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IWK Amphicar prototype

Germany · Car · built by IWK (under Hans Trippel licence)

IWK Amphicar prototype
The 1960 prototype of the Amphicar, built by IWK under licence from Hans Trippel. It had rear-wheel drive and Austin mechanical parts.
IWK Amphicar prototype
Also known asAmphicar prototype (1960)
ManufacturerIWK (under Hans Trippel licence)
CountryGermany
Built1960–
TypeCar
StatusPrototype
Propulsion
Land drive4x2
EngineAustin

Specifications need checking. Some figures here were taken from the archive and have not been confirmed against a source.

The IWK Amphicar prototype of 1960 was the forerunner of the production Amphicar. IWK built it under licence from Hans Trippel, following his Alligator and Eurocar designs. Like them it had rear-wheel drive and Austin mechanical components. The folder also holds a copy of a US patent document and period photographs of the prototype.

1 Photographs

15 photographs in the archive folder. Click any image to view it full size.

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2 Documents

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