Lot 1040A

Fort Lauderdale 2022

1961 Amphicar 770

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$93,500 USD | Sold

United States | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Chassis No.
100053
Engine No.
GK 123 HE
Documents
US Title
  • Believed to be one of the earliest surviving examples; never fitted with a bilge blower
  • One of just 3,878 examples of the ambitious Amphicar ever produced, of which 3,046 were sold in the United States
  • Subject to a bare-metal restoration including extensive structural repairs carried out by marque specialist East Coast Amphicar; numerous invoices from parts supplier Gordon Imports, Inc.
  • Odometer reading 5,435 miles at the time of cataloging
  • Factory combination of Beach Sand White over red and white interior with white top
  • Complete with unfitted bilge blower kit housed in a custom storage box
  • Converted to negative earth for a simpler electronic system; with uprated alternator and Bluetooth-enabled, period-look radio
  • Powered by a 1,147cc Triumph inline-four engine with four-speed manual transmission