Ben Carlin was born in Western Australia in 1912. He served during World War II with the Royal Indian Engineers, and while awaiting demobilization Carlin came across a decommissioned Ford GPA (an amphibious Jeep). He was sure that "with a bit of titivation you could go around the world in one of these things." [more inside]
posted by obscurator on Dec 24, 2012 - 10 comments

Taking the Amphicar for a test drive. Telstar Logistics leaps at the opportunity to test drive an Amphicar. Previously.
posted by exogenous on Jan 10, 2011 - 17 comments

Behold ACM-R5, the Amphibious Robot Snake. [Via grinding.be]
posted by homunculus on Jun 25, 2008 - 30 comments

DUKWs have been around since WWII, and are basically boats with wheels. Schwimmwagens have also been around since then, but they're basically a waterproof car with a propeller, like the 1960's Amphicar. Both are kinda slow in the water. The only cool looking amphibious vehicles that could reach a decent speed in the water have been in James Bond movies. Not any more...
posted by badstone on Sep 18, 2003 - 10 comments