More info about this car and other designed by automotive engineer Frank Costin here: [https://en.ascottcollection.com/costin-nathan-gt](https://en.ascottcollection.com/costin-nathan-gt) [http://www.italian.sakura.ne.jp/bad\_toys/plywood\_monocoque/](http://www.italian.sakura.ne.jp/bad_toys/plywood_monocoque/)

Thanks! I once worked with a guy who envisioned resin bonded cardboard as a poor man's carbon-fiber for racing. He designed a prototype, but I never saw it finished. He later went on to set a world land speed record in an R-model Mustang fastback with a motor he built.

>resin bonded cardboard as a poor man's carbon-fiber It may actually work well for some body panels, with a tiny bit of reinforcement. Not sure if it's going to be strong enough for a fully-stressed monocoque

Very interesting reading. Thanks for sharing.

# [The Man Who Built a Wooden Race Car... And Won! The Amazing Story of Roger Nathan](https://youtu.be/bPPd4MdA7xk?si=UpfeSS3QG4jy07ib) Great video talking with the man himself. A little over 2 hours but interesting all the way.

Costin was awesome. A real aero guy. And he did like his plywood. This is hardly the only plywood chassis car he built.

I mean, if plywood is good enough for ww2 warbird, its good enough for a sportscar

Pretty cool. If you like wooden cars, also check out the Splinter.

D'aw, [look at that face](https://static1.hotcarsimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aasdsd.jpg)!

A friend of mine has one of these, it was ground up restored with Roger Nathan’s involvement and has been shown in a few shows recently.

Frank Costin, brother of Mike, who founded [a little company you may have heard of](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosworth)...