Amphibious shite

[quicksilver]

Inspired by recent photos in the grin thread I thought it would be interesting to see some of those vehicles capable of operating on land and water as they almost always look shite. I'll start with the wartime Landwasserschlepper - while everyone else was trying to make floating trucks, the Germans basically stuck caterpillar tracks on a boat. The name literally means 'land water tractor'. That's imaginative.

 

[Cavcraft]

Amphicar, much want...

 

[quicksilver]

http://www.amphicars.com/schwimmauto/englisch/carlist.html

 

SO MUCH WIN right there. Wait til you see the amphibious CX motorhome

[Micrashed]

Back in the day, I yearned for one of these 

[Formula Autos]

I've tried to find it on You Tube, and failed, but didn't Peter Duncan try and cross the channel in an amphibious Beetle in an episode of Duncan Dares? Probably about the mid '80s, I'd guess.

 

He got a fair few miles out, from what I remember.

 

Before it sank.

[Micrashed]

WIN

[Micrashed]

I've tried to find it on You Tube, and failed, but didn't Peter Duncan try and cross the channel in an amphibious Beetle in an episode of Duncan Dares? Probably about the mid '80s, I'd guess.

 

He got a fair few miles out, from what I remember.

 

Before it sank.

 

Say Sim-Sal-A-Bim

[quicksilver]

These converted DUKWs are awesome

[Vin]

[AnthonyG]

Back in the day, I yearned for one of these 

Wasn't there one of these based on a Fiesta Mk4? Seemed actually a reasonable effort for the mid/late 1990s.

[Junkman]

For style and panache, you can't beat the Cubans.

 

[Pillock]

I went on one of them DUKW or DUCKs or whatever in London. They drive it through the streets, which sounds awesome, and then hoon it into the river. Worth it!

[Lankytim]

[rml2345]

For style and panache, you can't beat the Cubans.

 

Is that an amphibious Impala?!

Someone recently built an amphibious Volvo 200 estate.

[tooSavvy]

Quack!!.... I have read on a forum [somewhere] all the greasing/Pre-sea operation tasks for the DUKW.  A LOTT!!!

 

It was in the army instruction guide, for the driver/captain.

 

Can I FCUCK remember where it was..... Grrrrrrrrrrrr

 

* Ah...of course... in the ffinn Glove Box  

http://www.grieme.org/annexes/dukw_manuel_via_grieme.pdf

 

 

TS

[John F]

The original* and best:

 

[quicksilver]

Swimming tanks FTW? Well no actually, the driver couldn't see where he was going and most either sank or got shot before they could lower their flotation screens

 

[Mr Lobster]

[Mr Lobster]

[dollywobbler]

I went on one of them DUKW or DUCKs or whatever in London. They drive it through the streets, which sounds awesome, and then hoon it into the river. Worth it!

 

Didn't they go bust after one sank and another caught fire?

[John F]

Worthy of an honourable mention:

 

[Pillock]

Didn't they go bust after one sank and another caught fire?

I knew the one that goes around a little pool in the Albert Docks sank, didn't realise the London ones had trouble too.

 

That's a shame. Far better value than the wheel thing

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I went on one of them DUKW or DUCKs or whatever in London. They drive it through the streets, which sounds awesome, and then hoon it into the river. Worth it!

Yes they can be quite exciting days out

Liverpool Docks a couple of years ago

The Thames alongside The Houses of Parliament.

 

Edited to add DW types a lot quicker than me!

[quicksilver]

Shame to see what happened to those DUKWs, they were good fun. I heard the Liverpool one wasn't their fault but one of those Red Bull race thingys had left a buoy under the water and the DUKW hit it. Windsor still had one earlier this year and they were apparently going to replace it with an electric version. Electricity and water, now there's an interesting combination.

 

From more recent times, how about the Gibbs Aquada? I always thought it looked like a pregnant MX-5.

[Junkman]

Is that an amphibious Impala?!

 

'59 Buick Electra 225, and not a Penny less!

[Junkman]

[Junkman]

[mouseflakes]

Yes they can be quite exciting days out

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Liverpool Docks a couple of years ago

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The Thames alongside The Houses of Parliament.

 

I once made a childish side-long reference to these events in another thread...

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/13584-highlands-of-shitelandtravels-and-home/page-4?do=findComment&comment=484129

 

...and now I can refer back to it and feel quite pleased with myself. *smug*

[fordperv]

how about a 762bhp big block chevy powered craft that looks like the result of a drunken fumble between a lamborghini countach and thunderbird 4 

 

the Dobbertin hydrocar

 

[Jim Bergerac]

Wasn't there one of these based on a Fiesta Mk4? Seemed actually a reasonable effort for the mid/late 1990s.

 

MK3 or MK4. The latest ones are Suzuki Jimnys underneath.