Locust (car)
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Locust is a kit car inspired by the Lotus Seven. It was a budget orientated kit car built using a ladder chassis and a marine ply body. It was created by a famous kitcar 'name' John Cowperthwaite. Sho
Completed Locust
The Locust chassis
Making the body
Chassis and body. Missing bonnet(hood) and nosecone
Plywood
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Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that have been stacked and glued together. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured boards, wh
Locust (car)
…by J.C. Auto Patterns. The Locust used a ladder frame and a body constructed from three 8 ft by 4 ft sheets of 3/4" thick exterior grade or marine plywood alternatively MDF sheets. Once complete, the body tub is skinned with aluminium sheet. Later vehicles were sold by T&J Sportscars who also introduced…
Softwood plywood made from spruce
Average-quality plywood with 'show veneer'
Extremely high-quality 29-ply Birch plywood
De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito was made of curved and glued veneers