This page was last update at 02 May 2011

	A DREAM
Did you ever dream about a dream car?	This is my dream of an unlimited amphibious car! A hybrid Amphibious camper (motor home)
Amphibious  specks.
2,2 meter wide 6 meter long 10 cm deck around the vehicle Behind the control cabin, on both sides:    2 ladders from deck level to the roof    2 vertical exhaust pipes    Air out, water and oil cooling radiators on left side    Right side fresh air in    Front fresh air in in-bottom: 0mm;">Radar on top ?? Why not? ;-)	4-wd with central diff lock 4 wheel steering   1- normal mode rear steering is off   2- auto mode steering opposite direction (small curve)   3- hand steering with a leaver for the rear axle,       Double wishbone suspension system     Computer controled air suspention       (all polyurethane bushings the same size)     Retractable wheels     Portal axles     Tire inflation system Big tires on aluminium rims  (bead-lock with run-flat)
400 hp engine or 600 hp ???  why not 600 hp? Engine break system, on exhaust Hybrid electric is 50 hp 8 speed automatic gearbox High/low transfer gearbox with lock diff Front and rear diff with diff locks Bilge fire extinguisher system 2 pipes under the hull for engine water and oil cooling	Continental and English head lights selectable with a key-switch. 2 rear, 2 backup and 2 fog lights Contour lights ;-) 4 big work lights on roof Water-jet for high speed on PTO 2 retractable electric driven propellers for touring
Click on the jpeg below to down load the DXF cad plans!	There made with Q-cad running on Ubuntu!
Small water cooled utility diesel cooling through main engine radiator     Charge the batteries for camping     Generate power for the propellers     Hydraulic power for the front and the back winches     Provide heat and cooling (air condition) for interior	Dash board       Control Lights and switches       All the needed (legal) and (hybrid) lights and switches       Fuel pumps on light       Bilge pumps on lights       Key switch for the Continental/English head lights!!!!
PLC screen behind steering wheel             Speed of vehicle and distance             Engine revs             Hybrid drive info             Level of the day fuel tank (80 litres)             Navigation GPS device on left of driver             Navigation GPS on computer in front of passenger             Passenger computer has Internet,             navigation and music files on LINUX system             Rear view monitor centre top window             Radar screen on top in center of the dashboard	5 ton winch in/on the front and 5 ton winch in/on the back
PLC (touch) screen on right low side, layout in shape of vehicle:          PLC screen one :             Tire pressure             Tire temperature             Suspension level info,             (off road, normal, low rider, water-mode)             Levels of the axillary fuel tanks 2 x 500 litre             Select fuel tank and start to pump fuel to day tank             with auto shut off function             Fuel consumption km/l - L/hour            PLC screen two:             Temperature cooling liquid engine in             Temperature cooling liquid engine out             Engine oil level             Temperature oil engine in             Temperature oil engine out             Temperature in the bilge             Temperature of the differentials             Temperature of the transfer box             Outside temperature             Hybrid battery temperature             Hybrid battery power             Hybrid battery current          PLC screen three:             Info on the auxiliary diesel engine and components             Info on the water tanks, fresh and Grey e.t.c. Interior heating system:    1 Warm air heater on diesel    2 Warm water radiator heating on diesel    3 Air condition on axillary diesel    4 Air condition on main engine Fresh water tank 2 x 100 litre Grey water tank 100 litre also flushes toilet Spare parts: wheels/tyres two spares suspension system incl. hydraulics, one spare system polyurethane bushings 10 spare wheel drive shafts one spare Cross coupling engine drive shafts 4 spares	Sleeping quarters    Window can be opened and slides side ways    Some overall lights + 2 reading lights    Bed electric adjustable    Large TV monitor for film viewing from the main PC    Roof window clear glass    (for star viewing and emergence exit)    (with shutters for insects, view, warm and cold isolation)    Various storage cabinets on the walls    Storage under bed access between shower and cabinet Kitchen    Window slides side ways to open    Roof hatch    3 pan cooker on diesel    Warm water on diesel    Hood, (ventilation)    Compressor fridge    Small micro wave oven    Over head lights and beam lights Toilet/shower:     Window can be opened slides vertical or horizontal     Roof hatch     Storage space     Toilet stored under bed slides into shower through a     waterproof hatch     The toilet has a grinding pump to a waste tank and that      tank has an injection pump to inject the waste water      into the hot exhaust when running.     Eating table and seats:     Window can be opened slides side ways     Raised in hight with 3 drawers under the raised floor     Over head lights and spot lights On the right of kitchen is the main computer terminal desk Contains the videos to watch in the evening (on the big screen) Also video storage of the 8 on-board cameras front, rear, sides to the rear, sides to the front, driver interior and back interior.
But after a dream you wake-up!	But is that a bad thing?  :-)