Amphicar

 

The Amphicar was built from 1960 - 1962 at Lübeck - Schlutrup and from 1962 - 1964 at Berlin Some more of them were after production end completed and sold. The car was designed by Hanns Trippel. The Amphicar is a 4 seater convertible. The manouverability in the water is excellent. In the water it´s driven by 2 Propellers. The number of produced cars is about 3750.

 

Technical data :

 

Length over all

4330 mm

height

1520 mm

wide

1565 mm
Space above ground 253 mm
Weight empty 1050 kg

Payload

  300 kg

 

Engine :

Standard Triumph 4 Cylinder in Line 4 Stroke in the tail .

Capacity 1139/1147 ccm
Achievement 38,3 PS
Revolution 4750/min
Road performance 110/120 km/h
Road performance Water    ca. 12 km/h

 

Gearbox:

4 Gear Synchr. connected with marine gear for the water - drive

Body:

Frameless, reinforced by tubular frame, doors with special locking and double sealings

Control:

Street and water controlled by front wheels