Amphibs sorted by year of
production can be
found on René Pohl
Site
www.schwimmauto.de
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Cadillac Commando V-100
In the 1963 the Cadillac Gage Company build the
first
proto of the Commando.
Engine: Chrysler 361 petrol on the left side of the vehicle.
Gearbox: manual 5 speed with high/low
Leaf spring suspension, power steering, 10,000 hydraulic winch.
Amphibious only with preparation and propelled
with the
wheels to a water speed of 3.5 mph max.
The recovery version has an A frame at the front
and a
25,000 hydraulic winch.
The Commando V-150 (more powerful armament) has
the same
engine or can be fitted with a V6 Cummins diesel. an auto gearbox 3
speed is an option.
Info and picture was send in by Harold Smith
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Camanf (1978)
Developed in 1975 in Brazilian.
Based on a modified Ford 6X6 F-7000 Chassis, with a localy build
Detroit diesel 4-54n engine 147 hp.
It looks like a GMC DUKW but is 2500 mm wide,
(street
legal wide)
and things like headlamps, cooling and suspension are very differed.
Picture was send in by Michael Boyd.
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Canterbury (19xx)
The world first (powered) Amphibious side car.
I wonder how I can live without it. ;-)
The origin of this scan is unknown to me.
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Caraboat (1973)
An amphibious caravan (camper trailer)
It was built between 1971 and 1973 by
Caraboat Ltd, 6 Mansfield Road,
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire,
also known as T & R Carr & Son.
The hull was built by Bourne Plastics at Langer, Nottinghamshire.
The Internal trailer was built by Bramber Engineering Ltd.
Pictures and info come from
www.caraboat.com
that is run by
a group of people that keep this beauties on the road.
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Cardox
Limited (2007)
After 15 years of development Cardox Limited
produced a
fast, efficient, safe water and land going vehicle.
Besides the bus models they also make a truck
version.
It has water jet propulsion and a unique steering
systems and many other innovative features.
http://www.cardoxlimited.co.uk
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Catagator
You can find more about this machine in the museum
of ROUTE6x6.
Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.
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Caterpillar Goer (1961)
Made by Caterpillar and it comes in three flavours,
a cargo version 8 tons M 520 / M877
a wrecker version 10 tons M 553
and the tanker 8 tons M 559
see the special page for more info.
Le tourneau-Westinghouse has build 15 tons
versions in
1959 but they where to large to be usefully in comparison with the 8
tons versions.
Pictures where made at the:
General George C. Marshall museum located Zwyndrecht NL.
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Cayman
ASSOCIATION "SECURITY Model CAYMAN 4x4 - brake
shooting
off-road amphibian
Maximum velocity, km/h land 75 km/h water 7 km/h
Pressure in tires, 0.1-2.5 kg/cm
Fuel tank capacity, 40 litre
Fuel consumption, l/100km 17h
Engine power, 90 bph
Total weight of the vehicle 2000 kg max load 500 kgh
This vehicle floats mainly by the big tyres.
http://www.labirint.ru/weapons/kayman/kayman.html
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CEFA EFA (1985)
CEFA was a part of EWK until 1985.
It has the Schottel from the M3
the axle retraction system is M3/Bison
CEFA became independent in 1985.
I'm go for a special page on this one when I have
the
time.
info came from Andreas from Germany and Aurélien
from CEFA
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CEFA Gillois type II
amphibian
truck/bridge layer.
This is the upgrading by CEFA of the French
Gillois
ferry to improve its capacity from MLC30 to MLC 50.
The First-generation inflatable rubber-side floats
have
been replaced by bigger kevlar/neoprene float.
The implementation is no longer manualy but
hydraulically driven.
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Centaur
From the company that introduced the world famous
amphibious ARGO in 1967.
It is half a truck, half an ATV, half a boat and half a snow machine,
Ok, that is a lot of half's :) and you will need them all :)
It has a load capacity of 1500 lbs and has a 26 HP diesel or 31 HP
gasoline engine.
http://www.odg.com/centaur/products.html
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Centurion BARV
(Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
(Royal Ordnance Centurion) (GreatBritain)
This is a Centurion tank, with it's turret
removed, and a very tall
superstructure fitted in it's place, with the exhaust pipes routed up
to the
top.
It doesn't float:
it's job is to wade about in the shallows during an
amphibious landing, pushing stranded landing craft back out into deeper
water, or pulling sinking/stalled land vehicles up the beach before
their
crews drown. It's fording capability is listed as 2.895 metres: about
twice
that of a normal AFV. It may not be very desirable as an amphibian in
it's
own right, but wouldn't it be handy to have around when you're testing
your
new prototype, eh?
