ExSurveyor Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Busy fitting the new winter boat cover on the Medway today and had this "driving" past. Not sure if it had a river toll or a road fund license. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Back in the mid 80s, i built a Dutton Phaeton S3 kit car. Duttons built a range of kits using donor cars such as Triumph Herald and Spitfire, but then moved on to the more widespread Ford Escort mk1 + 2. They stopped producing the open roadsters, and utility looking models back in the 90s, but are now building Amphibious car kits, which were exibited at the Southampton Boatshow last year. They had a cut away exibit, and i have to admit, although they don`t look like they`re a modern professional production vehicle, they did look quite well engineered (any more knowledgeable people please feel free to put me right) and robust. Personally, i`m torn between one of these, or a hovercraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 The driver ( helm ) did get distracted waving to people and nearly hit the bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 That looks very like the one "Wheeler Dealers" worked on a few series ago. Iain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 That looks very like the one "Wheeler Dealers" worked on a few series ago. Iain.Or the one on that vehicle restoration program on free view. RegardsAlan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Whilst of the same vintage as a Triumph Herald/ Vitesse, that is not one, It's a German built Amphicar of which 4000 were built between 1961 and 1965.This is what the Dutton floating car looks like, http://www.4wdonline.com/Amphib/Dutton.html Edited September 7, 2015 by TheQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 A couple or three years ago Lord Paul turned up in an Amphicar at the NBF meet on Ranworth Island - I'll try to find the pics,unless he beats me to it although I'm sure there are clips on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Could this be it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Y6iYR96QE Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 salvage squad did one, occasionally available on quest on demand.Grendel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Also on Youtube, there is also an American restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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