AMPHIBIAN CAR.. —During a visit to Germany of General Russo, an Italian army officer, an amphibian car was demonstrated which can be driven straight from land on to water. On land the car is capable of a speed of 72 miles an hour, and its water speed is 12 knots. When afloat, it is difficult to distinguish it from a motor boat. The picture shows General Russo inspecting the car after the demonstration.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 8 September 1938, Page 5
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73AMPHIBIAN CAR..—During a visit to Germany of General Russo, an Italian army officer, an amphibian car was demonstrated which can be driven straight from land on to water. On land the car is capable of a speed of 72 miles an hour, and its water speed is 12 knots. When afloat, it is difficult to distinguish it from a motor boat. The picture shows General Russo inspecting the car after the demonstration. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 8 September 1938, Page 5
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