Doug Ingram wrote:
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> Closer to a water Sprite than you might think, the Amphicar was originally
> the A35 powered Eurocar. Made in Germany, production stopped in 1963. There
> were several around Victoria in the 60s when I was a kid, still see one
> every now and then. Not much of a car, and a lousy boat.
What Doug said but I was under the impression it was Triumph powered.
I could be wrong. I did drive one once, down the street and down the
boat ramp.
It steered with the front wheels acting as rudders.
Not much of a boat and when driven in the water, they tended to rust.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
The bug in the rice bowl
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