Fibreglass The Key Ingredient To The Fastest Amphibious Car Ever

Since time began people have been looking for ways to go faster

, whether it was faster over land, sea or the sky. At present the human race has managed to manufacturer cars, planes and boats that are constantly pushing the boundaries of what we think is humanly possible. Most of these designs usually use some form of metal, aluminium or sheet steel, but fibreglass can also be used to assist with strength, aid stability and protect components. But what if you wanted to go fast on two of the surfaces mentioned?

For a number of years there have been various attempts to make a good amphibious car. Several people have attempted to create one, with one of the most recent attempts falling to the BBC's Top Gear series, where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempted to turn three ordinary vehicles into amphibious cars without the use of roll cages, fibreglass or any other useful materials. The main product used in their projects was a welding gun and foam.

Now there is an American inventor who has managed to fuse together a Dodge and Corvette and come up with the fastest amphibious car ever built. Utilising a fibreglass body for superior strength and structural rigidity against the buffeting of the waves, the boat has been known to hit speeds of up to 60mph on the water. As if that wasn't enough it also manages to do 0 - 60 in 4.5 seconds on the road.

The car is available for sale, but costs a massive $200,000 to purchase which might put some people off. When you consider that for that money you could probably go down to a local dealership and purchase a Porsche or Ferrari for that price. However, you couldn't take you Porsche or Ferrari down to the beach and place it in the water. For a start the salt water probably wouldn't mix too well with the body work of the non fibreglass cars.

The fibreglass hull helps to propel the car through the water at an amazing speed, but as a trade off the wheels obviously have to pass under the hull when the car is on land so the hull doesn't drag along the road. The inventor had to manufacturer a way of raising and lowering the suspension of the cars wheels via the flick of a switch.

Do amphibious cars have a place in the future? Who knows, but as long as people feel the need for speed and as long as they keep making James Bond films, there will be inventors out there prepared to push it to the limit.

by: Dominic Donaldson

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