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07-18-2007, 07:30 AM | #1 |
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New car that tows skiers
Check out this new car that supposedly will pull a water skier.It says it has a top speed of 30 mph which is fast enough,but I wonder if the power of the jet drive on a heavy car is enough to pull a skier out of the water.Pretty cool though!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19715305/?gt1=10150
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07-18-2007, 07:59 AM | #2 |
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Cool!
But my first thought is whether or not I'd want my car out on the broads.
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07-18-2007, 08:22 AM | #3 |
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There is no way you would catch me in the Broads in an amhpicar.Worse would be the turbulant waters on the Weirs side of the Channel.
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07-18-2007, 08:29 AM | #4 |
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Maybe four years ago, someone had a World War II, Porsche Schwimmwagen (Volkswagen Schwimmwagen Wikipedia) putt-putt past buoy 3. It moved through the water at a slow speed and looked a bit like a beach buggy built from a VW Beetle.
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07-18-2007, 02:33 PM | #6 |
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Thanks SP.Your quite a humdinger!Thanks for the MCSeaplane tour Sunday. I'm still buzzing from that T-storm!
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I saw two old amphicars coming out of Glendale a few weeks ago on a rather rough Saturday. They were rounding Varney point and heading towards Silver Sands. They looked like they were having a rough time of it, with wakes and waves crashing over the hoods. I took a picture on my camera phone but it was not really clear enough to post.
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I agree,give me the vette and another boat and I'm happy with the remaining cash. I remember a few years back a company was selling converted Camaros that were amphibious don't remember the price though
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