NEW GERMAN LAND AND WATER CAR TESTED.—A new amphibian car, invented by a German engineer named Trippel, was thoroughly tested before a body of experts near Berlin at the end of September. The car reached a speed of 65 mdes per hour on land and 15 miles per hour on the water. Left: The Trippel amphibian car ploughing its way 1 through the lake during the successful tests, and right, climbing a hill.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 253, 24 October 1936, Page 11
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73NEW GERMAN LAND AND WATER CAR TESTED.—A new amphibian car, invented by a German engineer named Trippel, was thoroughly tested before a body of experts near Berlin at the end of September. The car reached a speed of 65 mdes per hour on land and 15 miles per hour on the water. Left: The Trippel amphibian car ploughing its way 1 through the lake during the successful tests, and right, climbing a hill. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 253, 24 October 1936, Page 11
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