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From: chasgould@aol.com
To: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [amphicar-lovers] Digest Number 1178
In a message dated 11/19/2003 7:32:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com writes:
Charles - does this Amphi-zine belong to a member of the Amphicar club? I
presume you have seen it. Could you send me a picture of it either on line or
via
snail mail and I'll pay you any costs. I would very much like to see it. Has
it been written up in any magazines? Aside from being different, is it
reasonably well proportioned and decent looking? I expect a lot of us would
be
curious to see it. Do you know the owner personally or have you talked with
him?
Hi Vic,
Yes, I have seen it, ridden in it, and driven it on land and in the water.
Unfortunately, I have not taken any photos of it, but I will try. The owner is
a
personal friend of mine, a great guy and quite an enthusiast, but extremely
private, and guarded about all of his cars, which include a large quantity of
Amphis. I am obligated to respect his wishes regarding his privacy.
The "Zine" is an interesting creation and quite unusual, although the
execution is somewhat less than one would hope for. He has installed digital
gauges,
a teak swim platform, wrap around seating in the back, and other very
unorthodox features. I do appreciate the work, but it is not my style, as I
prefer
stock original, but I understand that both of the donor cars were pretty far
gone
when he started the project.
If you saw his warehouse full of parts, you would ruin a good pair of
underwear. It is incredible. There used to be some pictures on a website
called
Amadeus. I don't know if it is still up, but Bilgey helped me find it one day.
I
think that the Amphizine was pictured there as well.
Chas
A little searching turned up:
http://www.optisci.com/amphicar.shtml
but that link is now bad. Since it was hosted by a private company,
Opti-Sciences, which is a manufacturer of oceanographic instruments, and not a
general web host, it's likely the guy is an Opti-Sciences owner or main honcho.
OTOH, from the horse's mouth, so to speak, in message #1222, we have a quote
from Amadeus: "I am an enigma! I am an enigma! I am an enigma!" Well, what can I
say; I eat plenty of roughage, so I don't really have the need for an enigma.
The real enigma must be that he an Amphi owner who is "...extremely private, and
guarded..." He must swim at midnight by the light of the new moon! <g>
Ed
El Cajon
67 Rust Guppy
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From: chasgould@aol.com
To: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [amphicar-lovers] Digest Number 1178
In a message dated 11/19/2003 7:32:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com writes:
Charles - does this Amphi-zine belong to a member of the Amphicar club? I
presume you have seen it. Could you send me a picture of it either on line or
via
snail mail and I'll pay you any costs. I would very much like to see it. Has
it been written up in any magazines? Aside from being different, is it
reasonably well proportioned and decent looking? I expect a lot of us would
be
curious to see it. Do you know the owner personally or have you talked with
him?
Hi Vic,
Yes, I have seen it, ridden in it, and driven it on land and in the water.
Unfortunately, I have not taken any photos of it, but I will try. The owner is
a
personal friend of mine, a great guy and quite an enthusiast, but extremely
private, and guarded about all of his cars, which include a large quantity of
Amphis. I am obligated to respect his wishes regarding his privacy.
The "Zine" is an interesting creation and quite unusual, although the
execution is somewhat less than one would hope for. He has installed digital
gauges,
a teak swim platform, wrap around seating in the back, and other very
unorthodox features. I do appreciate the work, but it is not my style, as I
prefer
stock original, but I understand that both of the donor cars were pretty far
gone
when he started the project.
If you saw his warehouse full of parts, you would ruin a good pair of
underwear. It is incredible. There used to be some pictures on a website
called
Amadeus. I don't know if it is still up, but Bilgey helped me find it one day.
I
think that the Amphizine was pictured there as well.
Chas
A little searching turned up:
http://www.optisci.com/amphicar.shtml
but that link is now bad. Since it was hosted by a private company,
Opti-Sciences, which is a manufacturer of oceanographic instruments, and not a
general web host, it's likely the guy is an Opti-Sciences owner or main honcho.
OTOH, from the horse's mouth, so to speak, in message #1222, we have a quote
from Amadeus: "I am an enigma! I am an enigma! I am an enigma!" Well, what can I
say; I eat plenty of roughage, so I don't really have the need for an enigma.
The real enigma must be that he an Amphi owner who is "...extremely private, and
guarded..." He must swim at midnight by the light of the new moon! <g>
Ed
El Cajon
67 Rust Guppy
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