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The Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious automobile which was launched at the 1961 New York Auto Show. [2] It was made in West Germany and marketed from 1961 to 1968, with production ceasing in 1965. Designed by Hans Trippel , the amphibious vehicle was manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde , with a total of 3,878 ...
An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian) is a vehicle that works both on land and on or under water. Amphibious vehicles include amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars, buses, trucks, railway vehicles, combat vehicles, and hovercraft. Classic landing craft are not amphibious vehicles as they do not work on land, although they are part of amphibious ...
The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen (lit. ' swimming car ') is a light four-wheel drive amphibious car, used extensively by German ground forces during the Second World War.With over 15,000 units built, the Schwimmwagen is the most-produced amphibious car in history.
With almost 4,000 pieces built, the Amphicar is still the most successfully produced civilian amphibious car to date. The Gibbs Aquada stands out due to its capability of high speed planing on water. Gibbs built fifty Aquadas in the early 2000s after it was developed by a team assembled by founder Alan Gibbs before the company's engine supplier ...
The WaterCar Panther design is solely based on a Jeep compact SUV. [4] The vehicle is constructed from lightweight steel for the chassis and fiberglass for the body. [5] The WaterCar Panther has a top speed of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) on land and 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) on the water. [6]
The Ford GPA "Seep" (Government 'P' Amphibious, where 'P' stood for its 80-inch wheelbase), with supply catalog number G504, was an amphibious version of the World War II Ford GPW jeep. Over 12 thousand were made and they served with Allied forces in the many theatres of WW2, including the Pacific, Eastern front, and from D-day to the end.
The Gibbs Aquada was a limited production concept car produced in 2003 and 2004. [4] [5] The Gibbs Aquada is powered by a 2.5 L Rover V6 engine. [6] In 2004 Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin Group, used a Gibbs Aquada to set a new record for crossing the English Channel in an amphibious vehicle. Branson cut 4 hours 20 minutes off the ...
WaterCar is an American company that specializes in the manufacture and development of luxury amphibious vehicles. Based in Southern California, the company was founded by Dave March in 1999 when he was inspired by the Amphicar of the 1960s. [1] March claims he originally had no plans to market an amphibious vehicle – just merely to build one ...