Amphibious Car Drives Over Water

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[r9etb]

I actually saw a car of this model -- maybe this very one --back in the '70s. The guy would actually commute every day by driving his car across the Columbia River in Richland, WA.

[Cooter]

Introducing the world's first luxury Amphibious Motor Coach / Yacht.

[Tribune7]

LOL. He will wail like a baby when he hears about this vehicle.

If this company had a sense of humor, they would give him one.

[Poohbah]

Actually, if they'd had cars back when Jesus was on Earth, he'd probably have driven a crew cab pickup truck or a large van to haul his disciples and his carpentry tools around with him.

But cars didn't show up until after Pentecost. (Acts 5:12 clearly says that they car-pooled all the way into the Temple, because the Apostles were all in one Accord on Solomon's Porch. I'd hate to think what that little to-do did to their insurance rates :o)

[ctlpdad]

after 7 years of getting jammed up on storrow, especially this time of year with dad taking cindy lu to college in a ryder rental, i gotsta say that ain't the charles. (lol)
besides, the wake would really piss off thoses practicing for the Head of the Charles Regatta

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Make Ted their spokesperson. "Hi. My name is Ted Kennedy. Had I driven one of these years ago, I'd be President now"

[IncPen]

Thanks for the reading suggestions.
The reference I made was a joke, having to do with environmentalist wackos insisting Jesus would have driven an 'earth-friendly car'.

[Lady Jag]

Reminds me of the old camper:

[Lady Jag]

I drove a Lotus once but kept it on the road and even that was an experience to remember.

[Lady Jag]

Oh, right, no, I didn't mean to insinuate that was the red car that crossed the Charles. That crossing was done maybe 25 years ago with one of these ugly buggers in red.

[Cooter]

Ironically, the owner of that red car lived in Watertown, MA.

[Prof Engineer]

Navy ping?

[Lady Jag]

Ironically, the owner of that red car lived in Watertown, MA.

Seriously? I mean if it was a joke, I'd've picked Waterford.

[Cooter]

Well, the Charles River does go right by Watertown. Waterford is in CT, isn't it?

Seriously. IIRC, the Globe or Herald did a feature article on the guy and his car in the early 80's, and he lived in Watertown. I've seen the car a few times, myself.

[anymouse]

Paging Sen. Kennedy. Please pick up the yellow courtesy phone. :)

[Cobra64]

Ted-the-Swimmer-Kennedy's next car.

[Cobra64]

Looks like it's trying to do an aqautic wheelie. Nice lookin' hybrid.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Hey, Con, what do you think of when you hear the word "amphibious"? Yeah, me too...

N.C. State basketball player Chris Washburn, commenting on his ability to drive to the basket, "Yeah, I can go to my right and my left. That's because I'm amphibious."

[Constitution Day]

Heh heh...I haven't heard that in a while!
I'll admit that Washburn was a doofus of the first order. ;)

I wonder where he is now?
This is the most recent article I could find on him.

[Lady Jag]

Globe or Herald did a feature article on the guy and his car in the early 80's, and he lived in Watertown. I've seen the car a few times, myself.

Cooter, that's fantastic! I never saw that car before or since and after something like 25 years, I learned where it came from. Actually, I was coming from WBZ via Watertown and heading back to work in Boston and this was most definitely a popular route from Watertown.

Cooter, thank you. Free Republic is amazing.

If your comment was a joke, i.e. Watertown, thenWaterFord would have been a good choice. Just trying to cover the bases.