Car Converted into a Boat 1936 Chevrolet Leader News Newsr

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'Title Card: "Weigh Anchor! Here's Fun In a Sea-Going Automobile" over car/boat beside marina.

Sea-going automobile cruising in lake.
People boarding sea-going automobile (boat) at marina. Dapper man (wearing captain's hat and outfit) climbs into boat as other man loosens moorings. Dapper man removes car trunk (on boat) and climbs in; others join him. CU driver's side window opening; large flood light mounted above it; woman settles into seat. ECU hand turning ignition key. CU vibrating engine. Crew removing moorings. Boat (Chevy-Chase) cruising on lake with 2 men seated in rear; joined by woman. VS cruising boat, inc. CU frontal; riding choppy waves. CU American flag waving in breeze as boat leaves wake and spray in BG.'

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_automobile
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An amphibious automobile is an automobile that is a means of transport viable on land as well as on or under water. They are unarmored for civilian use...

Amphibious automobiles have been conceived from ca. 1900, however the Second World War significantly stimulated their development. Two of the most significant amphibious cars to date were developed during World War II. The most proliferous was the German Schwimmwagen, a small jeep-like 4x4 vehicle designed by the Porsche engineering firm in 1942 and widely used in World War II. The amphibious bodywork was designed by Erwin Komenda, the firm's body construction designer, using the engine and drive train of the Kübelwagen. An amphibious version of the Willys MB jeep, the Ford GPA or 'Seep' (short for Sea jeep) was developed during World War II as well. A specially modified GPA, called Half-Safe, was driven and sailed around the world by Australian Ben Carlin in the 1950s.

One of the most capable post-war amphibious off-roaders was the German Amphi-Ranger, that featured a hull made of seawater-resistant AlMg2 aluminium alloy. Extensively engineered, this costly vehicle was proven seaworthy at a Gale force 10 storm off the North Sea coast (Pohl, 1998). Only about 100 were built – those who own one have found it capable of crossing the English Channel almost effortlessly.

Purely recreational amphibian cars include the 1960s Amphicar and the contemporary Gibbs Aquada. With almost 4,000 pieces built, the Amphicar is still the most successfully produced civilian amphibious car to date. The Gibbs Aquada stands out due to its capability of high speed planing on water. Gibbs built fifty Aquadas in the early 2000s after it was developed by a team assembled by founder Alan Gibbs before the company's engine supplier, Rover, was unable to continue providing engines. Gibbs and new partner Neil Jenkins reconstituted the company and are now seeking U.S. regulatory approval for the Aquada Other amphibious cars include the US Hydra Spyder and the Spira4u. Not all were successful with the 1979 Herzog Conte Schwimmwagen failing to get past the prototype and into production...

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