - Ireland’s only online auto part and auto-accessory website has today passed the 30,000 threshold of car parts and auto accessory products available online. The website officially launched in August 2004 and has built up a comprehensive range of products including lamps, door mirrors, body panels, spark plugs, wiper blades, brake discs, car-care products, shock absorbers, roof racks, tow bars, replacement mirror glass, security products, audio equipment and other product ranges.

(Originally posted on www.micksgarage.com - 25/01/2005) 

‘Micksgarage.ie’ - Ireland’s only online autopart and auto-accessory website has launched. The website www.micksgarage.com stocks over 12,000 products, offering savings of up to 70% on traditional outlets and products are shipped to customers within two days.

(Originally posted on www.micksgarage.com - 05/08/2004)