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Watercar Python: Quick moves on water and land

October 26, 2009

Back in the middle Sixties, the Germans brought us the Amphicar. It was a quaint looking little car boat combo powered by a Triumph Herald engine putting out a whopping 38 horsepower. This made for top speeds of 7 knots on water and 70 mph on land. It sat 4 people and more or less [...]

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Fiat Floater crosses the English Channel

July 23, 2006

For years now, Gearheads have hooked up with Propellorheads to make cars float. Not many have been very successful. The Amphicar was arguably the most usable one, as it actually made it to production and many are still plying the waters of cottage country around the world. Now, an unsuspecting Fiat Panda has been converted [...]

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