Replica of Wooden Cars Made in Indonesia

A group of craftsmen in Pecan village, Mojosongo District, Boyolali, Central Java province, Indonesia, managed to make replica sports cars such as Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz with the original size of the waste timber.

Eko Lukistyanto is making a wide variety of miniature, mock-ups of cars, motorcycles and tricycles from teak wood waste. To create a replica of the sports car takes three weeks to a month, depending on the level of complexity. The replica has the same detail as the original including tire size, interior and steering.

In addition to the replica of the original size, they also make miniature and tricycles. This effort was initially pioneered by Widodo, in 1994. Eko’s father who is the eldest son went on to become the successor to the business of this craft.

This craft business start ogled after Eko follow a craft exhibition in Jakarta. His work got managed to attract a number of foreign buyers. Not long ago, Eko began flooded with orders. Now they have customers across the US, UK, Germany, and other European countries. However, Eko claimed never to promote the craft specifically or via the internet.

"Promotion of mouth only to buyers who work together," said Eko.