Dad builds Apple Car for son from wood after the real thing was canceled
- This content creator, woodworker, and dad built an Apple Car for his young son
- This comes after the tech giant’s $10 billion project was canceled
- Fans argue it’s better than the real thing would have been
Published on Aug 08, 2024 at 6:47 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Aug 09, 2024 at 4:53 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Some dads might struggle with an Ikea flatpack, but this Vietnamese woodworker and content creator built his son an entire wooden Apple Car after the tech giant’s $10 billion project flopped.
Completely carved from timber in the perfect dimensions for his young son, it features light-up Apple logos and consoles.
In case you’re wondering – yes, it drives.
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Wooden Apple Car
With no actual car to work from since the $10 billion Apple Car project was abandoned, ND – Woodworking Art, aka Truong Van Dao, took design inspiration from Midjourney’s AI images.
He then builds and solders a metal chassis before attaching the electrified wheels and sorting the suspension.
As the car and its mechanics begin to take shape, he paints the frame black before getting to work on the wooden body.
Initially fitting together like a rudimentary jigsaw, the talented woodworker is then able to carve, sand, and refine everything down to the wheel trim, dash, and working steering wheel.
Even the center console and two seats are hewn from timber.
Next come the light-up badges on the hood, wheels, and bumper before varnishing and adding light-up Apple-inspired screens to the cabin.
His son and daughter seem like they’re having the time of their lives as Dad drives them down the road in their new wooden Apple Car.
Fans are keen, too.
One even argued that this version might be better than the real thing.
Well, it never actually got made, so it’s definitely better than the real thing in that sense.
One even said that the artist should ‘put [his] own brand’ on the car instead, writing: “Much better than Apple.”
Other wooden cars
This isn’t the dedicated dad’s first time in the workshop, however.
In fact, Truong has built an entire fleet of wooden cars.
As well as a wooden Cybertruck that grabbed the attention of Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, he’s crafted a Ferrari GTO 250 and a Ford F-150 Raptor, Rolls-Royce 6×6, STRV TANK – the latter three of which were made within the same year-long period.
He doesn’t restrict himself to cars, either.
The Vietnamese dad previously built an incredible wooden train for the kids in his village.
London-based Amelia cut her journalistic teeth covering all things lifestyle, wellness, and luxury in the UK capital. Fast-forward a decade and the senior content writer and editor has put pen to paper for glossy magazines, busy newsrooms, and coveted brands. When her OOO is on from writing about cars and heading up on-site SEO you can find her spending quality time with her young family, in the gym, or exploring the city she loves.
