Amphicar
Sign in to saveThe Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious automobile which was launched at the 1961 New York Auto Show. It was made in West Germany and marketed from 1961 to 1968, with production ceasing in 1965.
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- Automobile.image
- Amphicar p1.jpg
- Automobile.caption
- Amphicar Model 770
- Automobile.name
- Amphicar Model 770
- Automobile.manufacturer
- Quandt Group
- Automobile.production
- 1960–19653,878 built
- Automobile.model_years
- 1960–1968
- Automobile.body_style
- 2-door cabrioletwith boat features
- Automobile.layout
- RR layout
- Automobile.engine
- 1147 cc straight-4 (Triumph)
- Automobile.transmission
- 4-speed all-synchromesh manual
- Automobile.designer
- Hans Trippel
- Automobile.powerout
- @ 4,750 rpm 2,500 rpm
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- Amphicar-main-ffm001.jpg
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- Amphicar
- inception
- 1961-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1969-01-01
- point in time
- 1967-08-16
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- Product description (1966 Amphicar Model 770)
- Powertrain
- Performance
- History
- Gallery
- Amphicar shows and rides
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- References
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The Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious automobile which was launched at the 1961 New York Auto Show. It was made in West Germany and marketed from 1961 to 1968, with production ceasing in 1965.
Designed by Hans Trippel, the amphibious vehicle was manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde, with a total of 3,878 manufactured in a single generation. The name Amphicar is a portmanteau of "amphibious" and "car".
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