Amphibs sorted by year of production can be found on René Pohl Site www.schwimmauto.de
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Hagglunds Bgbv 82 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
Like the BARV, this would be a dammed handy thing to have around: it has
a dozer blade, a huge winch, a small crane, and an open-topped cargo bay
capable of holding a tank engine.
It's fully amphibious, achieving 8 km/h propelled just by it's tracks,
which is pretty good.
The same company's Pbv 302 APC has a similar
capability which is, apparently, due to a combination
of special tracks and carefully designed track guards.
A related vehicle is
the Brobv 941 - the world's only amphibious bridge laying vehicle. The bridge
(normally carried and launched from above the hull) is buoyant, and is towed
behind the vehicle when it swims.
the info was send in by Harold Smith.
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Hagglunds Brobv 941
The Brobv 941 is the world's only amphibious bridge laying vehicle.
The bridge (normally carried and launched from above the hull) is buoyant,
and is towed behind the vehicle when it swims.
The info was send in by Harold Smith.
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Hagglunds BV 206 or M973 (made by Hagglund)
It is a high mobility personnel/cargo carrier. This vehicle is light weight
for mobility on soft ground, deep snow and steep grades and is amphibious.
In US service the vehicle is called the M973 carrier, cargo, tracked, 1 1/2 ton SUSV (small unit support vehicle).
engine is a 100 kW turbo diesel
Ground speed is 30 mph, water speed is 2 mph
10,5 hours of fuel endurance on 83 gallons diesel fuel
Two separate 48 kW tracked drive trains
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Half Safe
Frederick Benjamin (Ben) Carlin (1912-1981) was born in Northam, Western
Australia. He had seen amphibious Jeeps in India during the war and decided
that one could drive, and swim, around the world. After the war he went to
America determined to buy a Jeep and to make such a trip. He also married
Elinore, an American, who despite being highly susceptible to sea-sickness
sailed out with him on this trip.
He did drive and sailed al the way around the world!!
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Hanebrink The Box 1977
In the Los Angels area the firm Hanebrink once build a kit car,
The box.
It resembled a giant craker jack box turned
flat down, with a wedge shaped front end.
The entry into the vehicle was through a front glass/wind shield hatch.
The monoque designed car was powered by a Volkswagen engine.
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Harrell
James, a mechanical engineer in California has revived this project,
since the original inventor has passed away.
The wheels on this vehicle retract in the water to reduce friction
for increased speed. The goal is to operate on land at up to 80 mph
and in water up to 35 mph.
The rear view picture shows the Berkeley jet drive and the engagement
is achieved via PTO.
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Havel SPYder 6x6
Made in the CZECH REPUBLIC
a small size amphib
Engine: Briggs&Stratton 16 HP, 480 ccm, four-stroke air cooled two-cylinder with electric starting
Body: fibreglass, 4 upholstered seats
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Hewitt (Stan) (2003)
Hewitt's prototype, is a 17-foot amphibious vehicle
that looks like a bathtub with the tracks of a tank.
It surprised Hewitt with a water speed over 30 miles per hour
in the calm waters of Tongass Narrows.
The double-hulled boat is covered with 3D16-inch aluminum.
The pivoting track system took some trial and error.
The biggest problem was trying to get these tracks to come up and down gracefully.
It works with a two-arm hydraulic system to pivot the
twin track assemblies, which use nylon rollers and have only two bearings apiece.
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Hustler 
You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.
Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.
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Hertog See the Conte (1979)
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Hobbycar
Hobbycar SA, 41400-Thenay, France.
Made in France. Produktion stopped in 1996.
The Hobbycar has a 92 hp turbo diesel engine, four folding seats
(two rear faced), it is 4wd and can do 8 km/h in the water.
http://4wd.sofcom.com/Amphib/Hobbycar.html
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Home made
This vehicle is registered as a car; based on
'some' ex-army Russian amphibian, GAZ/UAZ vehicles and polish "Syrena 105".
Appeared at international meeting of military and old-timer vehicles in
"Darlowo" 1999 or 2000.
Picture and info send in by Elmer from Poland
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Home made bikes
In January 1999 and June 2000 the British "BIKE" Magazine published
an article about the Amphibious Challenge they organised shortly before.
Competitors had to "drive" 200 meters with there bike and there was 200 pound to win.
