New London taxis glued together.

[tim...]

choose one of: Bentley, Aston Martin, Morgan

[Andrew]

Previous programs showing Morgan and Aston Martin building their cars using an aluminium core used the same techniques.

[Andrew]

It needs something to attach to jim. Have you considered getting someone to 3D print a new plastic tank ?.

[Andrew]

The Bentley body came from Germany, and we didn't see it being made, whereas the W12 engine was assembled in Crewe, while Aston Martin made their chassis/body from scratch (also Morgan) but bought the engine and gearbox from AMG /merc

[Andrew]

The aluminium chassis was made first using the gluing/heating method. The wood was added afterwards to provide the support for the flimsy aluminium body panels.

Older Morgans were built around a mild steel ladder chassis.

[Andrew]

I'd like to have a new car in that colour 'scheme'. It would drive people nuts curious as to what it was.

[soup]

Seen that system used to ensure glass fibres are fully impregnated with resin. So that your million pound supercar doesn't delaminate.

The maximum 'clamping' force that can produce is one atmosphere (14.69 PSI)

Autoclaves can run at 30PSI over that. So roughly three atmospheres

[Andy Burns]

A pair of bacteria have been discovered that can 'eat' epoxy, give them a few years ...