Amphicar 770 - the 60s sports car that swims!

Find out more about the Isle of Man motor museum: Thank you Darren and Steve from the museum team - you are a brilliant duo! Check out channel sponsor Bidding Classics to buy yourself a classic, or perhaps sell the one in your garage at home to free up the space for something new: ______ Amphicar 770 A lot of people see the Amphicar and think it’s American, for quite a few reasons. The very American styling with those supersize fins, the fact the vast majority of these cars, around 90%, were exported over there and of course, the fact one was owned by President Lyndon Johnson. Apparently it was his favourite car! In fact, it was a German car designed by Hans Trippel. Now you’ll see online loads of stuff that Hans was inspired by the amphibious military vehicles of the Second World War like the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen but here’s the thing, Trippel was toying with this stuff w