1967 Amphicar crossing the auction block at Dana Mecum's 26th Original Spring Classic 2013 as S116.
The shiny red vintage car that sits proudly on the back of a houseboat in Paris, is a sight well known to Parisians that take time out from the bustling boulevards to walk along the banks of the river Seine. It's a bit of an urban oddity that no one really knows the story behind. Everytime I see it,
Developed over a period of 15 years at a cost of $25 million, the Amphicar was debuted at the 1961 New York Auto Show, as the first fully amphibious vehicle sold to the public. Resembling a combination of 1957 Thunderbird and Glasspar ski boat, it was motivated by a rear-mounted four-cylinder engine, borrowed from the Triumph Herald and driving the rear wheels. On land, it drove like any other small European automobile of its day.
1969 Amphicar 770 Convertible1969 Amphicar 770 Convertible, red with tuxedo interior, very collectable, minor imperfections in the paint but still very presentable, very cool car to add to any classic car collection.If you have any additional questions Please call 310-975-0272 or email with any questions! We also welcome all international buyers. We can help with shipping quotes and arrangements.
The GAZ 46 was a Soviet amphibious vehicle that was designed and produced in the late 1940s and early 1950s – English
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Someone is the proud new owner of a Cold War-era missile launcher. A Saturday auction in San Francisco offered up 122 military tanks, trucks, armored cars and self-propelled guns. Nearly all were s…
Album photo d’un DUKW - WalkAround vol2 - Le DUKW est un camion amphibie en activité lors de la seconde guerre mondiale - English
The Volkswagen Type 166 Schwimmwagen was one of the most remarkable vehicles developed during WW2. It was an amphibious 4x4 designed by the same man who
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Amphicar 770 1965 Conceived by a pioneer of the field, Hans Trippel, the Amphicar 770 remains the only commercially successful fully amphibious vehicle sold to the public. Aimed squarely at the burgeoning post-war American leisure market, the German-built car made its debut not in Berlin or Munich but at the 1961 New York Auto Show, following a development period that reportedly involved $25 million and 15 years of engineering work. Resembling a combination of 1957 Thunderbird and Glasspar ski boat, the Amphicar was motivated by a rear-mounted four-cylinder engine, borrowed from the Triumph Herald and powering the rear wheels. On land, it drove much like any other small European automobile of the day. Once a boat ramp was reached, the doors’ special watertight seals were locked into place, and the car was driven into the water; a lever then redirected the engine’s power to dual rear propellers, and off the Amphicar went. The “captain” would steer his craft using the front wheels, which served as primitive rudders. Putting the car into reverse in the water would spin the propellers in reverse, serving as a brake much as on conventional boats. For returning to shore, both the rear-engine drive and the propeller drive could be operated at the same time. Amphicar 770 1965 About 3,878 Amphicars were built through 1968, with the majority exported to the USA and sold at $3,395, about the same price as the contemporary Austin-Healey. The Austin-Healey, as much fun as it was, could not swim! Surviving Amphicars are restored and enjoyed by enthusiastic owners’ clubs worldwide. The fine example presented here was the recipient of a nut-and-bolt rotisserie restoration by noted Amphicar specialist Roger Sallee in the festive and sought-after color combination of Fjord Green over Apricot. Only the slightest soiling and light wear from use appears throughout; the exterior remains beautifully finished but not over the top, with nice chrome trim and hubcaps with good original Amphicar badges on the fenders and hood. The interior is only lightly worn and remains very attractive. Importantly for an Amphicar, the hull beneath shows little wear and no sign of corrosion. A testament to the quality of maintenance enjoyed in the current owner’s care, a fully rebuilt correct Amphicar transmission was also sourced and recently installed at a cost of $13,500.
The designer has high hopes for the all-wheel-drive amphi-car, which will be debuting at this month’s ARMY-2020 defense exhibition.
