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Beaudee
07-04-2006, 09:00 AM
WoW http://youtube.com/watch?v=3cyXb-CrABM&feature=Views&page=2&t=t&f=b

WA 2 FST
07-04-2006, 09:26 AM
Pretty amazing engineering.

Silver_2000
07-04-2006, 10:04 AM
ive seen water cars before but they looked like ASS and were never that fast or stable.. Surely never saw one pull a wake board ....

http://www.watercar.com/

Doug

pics taken on Lewiville the other day ... I amazed they manage the waves out there as small as they are ,,,
http://www.lewisvillepartycove.com/gallery/data//503/medium/P1090417.JPG

http://www.lewisvillepartycove.com/gallery/data//503/medium/P1090420.JPG

http://www.lewisvillepartycove.com/gallery/data//503/medium/P1090424.JPG

dboat
07-04-2006, 10:47 AM
were those old Corvetter wheels on that thing? I have seen the video for this car b4, did it ever make it into production?

WA 2 FST
07-04-2006, 10:55 AM
check the link Doug posted above. They do produce this car, but its a small operation. Yes, they do look like the C4 Vette wheels.

dboat
07-04-2006, 11:02 AM
check the link Doug posted above. They do produce this car, but its a small operation. Yes, they do look like the C4 Vette wheels.

not interested but I wonder how much they want for one of those?

WA 2 FST
07-04-2006, 11:04 AM
I'm not interested either, but I looked at the site and it shows the specs and everything. 300hp turbo-charged Subaru motor. 45mph on the water, 125mph on the road. I couldn't find the price posted anywhere.

dboat
07-04-2006, 11:07 AM
I couldn't find the price posted anywhere.

me either... it'll be interesting to see if the company makes a go of it for long.

tiffo60
07-05-2006, 09:05 AM
ive rode in one before, i believe the guy said it was a 1965 amphicar, it was pretty intenst just driving off the boat ramp slamming into the water at 15mph:eek: , once we were floating he just engage the props controlled by a transfer case and away we went but this one only did about 7mph on the water and 55 on the road

98Cobra
07-07-2006, 05:15 PM
The Top Gear presenters recently tried to make their own amphibious cars. Here is the result. :)

Note: This link should allow you to stream it off my home PC. If it works for you, please post up. If not, you can find the video on Youtube with a search, albeit at lower quality.

Note Note: This video is about 30 minutes long. Its hilarious though!

http://my.orb.com/orb/index.jsp?gk=232987-44711e19ce434317581f21dfb1d2d4d166c6a2e3&fid=V241&pid=1&gm=0

Mark #2
07-07-2006, 06:38 PM
The Top Gear presenters recently tried to make their own amphibious cars. Here is the result. :)

Note: This link should allow you to stream it off my home PC. If it works for you, please post up. If not, you can find the video on Youtube with a search, albeit at lower quality.

Note Note: This video is about 30 minutes long. Its hilarious though!

http://my.orb.com/orb/index.jsp?gk=232987-44711e19ce434317581f21dfb1d2d4d166c6a2e3&fid=V241&pid=1&gm=0
Not bad, kind of silly really.

Silver_2000
07-07-2006, 06:56 PM
works

looks good
Funny as hell

Tex Arcana
07-07-2006, 09:27 PM
that first one looks like a Camero that someone found on a catch-and-release program. The chick in the passenger seat looked nice, tho. :d

Tex Arcana
07-07-2006, 09:29 PM
The Top Gear presenters recently tried to make their own amphibious cars. Here is the result. :)

Note: This link should allow you to stream it off my home PC. If it works for you, please post up. If not, you can find the video on Youtube with a search, albeit at lower quality.

Note Note: This video is about 30 minutes long. Its hilarious though!

http://my.orb.com/orb/index.jsp?gk=232987-44711e19ce434317581f21dfb1d2d4d166c6a2e3&fid=V241&pid=1&gm=0
Can that be dowloaded direct?

dboat
07-07-2006, 09:50 PM
Now there is no doubt where Monty Python comes from.. :rll: :rll: