Re: Re: How many cars in each Color were Produced?
that makes you and me with the only 1968 cars? however, i have the only european car: no bilge pump, a locking steering column (ignition below thecolumn), thick tail fins, an a few other 'diferences' that set it apart from the american cars!!
joe, escondido, calif.
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Subject: Re: [amphicar-lovers] Re: How many cars in each Color were Produced?
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:29:17 -0500
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From: Mark Richardson <westlake5@charter.net>
Date: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:06 pm
Subject: [amphicar-lovers] Re: How many cars in each Color were Produced?
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> --- In
amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, tommyintpa@a... wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 3/11/2005 4:36:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > skk0819@y... writes:
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have any approx figures or idea as to how many cars
> of
> > each color were produced out of the 3900? Obviously the red
> cars
> > were the most numerous, but I don't know the actual stats....
> >
> > Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, if so, I
> haven't
> > seen the post....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Scott, I will take a chance or make a guess. It is my
> understanding that
> > half of all the cars built were Red, 25% white and the other 25%
> were half
> > blue and half green. I have one of the last Amphicars built and
> perhaps the
> > only 1968 that still survives. Based on its VIN number I think
> the total number
> > could have been as high as 4300 Amphicars built, maybe. Tommy in
>
> Tampa
>
> A good estimate might be to establish the colors of what cars
> remain
> today, and from that a percentage could be calculated. This should
> be reflective of what the overall percent would have been from the
> factory (except those repainted a different color). Mine is red,
> perhaps one of those famous Amphipoda polls would give us all
> something to do over the weekend, and solve this puzzling mystery
> at
> the same time? Maybe even a place to click if you know your car
> was
> repainted. I think we could leave yellow and primer brown out.
> (sorry Dave)
>
> Mark
>
> Hi - Out of all the Amphicars I have owned, only one was blue and my current one is still wearing the factory red paint! All the others were white, as were the last 2 restorations I did! Gary.
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