1965 Amphicar 770 crossing the auction block at Des Moines 2012 as S203.
高速道路を走っていると・・・前方に大きなペラが・・？そしてその全体の姿を見上げて・・・びっくり？！それは自衛隊所有の軍用水陸両用車でした！じっくり観察しようと後を尾行していたら・・・ラッキーなことに近くのパーキングに入ったので護衛の自衛官に・・・気を使いながらカメラで・・・撮影しました！陸上での駆動はエンジンで海上はモーター（電動）みたいです。護衛みたいな自衛官がいた為・・・・あまり接近できませんでした。最後にその自衛官に質問してみました・・・・エンジンは何ＣＣ？あるんですか？・・・答え・・・・・わかりません・・・と言っていました。・・・・・・・・・・・・？これは軍事機密・・・？かな？それはそうと・・・・・・・・・ボートショー展示艇の全容が・・・・・そろそろ発表しないと！まだ完成していませんが・・・・・・...軍用水陸両用車？ジェット？・・・ボートショー艇
The DUKW 6x6 Amphibious Utility Vehicle is typically just referred to as the "Duck" after its official name "DUKW" – a US Military code for its design:
It doesn’t look like much but China’s new amphibious armored car has ambitions of becoming the world’s fastest and part of the equipment inventory of the People’s Liberation…
Barrett-Jackson will welcome classic car fans of all shapes and sizes to their biggest and most well-attended collector car auction of the year — Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2018. This is not your standard car auction — expect upwards of tens of millions of dollars worth of collector cars to be auctioned off.
Here are some more images of Dragon Model's 1/6 scale Type 166 Schwimmwagen. The first thing I noticed when I first opened the box was that it was quite literally packed to the top with parts. The next was the beautiful detail of these parts. However in keeping with Dragon's fine tradition with supplying their beautiful model kits with the worst possible instructions ever created by man or beast this kit did not disappoint. If Dragon models ever sees this I would like to ask them. How is it that you put all this effort in producing some of the finest kits in the world yet are a complete dismal failure when it comes to instructions? All these instructions show are pictures of the completed model with arrows pointing to parts with a number indicator, and some of those numbers are wrong. As for assembly procedure and in what order sorry but you're on your own. Thankfully though they at least had the courtesy to supply a tree parts diagram. One notices that when the model is finished you're left with a lot of unused parts. I suspect these parts must be for a 1/6 scale Kubelwagen. That being said once you've struggled through its building you are left with one hell of a model. A real head turner. The mother of all Schwimmwagen kits. From Wikipedia" The VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen (literally Floating / Swimming Car) were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders, used extensively by the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. The Type 166 is the most numerous mass-produced amphibious car in history. Volkswagen Schwimmwagens used the engine and mechanicals of the VW Type 86 four-wheel drive prototype of the Kübelwagen and the Type 87 four-wheel drive 'Kübel/Beetle' Command Car, which in turn were based on the platform of the civilian Volkswagen Beetle. Erwin Komenda, Ferdinand Porsche's first car body designer, was forced to develop an all-new unitized bodytub structure since the flat floorpan chassis of the existing VW vehicles was unsuited to smooth movement through water. Komenda patented his ideas for the swimming car at the German Patent office. The earliest Type 128 prototype was based on the full-length Kübelwagen chassis with a 240 cm (7.9 ft) wheelbase. Pre-production units of the 128, fitted with custom welded bodytubs, demonstrated that this construction was too weak for tough off-roading, had insufficient torsional rigidity, and easily suffered hull-ruptures at the front cross-member, as well as in the wheel-wells. This was unacceptable for an amphibious vehicle. The large-scale production models (Type 166) were therefore made smaller, and had a wheel-base of only 200 cm (6.6 ft). VW Schwimmwagens were produced by the Volkswagen factory at Fallersleben / Wolfsburg and Porsche's facilities in Stuttgart; with the bodies (or rather hulls) produced by Ambi Budd in Berlin. 15,584 Type 166 Schwimmwagen cars were produced from 1941 through 1944; 14,276 at Fallersleben and 1,308 by Porsche. Given these numbers, the VW 166 is the most mass-produced amphibious car in history. Only 163 are known by the Schwimmwagen Registry to remain today, and only 13 have survived without restoration work. All Schwimmwagen were four wheel drive only on first gear (and reverse gears with some models) and had ZF self-locking differentials on both front and rear axles. Just like the Kübelwagen, the Schwimmwagen had portal gear rear hubs that gave better ground clearance, while at the same time reducing drive-line torque stresses with their gear reduction at the wheels. When crossing water a screw propeller could be lowered down from the rear deck engine cover. When in place a simple coupling provided drive straight from an extension of the engine's crankshaft. This meant that screw propulsion was only available going forward. For reversing in the water there was the choice of using the standard equipment paddle or running the land drive in reverse, allowing the wheel-rotation to slowly take the vehicle back. The front wheels doubled up as rudders, so steering was done with the steering wheel both on land and on water.
The Dobbertin HydroCar is an amphibious vehicle that took 10 years to develop with over $1 million USD invested in research, development, and
The Dobbertin HydroCar is an amphibious vehicle that took 10 years to develop with over $1 million USD invested in research, development, and
The Dobbertin HydroCar is an amphibious vehicle that took 10 years to develop with over $1 million USD invested in research, development, and
