With about 3,878 produced in Germany from 1961 to 1968, the Amphicar is the only amphibious automobile ever to be mass-produced for everyday use. Offered in four colors (Beach White, Regatta Red, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your hunt for the perfect summer ride might be over. A 1964 Amphicar Model 770 convertible was just listed for sale on Bring a ...
Joseph has always been interested in cars and automotive history. He can be found driving around town in a rusty police cruiser that he purchased from a city auction. His dream is to one day compete ...
The pull of the past is stronger than ever, and the feeling that humanity is heading for the worst could have something to do with it. If you’re feeling it, too, here’s one way in which you could give ...
And back on planet Earth, you may have heard big, older model American cars referred to as `land yachts,' but what would you call a car that really is a boat? Well, as it turns out, you'd call it an ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the Amphicar 770. When it launched in Germany in 1961, it was the first mass-produced car that could traverse land and sea. But after just ...
We are not sure how many of you out there reading this know that, sometime in the history of the automobile, a strange hybrid vehicle crawled its way into the public eye, bringing with it a concept so ...
The Amphicar was a good idea that maybe never had a chance. Built for a few years in the 1960s, they were amphibious German droptops that could do 70 mph on land and seven knots in the water. Only a ...
Smoke pours out of the open engine cover as flames lick the still-sparking starter motor. “That’s OK,” says owner Fred Pierce, “we’ve got lots of fire extinguishers.” It might seem strange for an ...
A little water never hurt anybody. Still, it’s a bit shocking when it cascades over the windshield of a convertible onto your lap. But that’s all in a drive in the lake for Deer Park residents Kenny ...
Your hunt for the perfect summer ride might be over. A 1964 Amphicar Model 770 convertible was just listed for sale on Bring a Trailer. It’s not just a timeless design that makes this open-top German ...
Reporter Trish Anderton recently visited Ohio for a rally of owners of Amphicars — a vehicle that's a combination car and boat, produced in Germany from 1961 to 1968. Owners around America cherish the ...