World Water Day: Cars that drive on water
Amphicar
February 23, 2016, 05:39 ISTThe Amphicar Model 770's its production ended in 1965, yet at its time it made headlines everywhere.
Launched at the 1961 New York Auto Show, it was manufactured in West Germany and marketed in the United States from 1961-1967.
Designed by Hanns Trippel, the amphibious vehicle was manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde, with a total of 3,878 manufactured in a single generation.
A descendant of the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, the Amphicar name is a portmanteau of "amphibious" and "car".
It came with Triumph four-cylinder engine of 1147 cc, 8.0 compression ratio, rated at 38.3 bhp.