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Loads of old and fab cars at the Welland Steam Fair today (oh yeah livin' the rock'n'roll dream here 😉 ) but never seen anything like this before.
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Was it once a boat?
Amphicar?
Aye, it's an amphicar...stupid looking thing 😆
Pretty sure that's nothing that ever came off a production line.
But is there a hint of a Corsair about it...?
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Ta.
I should have taken some pics of the other cars there. Some lovely 50s and 60s classics. And a superb 1970s Capri with JPS sun shield. Apparently it wasn't running very well. There's a surprise.
Yep (Triumph Herald based) Amphiicar.
Amphicar! Wow, that's a rarity. I remember a TV series years ago, that had an Amphicar going across a harbour, then driving up a ramp. For the life of me I can't remember the title, but I'm sure it was a sort of private detective programme.
Pretty sure that's nothing that ever came off a production line.
About 4500, actually...
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9283/Amphicar-700-Amphibious.aspx
That is one of the best things I've ever seen. How have we progressed 50 years without mass producing a car like this?? I want a car that swims.
VW Type 166 "schwimmwagen" pre dates these and is the most mass produced amphibious car to date.
I lived in Dartmouth years ago and an Amphicar used to cross the river there sometimes, never looked particularly safe.