Some Amphicar owners have been quoted to say, "It's not a good car and it's not a good boat, but it does just fine" and "We like to think of it as the fastest car on the water and fastest boat on the road."

Another thing they will tell you is that the most difficult part about driving an Amphicar is that they can't take it out for a cruise, on land or by sea, without being bombarded by questions about the car from whomever they come in contact with.

We understand the curiosity as this was the only amphibious car ever mass produced for personal use, albeit in small numbers, and want to know more about how it works as well.

So with the help of some Amphicar owners, we've put together a list of answers to their most frequently asked questions.  In doing so, we have acquired a new appreciation of how special this little amphibious car really is.

Read more on The Most Frequently Asked Questions About an Amphicar.

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The next best thing to paging through our newly delivered classic car magazine is reading an old new car magazine, like the February 1959 printing of Motor Trend we just found. This particular issue caught our eye because of the caption "Electric Cars Are Back."

On page 48, reporter Bob Rolofson writes enthusiastically about his test drive with the Charles "Town-About" concept electric car with rave reviews using terms like light, safe, noiseless, odorless, clean, durable, comfortable, simple in operation and ready for production.  Where have we heard that before?

In 1959, the Town-About was the newest automobile manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Tool & Engineering Co. of San Diego, California.  And according to the Motor Trend article,  Stinson owners had secretly developed this electric car and built a factory designed to mass produce it, but when word got out, the company was inundated with mail from brokers, dealers seeking franchises and privates parties asking for stock quotes. Rolofson was even shown a pile of four-digit certified checks from power and light companies ordering cars for trial.

So why aren't we driving a Charles electric car today, or better yet, why haven't we even heard of it?  Howstuffworks.com was the only place we found any information about the "Town-About" and why it faded into the mists of electric car history. Read more here...1959 Charles Town About Concept Car

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If you're a Steve McQueen fan, you need to check out the many items for sale at Bonhams' annual Classic California auction taking place at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 14.  There will be around 150 item previously owned by legendary Hollywood actor and his family that include movie posters, autographed photos, cars and motorcycles.  The more notable items include:

• McQueen's 1949 Chevrolet 3100 pick-up that has never before offered for sale, and in its original unrestored condition as it was when last driven before his death in 1980.

• The 1940 Indian Chief motorcycle that was used by Steve as his personal "Hollywood bike" and was originally sold as part of the McQueen estate in Las Vegas in 1984.

• The #1 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt Special Edition dubbed "McQueen 1", built in commemoration of the great chase movie, Bullitt.  It was presented by Ford to Steve's professional racecar driver son Chad and is in factory original, unmodified condition with only 2012 miles since new.

The Number 2 Ford Mustang Bullitt was intended for  Steve McQueen's daughter Terry, but she passed away before receiving it and it passed to her daughter Molly.  This sold at Bonham's Petersen auction last year for $70,200.

You can view all the of the Steve McQueen memorabilia that will be auctioned on Bonhams' website.

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November 9, 2009 marks the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and if any of you have been watching some of the recent documentaries to celebrate the event, you may have noticed this particular little car keep showing up.

It's a Trabant, an automobile that was produced by former East German auto maker VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke, but is now more recognizable as a symbol of the failed former East Germany and the fall of communism.

Read the full article on our The Trabant - Built Out of Plastic and Socialism page.

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