True love: Peter Szabo, from the village of Corunca, near Targu Mures, worked three years to build the wooden car, which he named Julia, after his wife
Photo: Robert Nimeti/Barcroft Cars
True love: Peter Szabo, from the village of Corunca, near Targu Mures, worked three years to build the wooden car, which he named Julia, after his wife




  It took 3 years, $24,000 (£13,915) plus a lot of sweat equity to build the one of a kind, gleaming 'Julia'.
    'Julia' the wood car can speed down the road at 55 miles per hour
    Car has Mercedes-Benz  and a Ford Taunus V6 2.3-liter engine


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A Romanian man spent three years - and nearly £14,000 - building a fully-functioning wooden car, capable of cruising down the road at 55mph.
Peter Szabo, from Corunca, Romania, put in some 4,500 hours to build 'Julia The Woodroadster', as well as spending $24,000(£13,915) on her hard ash wood shell.
Julia - named after Szabo's wife - combines the retro lines and old school growl of a classic automobile with modern innovations such as tablet-controlled headlights and music.
Cold hard ash: Mr Szabo spent $20,000 (£13,915) on hard ash wood for Julia's shell and interior
Cold hard ash: Mr Szabo spent $20,000 (£13,915) on hard ash wood for Julia's shell and interior