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We’ve seen various other engine table designs strewn across the internet. Most are pretty much just a full-sized engine with a piece of glass glued to the top of it. Some call that awesome, we call it lazy. This design, though, is the classiest-styled permutation of an engine table that we’ve come across, inspired more from the days of hotrodding than the super sleekness of a modern V12 monster.

The hand-carved mahogany wood base and leather accents give this particular engine table a touch of the old Victorian flavor. In fact, if it weren’t for the subtly added vintage carburetor, brass knuckles and tattoo carvings, it’d be easy to imagine this table in your grandmother’s living room. This is assuming your grandmother is an illegal street racer. Be prepared to lay down around $2900 for this bad boy. Not too shabby when you discover its original price! Close-up after the jump. (more…)

The Tryane II is a completely handmade wooden car by creator Friend Wood (real name!), which is said to be built similar to the way boat builders build boats. The wooden car frame was made by laying several dozen strips of mahogany, sealed with epoxy resin, all triple layered over a male mound.

When the car is running, it is said to be able to drive 70 to 90 miles per gallon. A friend of the creator even describes an incident where he was driving in the car with Friend Wood when Wood slid the gear into neutral. What happened amazed him. The car became silent and still maintained a steady speed, which is a result of its aerodynamic design. The car was built in about 600 hours with the aid of 20,000 staples. All the man power turned out to be worth it. — Andrew Dobrow

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