Woody?

close the flap on the tent.

That's just shtoopid.

I love wood and I love Spyders, but this...?

No... Just no.

Must be a Morgan want-to-be.

I agree with you all- just because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should.  And yeah, I think @Panhandle Bob said it best!

Like Lane, I like Spyders and wood but not together.  I do appreciate pushing boundaries.  Now there's an example for anyone thinking about the combo. 

Is this thing real wood or fake wood?

I am glad the topic title referred to a car and not some other kind of woody.

It is just painted in fake wood grain (or maybe vinyl-wrapped?)  It probably takes real talent and a lot of time.

@WOLFGANG, that is what I assumed.

@Michael McKelvey posted:

I am glad the topic title referred to a car and not some other kind of woody.

There's only one kind of woody that thing could be associated with, and it ain't the good kind.

Needs a little sanding?

@Michael McKelvey posted:

I am glad the topic title referred to a car and not some other kind of woody.

There's a cure for that. Looking at this abomination worked for me.

Interestingly, the Spyder Factory, when it was still around for a brief period, used a wooden buck to shape the aluminum body panels.  That buck (there were several used to make the entire body) were as pretty as the finished product.

Personally, I think the completed car above has had a wrap applied.

Here's Rainer's body bucks at the Spyder Factory:

I wonder if that car came with some Lemon Pledge (furniture polish).

Came here to post what Gordon posted.

Unfortunately, Ed, as far as I can find out, the Spyder factory in New Hampshire is no longer around, and that’s a shame, but that might be indicative of the current costs of faithfully reproducing something that rare. I don’t think it turned out to be very profitable…

Yeah I think the web site went down a couple years ago. Rainer Becker has by all accounts been a brilliant resource both for owners of original 550s and enthusiasts with, ahem, other conveyances.