Bill Stoneberg Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I turned my Calendar over today and saw the following items happened on this day in history.1961 Amphicar debuts in New York Barracuda introduced in 1964Last Corvair built in 1969.I wonder why car manufacturers would choose April Fool's Day to introduce a new car to the public. I can see though why they would choose this day to stop making the Corvair <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Can you imagine it being April Fool's Day and seeing on TV a car that doubles as a boat? Who'd believe it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Either Ron or I just have to add something here! Oddly enough, it is true that The Amphicar was introduced on today's date in Central Park of NY city. It was formerly known as "The Alligator" and looked different with a different engine (Austin, I believe), wrap-a-round windshield and louvers in the fins. I still get people who still don't believe what they are seeing. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> So happy 42nd Birthday to the Amphicar! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Maybe I'll go for a swim tonight in honor of the day. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 I was in Central Texas this weekend talking to a bunch of car people and the subject of Amphicars came up.It seems LBJ had one at his Texas ranch and used to love to scare the bejesus out of visitors.He would take them on a drive to show them the Perdenales River that went through his ranch and with a big show of hitting the brakes and them not working drive right into the river. Said he got a few people that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Bob Hill Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I turned my Calendar over today and saw the following items happened on this day in history.Last Corvair built in 1969.I can see though why they would choose this day to stop making the Corvair <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>Well I sort of resent your comment about the Corvair; nevertheless, the last day of production for the Corvair was May 12, 1969 - not April 1. The producer of your calendar should have checked their sources better.BOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It seems LBJ had one at his Texas ranch and used to love to scare the bejesus out of visitors.</div></div> LBJ had a blue one that is still on his ranch in Texas. I have heard that more than one dignatary jumped out! A short story from LBJ's site ...The Amphicar has been a popular conveyance for some notable Americans. Actors Ted Danson, Madonna and Dan Aykroyd each have one, as did President Lyndon Johnson, whose Amphicar antics were recorded in the memoirs of Cabinet member Joseph Califano Jr., who was Johnson's passenger one day on the LBJ ranch in Texas."The President was driving around in a small blue convertible with its top down,'' Califano recalls. "We reached a steep incline at the edge of the lake, and the car started rolling toward the water."The President shouted, 'The brakes don't work! The brakes don't hold! We're going in! We're going under!'"The car splashed right into the water. I started to get out. Just then, the car leveled off, and I realized I was in (an Amphicar)."The President laughed, and he laughed all night long. 'Did you see that? He (Califano)didn't give a damn about his president. He just wanted to save his own skin and get out of that car!' Then he'd roar some more.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Did LBJ every try that with Teddy Kennedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Maybe if Senatah Ted had had an Amphicah, Chappaquiddick wouldn't have tuhned out quite so messy. Still hate that he was driving an Oldsmobile... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 He would have had to find another way to get rid of his pregnant mistress. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Which reminds me of the joke about one of the younger K boys trying to talk his date into having sex with him. When she said no, he told her, "OK if you don't want to I can always have Uncle Teddy drive you home." <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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