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Amphibious boat/car/rescue vehicle that actually works!

submitted by SFOGuy

1 decade 3 months 1 week ago

This will do 30 mph on land---then 30 mph in the water!
The American Corporation that invented it (Gibbs, in Michigan) just licensed it for 12 years to a Singapore assembly company for 12 years---the highest and best use for it is imagined to be rescue and ambulance work in the island archipelagos which mark so much of South East Asia...

But I just want one to play with!

And because it's cooler than the one Top Gear tried to make

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Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Monday, February 17th, 2014 5:32pm PST - promote requested by original submitter SFOGuy.

So... it's a Duck?

(Okay, admittedly the ability to raise the wheels in the water means it can navigate faster than the WW2 Duck - which had a top water speed of 5mph - but other than that it looks remarkably similar. And the DUKW had a 50mph top speed on land ;-)

ant

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Adding video to channels (Water) - requested by ant.

@PlayhousePals -- we don't need to take the ferry anymore!

PlayhousePals

Woohoo! You drivin'? [I'll need a step stool to access the darn thing]

@PlayhousePals -- we don't need to take the ferry anymore!

HugeJerk says...

Top Gear had the Gibbs ATV on it last night. It looked like it was a lot of fun, but I'm sure the thing is stupid expensive.

Yah, but for rescue work (ambulance) 30 mph with the patient already onboard in the water is a lot better than 5 mph, right?

So... it's a Duck?

(Okay, admittedly the ability to raise the wheels in the water means it can navigate faster than the WW2 Duck - which had a top water speed of 5mph - but other than that it looks remarkably similar. And the DUKW had a 50mph top speed on land ;-)

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