The Amphibious Dobbertin HydroCar – A $1 Million Dollar 762 HP Boat/Car Hybrid
The Dobbertin HydroCar is an amphibious vehicle that took 10 years to develop with over $1 million USD invested in research, development, and construction….
Boats
1958 Ice Speedster – A Continental Aircraft Engine Powered Snow Plane
At first glance this 1958 Ice Speedster looks like a prop from one of the original Star Wars films. In fact I wouldn’t be…
1970 Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge N007
The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an unusual curiosity from the depths of the cold war, the CIA and MI6 doubtless…
Rapid Whale Mini Boat – An Electrically Powered Kit-Built Mini Boat
The Rapid Whale Mini Boat is a kit-built, single-seat watercraft designed to be assembled at home by novice builders. The main parts are all…
36 Litre Hispano-Suiza V12 Powered Hydroplane
The idea of taking an aircraft engine capable of over 1000 hp and bolting it into the front of a hydroplane is clearly insane….
An Amphibious Classic: The 1963 Amphicar 770
The Amphicar is a 100% amphibious car built by the Germans in the 1960s, and lovingly described by their owners as “the fastest car…
Van Dam Catnip
Van Dam Boats Van Dam was founded in 1977 with a singular purpose – to build the best wooden power and sail boats in…
Nautilus Submarine: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
This is a model of Nautilus, the legendary submarine from the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was created by Harper…
Bootlegger Fitzke Paddleboard
Kevin Fitzke runs Fitzke Paddleboards out of a one-man workshop in Minnesota, each of his creations are handmade in very limited numbers – and…
27 Liter V12 Brown & Bassett Gentleman’s Racer
I don’t think there’ll be any significant protest when I say that speedboat design peaked in the mid-20th century. Of course, the materials, engines,…
Documentary: 1949 Albany to New York Outboard Race
This 10 minute film covers the 1949 Albany to New York Outboard Marathon Race, an event with dozens of entrants in multiple classes, making…
Oru Folding Kayak
The Oru Kayak has an origami-inspired design that allows it to be folded down into a box that measures in at 33 inches x…