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Amphicar

Saratoga Automobile Museum, Saratoga Springs, New York

The Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious automobile, the first such vehicle mass-produced for sale to the public starting in 1961. The German vehicle was designed by Hanns Trippel ... Its name is a portmanteau of "amphibious" and "car". The Amphicar was designed to be marketed and sold in the USA...only 4000 were produced by 1965. Nevertheless, it is still among the most successful amphibious civilian autos of all time, and still often prized and preserved as novelty collectible automobiles today. Source: Wikipedia

Olympus OM-D EM-1 ,Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2.0 ,Best at original size.
1/60s f/2.5 at 12.0mm iso400 RAW/PP full exif

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Richard Marcus16-Apr-2015 02:51
Wonderful capture of this interesting piece of history. I remember this car and some of the marketing although I never saw one on the road or in the water. V
Mairéad15-Apr-2015 21:24
My goodness! That's most interesting and it actually looks very attractive.
Walter Otto Koenig15-Apr-2015 19:36
Great shot of this classic car. I remember these from when I was a kid. "V"
Karen Stuebing15-Apr-2015 19:12
Wow, how cool is that? You don't need a bridge to travel with the car. Like the straight on angle. V.