Here on Motor Monday I like to discuss vehicles of all
types. Today, I’d like to make an appeal to bring back the amphicar. They were
a German product sold in the US and UK back in the 60’s, a civilian car that
could also be a boat.
I’ve only seen one twice, and I’ve never actually driven or
rode in one, but the concept is amazing for people like me, who grew up near
the river and always found bridges inconvenient. My hometown is currently
debating a bridge toll because the bridges there were not designed to handle
the influx of traffic across pretty much
the entire Eastern and Midwestern United States. What better way to pay
for it than making the locals, since, you know, they have a huge hand in
bringing millions of people across those bridges thanks to the interstate, since
there’s not a single legislator that can get our reptilian president to cough
up some money? With amphicars, we wouldn’t need bridges at all, except for
trucks, but we could just make giant, floating trucks, too.
LBJ wasn't scared.