And back on planet Earth, you may have heard big, older model American cars referred to as `land yachts,' but what would you call a car that really is a boat? Well, as it turns out, you'd call it an ...

What is it? Is it a car? Is it a boat? The answer is it’s a novelty. Yes, it is a car and a boat. But it’s neither a very good car nor a very good boat. The Amphicar was built in Germany from 1961 to ...

Your hunt for the perfect summer ride might be over. A 1964 Amphicar Model 770 convertible was just listed for sale on Bring a Trailer. It’s not just a timeless design that makes this open-top German ...

The automotive industry was rather crazy in the ‘50s and ‘60s, and the cars of that era explain why we can make this statement today. While “regular” automobiles were also built during those times, ...

Joseph has always been interested in cars and automotive history. He can be found driving around town in a rusty police cruiser that he purchased from a city auction. His dream is to one day compete ...

The problem with almost any car that tries to do two completely different things at the same time is that it doesn’t do either of them very well. One of the rare exceptions to this rule is the ...

The Amphicar was a good idea that maybe never had a chance. Built for a few years in the 1960s, they were amphibious German droptops that could do 70 mph on land and seven knots in the water. Only a ...

Unlike the unrealized promise of flying automobiles (prototypes notwithstanding), there does exist a car capable of acting like a boat. It’s a vehicle that can drive right down a lakeside ramp and ...

PUT-IN-BAY - The Annual Amphicar Reunion was held Monday and Tuesday on Lake Erie and Put-in-Bay. Miller Ferry took the floating car-boats over to the island. The amphicars arrived on the island for a ...