Amphibious vehicle on NH waters

ApS · 02-27-2018, 09:43 AM

An Amphicar just sold for $47,000.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2018-02-27

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MAXUM · 02-27-2018, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ApS

An Amphicar just sold for $47,000.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2018-02-27

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If you watch the car auctions on TV - these cars have quite a cult following and some bring huge money depending on the level and quality of restoration. Not sure what the attraction is - but if it was made there are those that collect them I guess. I have a buddy that spent big bucks to restore a 1975 Ford Pinto.... my first question was WHY?!?

Some people do the darndest things!

NHGUNOWNER · 02-28-2018, 11:00 PM

I would say if you intend to operate it as a boat, you'd have to register and equip as such.
Sorta like how I can operate my tracked atv as a snowmobile, and down any legal snowmobile trail, if I double register.

NHGUNOWNER · 02-28-2018, 11:06 PM

The red Amphicar that I've seen mamy times in the area definitely had a hull/bow number lettered on it.
I spoke to the owner of it up on Meredith derby weekend.
He was interested in my atv, said he's buying one soon. He mentioned the car, I assumed it was the one I'd seen before. Didn't realize there were several in the area.

fatlazyless · 03-01-2018, 12:07 AM

Here's a 1943 VW Schwimmwagen amphibious vehicle ... www.oldbug.com/schwim1.htm ... a 75-year old .... look'n totally ready for anything with a shovel, paddle, and rifle ... located on west coast, U.S., prior to sold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPJc441NVg Several Schwimmwagens in the Peene River near Demmin, Germany in 2007.

Obviously, what it needs is a camouflage colored foam noodle!

Still photos of a Ford Sea Jeep GPA (General Purpose Amphibian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq_yG42LjNo

Supposedly, could be a fake Russian copy of the real 1943 Ford, made in the USA...... who you gonna believe? If it was Russian made, it be a dilapidated wood wagon, and be pulled by a tired, old donkey doing the donkey paddle.

And, here's a Volkswagen 1942 Schwimmwagen, 59-second, Nazi Germany, WWII propaganda film short that may be authentic (?) but probably not, because is just too crisp to be a real reel of film from WWII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59Z7dfvj50

02-27-2018, 09:43 AM	#1
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,028 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 789 Times in 564 Posts	Shoulda Saved More Pennies... An Amphicar just sold for $47,000. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2018-02-27 . __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

03-01-2018, 12:07 AM	#5
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,173 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	Here's a 1943 VW Schwimmwagen amphibious vehicle ... www.oldbug.com/schwim1.htm ... a 75-year old .... look'n totally ready for anything with a shovel, paddle, and rifle ... located on west coast, U.S., prior to sold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPJc441NVg Several Schwimmwagens in the Peene River near Demmin, Germany in 2007. Obviously, what it needs is a camouflage colored foam noodle! Still photos of a Ford Sea Jeep GPA (General Purpose Amphibian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq_yG42LjNo Supposedly, could be a fake Russian copy of the real 1943 Ford, made in the USA...... who you gonna believe? If it was Russian made, it be a dilapidated wood wagon, and be pulled by a tired, old donkey doing the donkey paddle. And, here's a Volkswagen 1942 Schwimmwagen, 59-second, Nazi Germany, WWII propaganda film short that may be authentic (?) but probably not, because is just too crisp to be a real reel of film from WWII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59Z7dfvj50 __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 03-02-2018 at 04:13 AM.

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02-28-2018, 11:00 PM	#3
NHGUNOWNER Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Manchester Posts: 24 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I would say if you intend to operate it as a boat, you'd have to register and equip as such. Sorta like how I can operate my tracked atv as a snowmobile, and down any legal snowmobile trail, if I double register.

02-28-2018, 11:06 PM	#4
NHGUNOWNER Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Manchester Posts: 24 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	The red Amphicar that I've seen mamy times in the area definitely had a hull/bow number lettered on it. I spoke to the owner of it up on Meredith derby weekend. He was interested in my atv, said he's buying one soon. He mentioned the car, I assumed it was the one I'd seen before. Didn't realize there were several in the area.