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Photos from Drive.com.au; Henley Herald; Google
Amphibious cars passing through a lock near Henley-on-Thames
Photo:
Carl De Souza
Richard Branson arriving in France after crossing the English Chanel in an amphibious ‘Gibbs Aquada’ in 2004.
WWII amphibious vehicle
It is generally agreed that the 1805 Oruktor Amphibolos – designed and built by Newport-born inventor Oliver Evans – was the first in a long line of heroic and noble amphibious embarrassments.
The 17-tonne steam- powered monstrosity – which, incredibly, predated both the train and the car – was commissioned by the Philadelphia Board of Health to dredge the city’s polluted waterways.
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/here-comes-that- sinking-feeling-a-brief-history-of-amphibious-cars/
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