Carlos Alberto's wooden Vespa scooter

Posted by Joel Johnson, January 19, 2009 7:38 AM | permalink

You know what you could do if you were totally awesome? Build a wooden Vespa. Carlos Alberto did it. You know why?

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#1 posted by heydemann3 , January 19, 2009 8:46 AM

To go with the wooden motorcycle, of course.

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#2 posted by fistula spume

, January 19, 2009 8:57 AM

That is the coolest. The wooden motorcycle is also neato. Now he just needs a wooden car.

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#3 posted by Waterlilygirl , January 19, 2009 10:14 AM

*drool*

I WANT!

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#4 posted by the_boy

, January 19, 2009 10:25 AM

I would give my left nut for this vehicle. Or a kidney. Seriously, are we at an organ-barter economy yet, because DO WANT

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#5 posted by Anonymous , January 19, 2009 12:26 PM

Mirror: http://www.carpintariacarlosalberto.com.nyud.net/vespa_daniela.htm

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#6 posted by Anonymous , January 19, 2009 1:00 PM

You heard about the guy who built the wooden car?

It had wooden wheels, wooden body panels, wooden seats, wooden gearbox, wooden engine...

Only problem was, it wooden work.

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#7 posted by HeatherB , January 19, 2009 5:45 PM

Better stock up on Pledge.

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#8 posted by hokano , January 19, 2009 6:27 PM

Hold on just a moment here. Those tires are rubber! We've been duped!

Duped, I say!

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#9 posted by Anonymous , January 20, 2009 12:59 PM

I wonder what a sneaky pete (hidden bottle of direct injection nitrous)would do to this things acceleration.

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