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In my car I am the captain - Test Amphicar

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Created on October 1, 1962

Reading time 8min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Amphicar 770 (1965) - über Eleganz kann man sich streiten

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Amphicar (1965) - ein Fahrzeug für alle Fälle

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Amphicar (1962) - hier fühlt man sich als Kapitän

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SK 9 (1950) - der erste zivile Schwimmwagen - ging nie in Serie

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SK 10 (1955) - konnte nicht einmal schwimmen und war kommerziell nicht erfolgreich

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Amphicar (1962) - die Propeller sind aus Kunststoff gefertigt

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Amphicar (1962) - hier wird die Dichtigkeit der Karosserie nochmals sorgfältig geprüft

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Amphicar (1964) - erleben Sie den Zauber einer Wasserfahrt in Ihrem Auto

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Amphicar (1964)

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Amphicar (1965) - erzeugte immer eine Menschenansammlung

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Amphicar (1964) - das perfekte Freizeitgefährt

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Amphicar 770 (1965) - Freizeitmobil par excellence

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Amphicar 770 (1965) - der Autofahrer als Kapitän

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Amphicar (1965) - Interieur des Schwimmwagens

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Amphicar (1965) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Summary

It was many years before Hanns Trippel was able to present the Amphicar, a sophisticated floating car with a Triumph engine that cut a fine figure both on land and on water. In any case, the magazine 'hobby' was convinced in its test from 1962. This report reproduces the original wording of the article at the time and is supplemented with historical images and two original sales brochures.

This article contains the following chapters

What is actually a Schwimmwagen?
A sporty roadster
Not a motorboat
A Karlsruhe Berliner from Lübeck
Simply driving on the water
A button for 'pumping'...
High manufacturing quality
Production started
Triumph Herald engine in the rear
Excellent road holding in the country
Drum brakes only
A skillful floating sports car
Test results

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When I pulled into the parking lot in Berlin-Tempelhof with my red Schwimmwagen to return to the 'third element' after an exciting test drive over water and land, a couple of cab drivers surrounded me: "Gee, Otto, it's the Schwimmer! Colleague, can you turn the propellers, can you do that? Gee, Emil, that would be a job, a water cab on the Wannsee, or simply through the Teltow Canal during traffic jams.... .!" Wherever we went in Berlin with the Amphicar, the car was greeted with interest, pleasure and friendly comments. We want to do the same in our test. The tester is not new to Schwimmwagens. He has been an expert in this field for two decades, so to speak, because long before the then sensational VW Schwimmwagen came out, he was reviewing amphibious vehicles by the man who also created the Amphicar, Hanns Trippel.

Welcome to Zwischengas!

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