The info was send in by Harold Smith.
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Patrick Costello has wrote me:
I have got some pictures of a B.A.R.V.
(Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle)taken on Army & Navy exercise
in The Persian Gulf in 1963.
When in the Gulf, 1963 -1964, in Army Beach Troop, Royal Engineers, my
job was to grease all the wheels after the B.A.R.V had been in the sea.
The B.A.R.V. was crewed by 3 R.E.M.E. personnel. It was used to push
L.C.T's (Landing Ship Tanks) back off the beaches in Saudi Arabia and
Sir Bani Yas, an island were we used to do exercises.
Flames used to roar out of the twin high mounted fishtail exhausts when
it started up, a frightening sight to the ships officers, as they knew
then that the B.A.R.V was about to charge,
(it was only supposed to push but a running bump, cushioned by a bundle
of branches strapped to the front would soon shift the ships, and only
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China (2002)
From my broken hard drive this picture of a China
??
amphib.
The MUCH TO BIG email that use to hold this
picture was
lost.
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Centipede
You can find more about this machine in the museum
of ROUTE6x6.
Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.
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Chaparral
You can find more about this machine in the museum
of ROUTE6x6.
Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.
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Christy (1921)
Christies Schwimmpanzer, USA, build in 1921, the
first
amphibious armer in the world, and it is 6 wheel drive.
Picture and info was send in by René Pohl the
author of the book
"Mit dem
Auto baden
gehen", (SOLD OUT) Who has an amphibious site of his one.
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Chrysler Labarron (1992)
It floats because there is a thick foam layer
under the
car.
Water propulsion comes from a Yahama 650 jet ski in the trunk.
This vehicle was for sale on Ebay.
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Chrysler Marsh Screw
Amphibian (1964)
Same principle as the DAF screw vehicle, this one
can do
14 mph in the mud 8 mph in water and in the snow up to 20 mph.
The power came from a Chrysler 225 cubic inch, 140 hp, 6 cylinder
gasoline engine.
An automatic gearbox was used to make the screws turn.
On hard pavement the only way to operate was to roll side ways
but not at the same speed as the DAF
Picture
and info
was send in by Steve Malikoff
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Citrôen 2-CV (1998 ?)
Somebody made a 2-cv AMPHIBIOUS
Picture was taken by Remco Schuurman in the South of France
and published in the Citroexpert 3-1999.
The 2-cv on the right is a catamaran, I'm not sure if it's amphibious
and the one on the left has a big outboard motor but no wheels.
Picture used with permission from CitroExpert
http://www.citroexpert.nl/
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Citrôen (1935, 1936)
Kim Scholer while on vacation in Normandy came
upon an
incredible collection of junk, that the owner claimed was a technical
museum. There was however, a submarine car.
It is based on a pre-war Citrôen car, and apparently had worked
as intended. The 5CV engine can bread through a snorkel. The diving
fins on the front and back suggest that it was more than a bottom
crawler.
Picture and info send in by Kim Scholer
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Citrôen DS (1960)
The currend owner Doug Hilton has told me.
It has all aluminium body and is made from the
components of a Citroen DS (1965).
hydro pneumatic suspension, power steering, brakes and gearbox.
Dating the components I know the donor car was a
brand
new UK specification DS of exactly 1965 and the vehicle is witnessed to
have been in use during 1966. It probably was one of the most advanced
amphibians of that time.
Unfortunately, the engine, gearbox, power take off
etc.
were lost in time.
The car has two sets of front wheels, the original
ones
were moved to the back with the engine and locked into place and
another set used for front steering!
there for it also has inboard disk brakes.
the power for the water drive was taken from the
timing
shaft sprocket.
It was used to get to and from a small island in
North
Wales UK by probably the owner of Ferranti engineering and his family
but this research is still going on.
Someone has spent a huge amount of time designing,
building and in even shaping the body to look like a Citroen.
In the 1960's when Amphicar was boasting they had
the
only roadworthy amphibian in the world Citroen published a photograph
of this amphibian (or a twin?) to say the Amphicar claim was false.
UK Citroen at Slough is no help and when I ask the
French company, they will simply send the enquiry back to the UK. It
seems this may therefore be hard to check!
If SOMEBODY has ideas on this car or how I could
get a
reply from Citroen France Then I (Doug Hilton)
would be very
grateful.
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CLIMBER/ALPHA
THE TRACKED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
Amphibian tractor and trailer operative on any kind of ground on
gradients up to 80% frontal and 45% side.
hydrostatic reversible traction 0 - 35 km/h
Reversible guiding portable console also for outdoor use.
trailer with self traction.
http://www.confartigianato.liguria.it/giannesi/oscari1.htm">
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Clubcar (1999)
Truly one of a kind.
Fish and golf at the same time!!!
it has 2 small electric outboard engines on the rear.
in the water turn the rear float down and "sail" away.
This vehicle was for sale an Ebay.
Can't find the people that made this vehicle.
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Cobra see Otocar Cobra
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Colani Sea-Ranger (1979)
This is not just a toy model but was designed by
the
artist Luigi Colani.
it was build from Unimog parts by Thyssen in Germany.
Looks like Science fiction. But I do not have a
photo
See the book "Mit dem Auto baden gehen", (SOLD
OUT).
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La Comet (1933)
It is a replica build in 2000
steering by braking one side
I have made an Action
Video
at the amphib 2001
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Commando see Cadillac
Commando V-100
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Conte (1979)
It was presented at Frankfurt Saloon in 1979. It
used a
Ford engine, with 135 hp, and its max speed was 140 km/h.
In fact it was build from mostly Ford parts by Herzog in Germany.
I had a 5 speed gearbox with high and low and a PTO to a hydraulic pump
to drive the dual hydraulic
driven propellers. One propeller could run forward and the other one in
reverse so the Conte was highly manoeuvrable.
The body was made from steel. It had disk brakes in front and drums in
the back.
The picture was send in by Alberto.
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Crocodile
You can find more about this machine in the museum
of ROUTE6x6.
Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.
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Coot (1985)
It is 4-wheel drive and has 4-wheel steering it
was
designed in 1964.
The Coot also is articulated. That is, its front and rear bodies (one
carries the front wheels, the other the rear wheels) are isolated and
revolve around an 8-in. diameter pipe, the only connection between the
two. With this arrangement the front wheels stay firmly planted even
though the ATV's rear may be canted in steep or twisted terrain.
Water speed is 2 m.p.h propelled by wheels, or 5 m.p.h with an optional
propeller.
Picture taken by Todd
Mueller and used by permission.
http://www.toddmueller.com/cootworld/
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Corphibian (1961)
1961 Chevrolet Corvair pick-up, 6 cyl. it was build on the bases of the Corvair 95 Loadside truck
It is a prototype build by GM unknown is how many
where build.
This one has 126 documented
miles. All original,
except it has been repainted.
This amphib has 2 propellers and 2
rudders mounted at the rear.
Picture taken by Gary
Aube and used by permission.
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Corvette Week-end (1967)
Look at the one at the rear "the caravan" that is
the
amphibious one.
I like to know more, but this is it for now.
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Covelink (2003) see Cardox
Limited (2007
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The Croco
It was made in Germany.
The Croco is an articulated amphibious vehicle produced by TAG in 1983.
Its engine is a Wankel rotative and the transmissions goes through a
variator. There is no suspension and the four wheels are steering.
Also known as Grocco or Rhino.
The rights of the vehicle are now with Kolper near Karlsruhe
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Crococart (2002)
This is the real kid stuff.
I want to be a kid just to fit in this vehicle.
;-)
Children cannot resist these friendly and
ingenious land
and water fun vehicles. Operated on an open terrain or following a
custom built circuit, anything is possible.
See http://www.electricfuncompany.com
For more info.
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Crosley (1943)
Crosley made many different vehicles and also an
amphibious vehicle.
This craft pulled an amphibious trailer also build
by
Crosley.
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Cuba 1 AmphiChevy (2003)
The 1951 flatbed Chevy was a crude raft design,
with
55-gallon drums lashed to the sides, that held the pick-up truck mostly
above the waterline.
The first attempt to crossing the 90-mile Florida
Straits in hope of a better life in the USA.
Marcial Basante's, 35 was joined by a friend, Luis
Gras,
35, with his wife Isora Hernandez, 26, and their 4-year-old son, Angel.
Before attempting their trip in the Chevy, Basante
and
Gras had made a living using the truck to haul construction materials
and merchandise. after they where arrested by US Coastgard the truck
was shot and sunk, you can fillin the rest.
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Cuba 2 AmphiBuick (2004)
The 1959 Buick was much sophisticated, as the
whole body
sits into the water. This means a lot work went into waterproofing the
hull.
The bow works reel good (Fiberglas?)
This was Basante and Gras, second attempt to
crossing
the 90-mile Florida Straits in hope of a better life in the USA.
They had worked on the amphib along with another
friend
known only by his first name, Rafael, who owned the car.
They travelled with their wife and their children
making
a total of 11 people.
Again they where arrested by US Coastguard and
again the
vessel was shot down,so it sunk.
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Cushman trackster
You think they do not make them any more like
this.
You are wrong :)
But it is only amphibious with extra pontoons.
http://www.snowcocushman.com/index.html
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