If only it could be so easy...

[groar]

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=FX8IUvs-9z4

I would make a much more aerodynamic car...

Denis.

[bennelson]

Are you kidding?! Almost all of my projects involve cardboard and usually some wood.

You know what CAD means, right? Cardboard-Aided-Design!

Here's a great CHAIR made from cardboard. Maybe we CAN make cars this way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luwc_ejaLjw

[blueflame]

Polystyrene and epoxy aero shell with alloy subframe!

[order99]

Heh. I love than video.

But why NOT form panels that way? Bamboo-pulp and recycled paper into a sturdy shell, mix flame-retardant chemicals into the glue, light epoxy final coat and paint...

Would it really be much flimsier than carbon-fiber, cheap thin steel or fiberglass mat? I mean, modern cars are designed with crumple zones, so I don't see a huge difference. You'd have to re-engineer the underlying frame a touch but it might be worth it.

[achang1]

all that commercial tells me is that (my sound is off) audis are made from cardboard,

[blueflame]

Hemp and corn resin. Food starches and fibres. Coconut husk copra is good.

Squirrels might try and nibble the car.