1961 Amphicar
Another German gem, the Amphicar is the only amphibious passenger car ever made available to the public. President Lyndon Johnson kept one at his Texas ranch. He’d play tricks on unsuspecting guests by veering toward a lake and yelling “The brakes don’t work! We’re going in!” He’d laugh when the car then floated onto the water. The Amphicar reached 70 miles per hour on land and seven miles per hour on water. Unfortunately, the Amphicar battled the one major problem that can sink a floating automobile—leakage.
Cool car! It just needs some waterproofing…
I WANT IT
minus the leakage problams this car I so COOL to have.I want one!
It has to be air-cooled so water won’t get in the engine.Cars w/o grilles are air-cooled and cars with grilles are water-cooled.
stupid 🙂
thats cool… exept it doesnt work
Cool car!!! looks like Indiana Jones’s car(or boat).. If they made a Ferrari version it would be better.
If it didn’t leak it would be awesome!
i want that car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No you don’t it leaked badly
This used to be James Bond’s dream vehicle; his body was found at the bottom of a lake later.
i can not believe they did not think about leakage
i’m pretty sure they did, but what they actually did wasn’t the best thing to do. like using crappy sealent to save money. i don’t know
That would be cool if it didn’t leak:)
that’s a pretty sweat ride
Nice idea, but a design more toward the boat than the car might have made it successful
I agree.
I second that.
In Budapest, Hungary i saw a bus that did tours on land and water.
i seen 1 befor its the size of 2 or 3 or 4 cars long and 2 cars wide it was aboat car it can hold 20 or 22 kids in it it was the shape of a boat with wheels on it.
In Boston they have those there called duck tours
Yeah, they use DUKWs, or Ducks, from WWII as buses for water.
wish they still made them
“This is the only car that drives on water! Perfect for drives, gatherings, vacablub blurr glub-lub blop…”
Very cool but unsafe,very unsafe
if only it wouldn’t leak this thing would be way too sick!!
I agree.
if only it wouldn’t leak this thing would sick!!
A bit cool but cars bolong on land dued.
With better funding, provided that the blueprints are still in existence, the leakage problem could easily be fixed
What I want is an Amphicycle.
cool
Lyndon B. Johnson is apparently hilarious.
Hey dude, cars go on land, not in the waterways of Venice, duh…
Cars Don’t.
Amphicar does.
Aww, that would be so awesome if it actually worked.
Let me get things staight-is this a car or a boat?
Both.
Oh, ha-ha…I mean…ACCCK! I see your logic. .)l
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bouth
Is that water supposed to be in there?
yes
they lady is in love with him!!
awwwwwwwwwwww
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww young love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
seen one
where
At the bottom of a lake.
i wonder if that guy drowns
i agree with Sinker.
to bad, that would be awesome
awesome!
Cool but deadly.