Description
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Located in the USA... dry no salt on roads...
1961 AMPHICAR 700 - US-specs... Go Green(~)Ivory - new inventory coming soon and on request please...
NADA or Offered price: $85, 990. 00
Discount $6, 000
Ultimate Price: $79, 990... USD dollars very FIRM...
Make:AMPHICAR
Model:700
Body Style:2 Doors
Body
BODY COLOR
Green
BODY STYLE
2 Dr
Basic
YEAR
1961
MAKE
AMPHICAR
MODEL
700
Interior
INTERIOR COLOR
White
61 Amphicar 770 Convertible
• Recent restoration of this unique dual purpose vehicle!
• Only 3878 were ever built! (How many are left?)
• Original rebuilt Triumph 1147 CC Straight 4 cylinder @43hp,
• Original Rebuilt Synchromesh 4-speed manual transmission
• Great looking two tone Yellow and White Vinyl interior with matching door panels,
• Mirror Factory, Fjord Green paint, professionally show waxed & detailed,
• Brand New White convertible top,
• Full factory gauges including 80 MPH Speedo, Clock, fuel and temp gauges
• Factory Motorola AM radio
• Full Nautical lights including fore and aft, port and starboard running lights
• Original style twin Nylon propellers
• Easy to change from driving on the highway to cruising on the waterway with the pull of a handle
• Great looking Chrome and stainless trim
• Fully restored, 1 of 3878 ever produced, Land or Sea, this is how you buy a '60 Amphicar 770!
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Specs and history
- details above
The Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious automobile which was launched at the 1961 New York Auto Show,[2] manufactured in West Germany and marketed from 1961 to 1968. Production stopped in 1965.
Designed by Hans Trippel, the amphibious vehicle was manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde, with a total of 3, 878[2][3] manufactured in a single generation.
A descendant of the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen,[4] the Amphicar offered only modest performance compared to most contemporary boats or cars, featured navigation lights and flag as mandated by the US Coast Guard — and after operation in water, required greasing at 13 points, one of which required removal of the rear seat.[2]
The Amphicar name is a portmanteau of "amphibious" and "car".
Amphicar Model 770
Overview
Manufacturer Quandt Group
Production 1960–1965
3, 878 built
Model years 1961–1968
Designer Hans Trippel
Body and chassis
Body style two door cabriolet
with boat features
Layout RR layout
Powertrain
Engine 1147 cc straight-4 (Triumph)
Transmission 4-speed
all-synchromesh manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 84 in (2, 134 mm)[1]
Length 171 in (4, 343 mm)
Width 62 in (1, 575 mm)
Height 60 in (1, 524 mm)
Curb weight 2, 324 lb (1, 054 kg)
Appearance
Front undersurface is slightly pointed and sharply cut away below. The wheels are set low, so that the vehicle stands well above ground level when on dry land. Front and rear bumpers are placed low on the body panels (but fairly high in relation to dry ground). The one-piece windshield is curved. The foldable top causes the body style to be classified as cabriolet. Its water propulsion is provided by twin propellers mounted under the rear bumper.[5] The Amphicar is made of mild steel.
Powertrain
The Amphicar's engine was mounted at the rear of the craft, driving the rear wheels through a 4-speed manual transmission. For use in the water, the same engine drove a pair of reversible propellers at the rear, with a second gear lever engaging forward or reverse drive. Once in the water, the main gear lever would normally be left in neutral. By engaging first gear as well as drive to the propellers when approaching a boat ramp, the Amphicar could drive itself out of the water...
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