“Ahoy Matey .. tampone i ponti”  Questo ampibious car was one of the most successful of all time. Con quasi 4000 prodotto tra il 1961-1968 non era né una macchina molto buona o in barca. Produced by German company Quandt Gruppo and designed by Hanns Trippel its name in German is “Valigia” mezzo “Acqua auto”  Powering this U-Boat for the street was a sturdy but lazy Trionfo engine from the hoo-hum Herald. L' 1147 cc lump produced a slug like 43  horsepower. Performance was Diesel Coniglio come. Top speed was a tepid 70mph.On the water you could count on 7  knots with no wind. Strada e Pista Magazine quipped in 1966 “We like to think of it as the fastest car on the water and fastest boat on the road.” Steering for both on road and water was done by the front wheels. This set up made for slow moves on the water. The on road transmission was the Hearld 4 Cambio manuale a. On the water you had a self designed outdrive that was engaged when you pushed a floor mounted lever. Come con tutti “Water Cars” this car suffered from rust issues. Even when new it would only stay afloat as fast as the bilge pumps could keep it from becoming a submarine. Time Magazine joked  “Its flotation was entirely dependent on whether the bilge pump could keep up with the leakage.” Also  “a  vehicle that promised to revolutionize drowning”  Despite all of these flaws these floating cars have an almost cult like following. Della 4000 made over 700 still survive. Pristine examples have been sold for close to six figure prices. Che cosa Auto è presente??