1967 Amphicar; a little tidbit from the Jersey Shore

[Jersey mike]

Article with a nice little video. I have to say this would be right in my wheelhouse for some easy cruising and a enjoyable time in calm waters.

https://www.nj.com/ocean/2022/06/watch-nj-guy-take-his-amphibious-car-for-a-dip-at-the-jersey-shore.html

[derek533]

Amphicars are awesome.  Unfortunately, just like with any classic car, finding one that isn't a basket case or the exact opposite, a collector's item, is very frustrating.  I've been looking for a long time and there's no middle ground it seems.  Either stupid expensive or needs a complete restoration which has its own problems on a car that wasn't made in mass numbers. 

Cool cars and if I owned one myself, it would never see a drop of saltwater. 

[Thunderbolt]

I saw them in 1965 at the Worlds Fair in New York on my senior trip.  Took a "ride" in one.  Still think it was neat.

[Grandpot]

That brings back memories.  There was one displayed in the window of a sporting goods store when I was a kid.

[Oss]

it was there both in 64 and 65  I only rode in it once  wowee that was fun for an 8 yr old

   not a delorean running on a mr fusion food processor but a ok by me

Wow that was a trip down memory lane so here is a minor hijack but still about the fair

  We went many times.  The big U S Royal ferris wheel for 25 cents a ride and that was the first time the GE tomorrow exhibit ride was shown anywhere. It ended up in Disney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpCfm4Y77xk

https://www.6sqft.com/the-worlds-largest-tire-was-used-as-a-ferris-wheel-at-nycs-1964-worlds-fair/

[Psychotic Bovine]

Always thought they were cool, but.  here is an excerpt from an article on the Amphicar:  "The Amphicar’s 1950’s Triumph Herald pushrod four has a carburetor the size of a can of orange-juice concentrate and produces 43 hp. The Amphi’s zero-to-60 time is 43 seconds. (No, not 4.3 seconds, forty-three.) Maximum speed on water is seven miles per hour, while 70 mph on land (allegedly) is all you get. To paraphrase car reviewers in the day, the Amphicar “was a lousy car and a worse boat.” Or, as a lost-in-the-mists-of-history Car and Driver writer put it, “As a car, it handled like a boat.”"

 

[GWS]

I remember my mother going on a trip to  NYC in the late 60's. She came home with lots of Super 8 film of her trip, including about 30 seconds of one of those cars "driving" around the Statue of Liberty.

I think these would be fun too....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYBItERwT2s

[Jersey mike]

Amphicars are awesome.  Unfortunately, just like with any classic car, finding one that isn't a basket case or the exact opposite, a collector's item, is very frustrating.  I've been looking for a long time and there's no middle ground it seems.  Either stupid expensive or needs a complete restoration which has its own problems on a car that wasn't made in mass numbers. 

Cool cars and if I owned one myself, it would never see a drop of saltwater. 

Not that I doubted you on the cost but out of curiosity I looked up the going price and found 2 for sale. 1 was in rough shape for mid $20k and the other was in good shape but for over $80k. YIKES!