Awesome 700bhp Wooden Supercar

Mr Harmon said: "Wood has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than aluminium or steel, and it possess a versatility which makes many types of construction techniques possible. The satisfaction involved in making something from a piece of wood is awesome."

View more images of the 240mph wooden Splinter supercar now

Skoda Fabia cake car

Created/baked to promote the launch of the new Skoda Fabia, this life-size and delicious cake car was constructed by some of the country's finest chocolatiers, bakers and bricklayers.

The ice Ford Focus CC

This fantastic sculpture was created for Ford's stand at the British International Motor Show in 2006 at London's Excel exhibition centre (read our report from the British International Motor Show).

Made from 120 seperate pieces of ice, the freezing-cold motor was commisioned to celebrate the success of the Ford Focus since its launch in 1998 (read our article on Ten Years of the Ford Focus).

Visitors to the stand were also treated to free ice lollies (not made from chunks of the car).

Knitted Ferrari

Also making an appearance at the British International Motor Show in 2006 was this knitted homage to the Italian car makers, courtesy of the superbly talented Lauren Porter.

Lego Ferrari F1 car

Speaking of cars made from things, here's a stop-motion video of the building of a Lego Ferrari F1 car made by Auto Trader blog writer and F1 fanatic Keith Collantine.

Have you seen any other cars made from strange materials? Email us at editorial@autotrader.co.uk.