The magazine is in colour but Kim Scholer
has send me large B&W copy's by snail mail because he has no scanner.
For a subscription on "BIKE"
send a email to subs@ecm.emap.com
or visit;http://www.subscriptions.co.uk
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Home made 1
The second aub mechanical design contest: amphibious Vehicle
For propagation in water, a peddle-wheel-like attachments were put
on the rear wheels.
To increase the speed in water, they have added a propeller on the
rear connected to the engine by a chain and sprocket mechanism.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/8784/photogallery.html
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Humber Hexonaut (1940)
only 3 are ever built, one is at the Victorys museum in Indiana in the USA.
picture and info send in by Patrick from France
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HWSTD
SWmark78 has written me:
The HWSTD is
nothing more then the water test version of the USMC's up
coming EFV/AAAV.
I believe under "AAAV" you have a picture of
land test rig from the same project. The AAAV (Advanced
Amphibious Assault Vehicle) has had its name change to the EFV
(Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle), mainly to protect the guilty as the
project will be a horrible flop that will probably doom the USMC.
The EFV/AAAV will suffer from...
-High Maintenance and Training costs
-Much Higher Fuel Consumption
-Inadequate Armour Protection
-Deafening should level in Troop Compartment
-No Gain in Land Mobility over newest version of current AAV, the AAVP7A1 RAM/RS (I
don't know why they didn't just go to AAVP7A2).
-More Vehicles needed per Platoon as each vehicle can carry only 18 Marines, instead of 21 to 25+ Marines
-Much larger Target then current AAVP7A1, which is a very large target itself
-Lack of "Growth Room" as vehicle is internally cramped and over design weight as is
http://www50.dt.navy.mil/gallery/other/MCphib.html
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Hydra-Spyder (2005)
It takes 16 months from conception to completion.
Production units feature Corvette LS2 Gen Iv engines.
6 speed Tremec TKO high performance manual transmission.
Front wheel drive.
4 wheel disc brake system.
Berkley Marine Jet with power trim and steering package.
Computerized Air ride retractable 4 point front and rear suspension system.
It has an aluminium lower hull with fibreglass upper structure.
a convertible top>
and a Stainless Steel side winder exhaust system.
http://www.camillc.com/
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Hydra-Terra (2002)
Base length 38' long width is 8'6" 49 passenger designed capacity.
Certification by United States Coast Guard
All hull construction to A.B.S. standards
The lower section below floor in the side sections will be foam filled.
The foam fill material meets Mil Spec. and is approved by the Coast Guard.
They say "this vessel is unsinkable!"
I think is an ugly $%/\&@ but she will do her job. :-)
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Hydra-Terra (2005)
Restyled, improved, etc.
Hull redesign includes inset axles and suspension systems
that lower passenger loading height.
Suspension systems are all air ride eliminating springs
altogether for reduced maintenance and improved ride.
Bow design with a developed surface v shape design that will cut through the water.
1 engine unit,
The single engine is the Caterpillar diesel with a rear engine Power Take Off unit
that operates the marine transmission.
2 engine unit,
gives a choice of Caterpillar or Cummins diesels.
One is dedicated to the road and one is dedicated marine.
3 engine unit,
One land engine and a twin marine drive system.
a choice of Caterpillar or Cummins diesels
options to 300 H.P are available.
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Hydromobile (1942)
This one is on display in the automobile museum in Lohéac France,
but was build in the USA.
It has a fully wooden superstructure and retractable wheels (three),
there for the vehicle can plane on the surface of the water.
Bad luck is, the day I was in that museum the amphib was not on display. :-(
An amphib with the same name was build around 1926 in France.
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Hydromotor
Not much known, it was built in 1917 in the USA and it was able to reach 95 km/h on land
and a for that time unbelievable 40 km/h on water.
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Hydrotraxx TJ645 (2006)
Hydrotraxx is constant improving so it is possible that this info is old.
The world's only amphibious ATV that employs a full hydraulic drive.
It has 6 Wheel hydraulic motors.
Model TJ645 is powered by a Nissan 42HP 4-cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine
70ft/lbs of torque. Ground speed up to 23MPH.
Model TJ655 is Powered by a Kubota 44HP Turbo-charged 4-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine,
85ft/lbs of torque. Ground speed will average 15-22MPH.
http://www.hydrotraxx.net
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