Why?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-DOBBERTIN-HYDROCAR-Exotic-Car-Boat-/330490500272?pt=Other_Vehicles_Everything_Else&hash=item4cf2c4d4b0

So the question is... is it a boat that goes on land? Or a car that goes on the water.

It was painful to watch the water tests. 700+HP and it won't plane? Some serious hull design problems. That thing is an answer to a question nobody asked.

Why not? I do think his asking price is pretty optimistic.

I think a tank would plane with 700 hp.

Oh wait:

I like the horn situation.

Joey

"There is a full set of ‘KITT’ lights just in front of the windshield to give the HydroCar a high-tech ‘Knight-Rider’ look." Thats the best part.

My dad bought his old car hauler, the one he used to haul around the J2000 (pictured, right):

I saw the J2000 (and the Hydrocar, still being built) in person when we went to pick it up. Too bad the Surface Orbiter was gone by that point.

His fabrication skill is utterly unreal.

I'm pretty sure that, for the million bucks he's asking, I could build my own and still have some cash left over for a twelve pack.

I can think of a lot to do with a million bucks - that isn't one of them. The hauler had more appeal.

Holy crap. A million dollars?

Really?

A million buks will buy you this
http://www.largeyachtforsale.com/YC/main.asp?-email_for_ardell.asp-&vessel_id=93076&curr_id=7
Not only will it seat more than two but it'll plane......

I have no use for the boat/car but I do think that the dual Supertrapp muffler looks cool. That might be nice in another setting.

You'd think that for a million bucks he would at least fix the (admitted) air leak problems so you wouldn't have to 'keep a small compressor connected during storage'.

Wonder why he couldn't get anyone to help him flip switches during the top demo vid?

Jensenman wrote: You'd think that for a million bucks he would at least fix the (admitted) air leak problems so you wouldn't have to 'keep a small compressor connected during storage'. Wonder why he couldn't get anyone to help him flip switches during the top demo vid?

I was wondering both of those things myself.

I gotta give him props for his fab skills though I dont think I want it!

he might build some off the wall stuff, but the guy has talent and none of it is junk..

alex wrote: My dad bought his old car hauler, the one he used to haul around the J2000 (pictured, right): I saw the J2000 (and the Hydrocar, still being built) in person when we went to pick it up. Too bad the Surface Orbiter was gone by that point. His fabrication skill is utterly unreal.

I remember that milk can! Guy and his wife were going to travel around the world, it wheeled and has big stainless props out back. Yeah, the fabrication was amazing.

Dan

what about the 24 gauges? gauge envy?

I, Pinchvalve, do not want that vehicle. Pinchvalve does not like the color. Pinchvalve does not like the price. Pinchvalve does not like self-promotion.

I, Pinchvalve, do not want that vehicle.