One fellow, who had an Amphicar freshly restored, was so anxious to show it off to his friends that he took it out on the lake one day forgetting to put in the drain plug. He and his guests were out in the middle of the lake and noticed that the waterline was no longer at the side molding on the car, but approaching the door handles! He tried to make it back to shore but the car sank and they had to swim the rest of the way. Undaunted, the next weekend he hired a barge with a crane and retrieved the Amphicar from the lake bottom and had the car restored again. From then on he always remembered to double-ckeck to ensure the drain plug was in place *before* entering the water! ... View more

It has been said that the Pininfarina BMC 1100/1800 influenced Robert Opron and his design team at Citroën in the creation of the GS (introduced in 1970) and the CX (introduced in 1974 as the replacement for the DS). Looking at the front end of the BMC 1100/1800 there is also a strong resemblance to the Citroën SM (also introduced in 1970). Definitely a milestone design! ... View more

Does the vehicle really need a windshield that large? I wonder what the cost of a replacement will be? Remember the $10,000 Air Force toilet seat cover? It would have been better to have raised the rear of the hood, fit a common truck window and offer an additional storage compartment in the hood (for the emergency flares, pylons and a road-hazzard sign) for when the thing breaks down. ... View more

How about the Citroen 2CV Sahara?  It has two engines and two gearboxes.  They could be operated in tandem or independently.  Loose the front or the back and you could still make it back home! ... View more