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Amphibious automobiles have been conceived from
ca. 1900, however the Second World War significantly
stimulated their development. Two of the most significant
amphibious cars to date were developed during World
War II. The most proliferous was the German Schwimmwagen,
a small jeep-like 4x4 vehicle designed by the Porsche
engineering firm in 1942 and widely used in World
War II. The amphibious bodywork was designed by
Erwin Komenda, the firm's body construction designer,
using the engine and drive train of the Kübelwagen.
An amphibious version of the Willys MB jeep, the
Ford GPA or 'Seep' (short for Sea jeep) was developed
during World War II as well. A specially modified
GPA, called Half-Safe, was driven and sailed around
the world by Australian Ben Carlin in the 1950s... |
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