I know this is off topic a little but, I attended the Vintage boat show
in Mount Dora, Florida this past month (wonderful old wooden boats) and
there were 12 Amphicars at the event! They did a "parade lap" around the
show, and ended by charging down the boat ramp onto the water! What a
silly sight! I took some digital photos and hopefully will post them to
my web page (if I ever get a minute to work on it).
I spoke with many of the owners who seemed incredibly ignorant of the
Triumph link to the Amphicar (that it used a Herald/Spitfire engine) and
had several folks very interested in buying up lots of used Herald parts.
BTW, my Herald is often mistaken for an Amphicar. At car shows, people
ask , " Does that car go in the water?" I usually answer, "only once" and
wait for the puzzled look on their face ;-)
Larry Miceli
Gold Coast Triumph Club
Pompano Beach, Florida
'73 Stag * '66 Herald * 69 E-Type FHC
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:49:19 EDT Gbouff1@aol.com writes:
>
> The post about the amphi car reminded me of my only experience with
> the
> vehicle. Over 30 years ago I went to my senior class picnic at the
> Frank
> Davis resort in Moodus, Connecticut. (for the benefit of our older
> CT
> listers, who may remember). They were giving rides on the river or
> lake in
> the resort's amphi car. I have always been around boats so I just
> had to go
> for a spin. While a very novel idea, it is really designed for
> fording small
> bodis of water. It is definitely not a rough water boat, as it is
> very
> unstable and has limited manuverability. But at 18 years old it was
> still a
> lot of fun!
>
> Gary Bouffard
> 59 TR3A (that won't hold water, in or out)
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