AMPHIBIOUS CAR BOATS: DRIVING ON WATER

 Ever since I enjoyed playing with my Aquacar in the Sixties, I've always kept an eye out for amphibious toy cars.

The onset of the internet revealed a whole flotilla of vintage examples and here are two brands with a similar look and like all great toys they have battery operated propellers.

I've picked a few pictures off the net to highlight their slick designs.

Here's the Elektro Record 5555 by German stalwart Schuco released in the late Fifties/ early Sixties [date needs confirming]. This is a true boat but may be the origin of the Hong Kong amphibious cars that look a lot like it.

Here we have the above Record boat along with the 1960's boxed Amphibious Car released by T in a Circle / Tai Hing toys, a Hong Kong outfit who may have taken their inspiration from Schuco.

You can see this link more clearly with the Schuco Elektro Amphibio 5560 below.

Even the box art is similar. Here's the Schuco box.

and the T in a Circle box.

T in a Circle added new body colours and here's the lovely blue version.

Have you any amphibious toys readers?