Building a Horseless Carriage in Three Minutes 

Obrigado pelas amáveis ​​palavras! Jim criou algumas coisas incríveis e mais estão por vir.

¡Gracias Marin! Mi amigo Jim hace cosas increíbles. He visto tus videos de Mérida. Estuve allí hace 15 años con mi esposa. Tiene algunas de las mejores ruinas romanas fuera de Roma.

But beautiful!

Jim's vehicles are constructed with as much authenticity as possible, in that he tries to use materials and design aesthetics that are true to the era. His creations are not necessarily exact duplicates of a particular vehicle, but perhaps inspired by specific vehicles of an era, and he either finds actual period components or makes them from scratch. We are working on the video of his latest build, which is based on the Benz Patent Wagon No. 3 from 1888. Stay tuned!

@@woodepgh Thanks, it's a incredible project and work, I'm drawing a brass era cars for build it in 1:20 scale in wood and brass, at the moment i have designed a Ford Model N, I'm from Italy and don't speak a correct english, but i love american brass era cars, sometimes easier to build than contemporary european early '900 cars.

@@giuliopedrali4794 Il tuo inglese è fantastico, molto meglio del mio italiano, che viene da Google Translate! Good luck with your projects!

@@woodepgh Thanks, i will know all the brass era models of American cars : yes it's impossible

Thank you!

An interesting and confusing comment, but here is a reply from Jim: "I have to respectfully decline the invitation to drive it those lengths…my solid rubber tires would probably grind down to the metal rims half way there while riding the shoulder at fifteen mph or so."

Thanks!

That would definitely be a memorable experience!

I am not an expert on this, but Jim's vehicles are constructed with as much authenticity as possible, in that he tries to use materials and design aesthetics that are true to the era. His creations are not necessarily exact duplicates of a particular vehicle, but perhaps inspired by specific vehicles of an era, and he either finds actual period components or makes them from scratch. Making such a vehicle "road legal" would detract from the whole purpose of building the vehicles in the first place. In fact, it would be totally impractical to actually drive these vehicles in modern traffic, except possibly in a parade or to a parking spot in a car show. I know that each state has regulations governing licensing of antique cars, but in my brief research, I couldn't find anything that referred to vehicles such as Jim's - which are not actual antiques, but are crafted with a combination of antique and custom made parts.