"He has fun with the Amphicar," the NY Times declared of Lyndon B. Johnson in a lengthy profile they ran in 1965. The writer, Robert Semple, goes on to describe a scene that was so frequently playing ...

Back in the ‘60s, the idea of having a car that could just as easily double as a boat was an oddly appealing one. So much so that Hans Trippel created the Amphicar, some 4,000 of which were made in ...

Despite what The Jetsons led us to believe, society hasn't quite advanced to the point where we have flying cars (there's still 40 more years to make that a reality!). However, we did invent cars that ...

What is it? Is it a car? Is it a boat? The answer is it’s a novelty. Yes, it is a car and a boat. But it’s neither a very good car nor a very good boat. The Amphicar was built in Germany from 1961 to ...

As you may have guessed from the name, this week’s bizarre car is more than just a car… it’s also a boat! The appropriately-named Amphicar is a perfect example of the wackier side of otherwise ...

The Amphicar 770 is the only mass-produced amphibian vehicle for commercial use, and despite the limited number of vehicles made and the short-lived availability, it is still incredibly popular. The U ...

The fastest boat on land and fastest car in the water, an Amphicar 770 was spotted cruising New York's Port of Rochester a couple days ago. Redditor bracketracer snapped the red amphibious machine ...

STANLY COUNTY, N.C. -- Cruising around Badin Lake never looked so good! Just ask Gary Morrison whose car turns into a boat when it hits the water. The light blue colored automobile regularly drives ...

Two years ago, I visited Disney Springs, an outdoor shopping complex in Orlando, Florida, with my family. While my husband and son might have been excited about the Ghirardelli chocolate shop or the ...

Q: Greg I enjoyed your column on the update on flying cars quite a bit and I’ve achieved an age of wisdom that tells me these flying cars are still not ready for prime time. I’m also following the ...

The Amphicar was a good idea that maybe never had a chance. Built for a few years in the 1960s, they were amphibious German droptops that could do 70 mph on land and seven knots in the water. Only a ...