Amphibious Bicycle

[Brian Fretwell]

At least Bond's one had the wheels retract and were covered in the water for less drag!

[Ken Finch]

Graham, I have had two Triumph Herald convertibles in the past The second one was the slightly higher powered one built by Leyland with modified bonnet. It was my favourite car, so easy to maintain. Only traded it in because of growing family. They are still very sought after by vintage car enthusiasts. Often see them at car fairs. I believe it was the last car to have a chassis.

[Steve Klare]

Fun Fact:

-at least where I live, amphibious vehicles require two registrations: one as a car or truck, one as a boat. You slap just that New York State license plate on it you are fine out on the road, but as soon as you splash it in the water you are now operating an unregistered vessel!

I get the feeling this would also have effect in areas like operating licenses, insurance and safety inspections as well.

I'm sure that when the Amphicar first showed up, people said "I can get one of those and have a boat too!". Truth be told, somebody with a fairly sleek kayak and the right paddling technique would have very little trouble leaving an Amphicar in their wake!

(After the leaks started, probably a lot of these just became funky land vehicles!)

[Brian Fretwell]

Yes, when they did an Amphicar restoration on Wheeler Dealers they had to have a marine inspection and certificate issued.