"If you want to make God Laugh, tell him your plans." .....
Bottom line, time has come to sell my Amphi.
About 20 years ago I saw a car that looked like a boat in the now defunct Gast Museum. I knew then that I had to have one and a few months later I did. It has been a great adventure, led to the creation of these forums, created lots of wonderful friendships, defined my identity, etc. Especially after fully restoring it, I figured Amphi would be a keeper and my kids would someday ,either fight over it or sell to buy whatever the trendy thing is in the future. Reality is that life does not always go to plan (no worries, all is good, just at a different place). That great pharma IT career got outsourced to India many years ago so peak earnings, bonuses and options are a thing of the past, 2nd kid starts school this year and as she is pursuing a 6 year DPT program I see lots of tuition bills in the future, we also have our (surprise) 6 year old who I adore but he is another expense at around the time most people are considering retirement. Time is also hard to come by, I had Amphi in the water this month for the first time in 3-4 (maybe longer) years now.
I will have to post some newer photos in the next week. She is essentially in the same great shape she was when Dave the Wave restored her a few years ago. She has sat under a car cover in my garage since then and has maybe gone swimming 5 times. She was fully disassembled, body completely done, engine and trans rebuilt, new interior, new wiring harness, tons of new parts. The only things I have had to do since are a battery post clamp, battery (AGM), radiator cap and oil changes / lube. You can see pics here (I actually think that other than last week, this was her last trip in the water).
https://amphicar770.com/media/albums/my-amphi-at-lake-nockamixon-pa-june-2009.1/
There are also gallery pics of the restoration in progress.
Now, some people may be asking, "What will happen to the forums if Mike is Amphiless". No worries. For some time I have been thinking about handing the forums over to the IAOC. Afterall, I am not getting any younger so can not run it forever. I know the IAOC is planning to rework the IAOC web site perhaps it becomes a CMS (content management system) integrated with the forum. In any event, it will continue and I will ensure it gets transitioned to good hands.
If you, or anyone is interested, let me know. I have not determined price yet but it will be market correct for a fully restored, turn-key Amphi in excellent condition. Thus, while I do not expect to make a Barett-Jackson level killing, I am not looking to fire-sale it either.
Thanks,
Mike
Bottom line, time has come to sell my Amphi.
About 20 years ago I saw a car that looked like a boat in the now defunct Gast Museum. I knew then that I had to have one and a few months later I did. It has been a great adventure, led to the creation of these forums, created lots of wonderful friendships, defined my identity, etc. Especially after fully restoring it, I figured Amphi would be a keeper and my kids would someday ,either fight over it or sell to buy whatever the trendy thing is in the future. Reality is that life does not always go to plan (no worries, all is good, just at a different place). That great pharma IT career got outsourced to India many years ago so peak earnings, bonuses and options are a thing of the past, 2nd kid starts school this year and as she is pursuing a 6 year DPT program I see lots of tuition bills in the future, we also have our (surprise) 6 year old who I adore but he is another expense at around the time most people are considering retirement. Time is also hard to come by, I had Amphi in the water this month for the first time in 3-4 (maybe longer) years now.
I will have to post some newer photos in the next week. She is essentially in the same great shape she was when Dave the Wave restored her a few years ago. She has sat under a car cover in my garage since then and has maybe gone swimming 5 times. She was fully disassembled, body completely done, engine and trans rebuilt, new interior, new wiring harness, tons of new parts. The only things I have had to do since are a battery post clamp, battery (AGM), radiator cap and oil changes / lube. You can see pics here (I actually think that other than last week, this was her last trip in the water).
https://amphicar770.com/media/albums/my-amphi-at-lake-nockamixon-pa-june-2009.1/
There are also gallery pics of the restoration in progress.
Now, some people may be asking, "What will happen to the forums if Mike is Amphiless". No worries. For some time I have been thinking about handing the forums over to the IAOC. Afterall, I am not getting any younger so can not run it forever. I know the IAOC is planning to rework the IAOC web site perhaps it becomes a CMS (content management system) integrated with the forum. In any event, it will continue and I will ensure it gets transitioned to good hands.
If you, or anyone is interested, let me know. I have not determined price yet but it will be market correct for a fully restored, turn-key Amphi in excellent condition. Thus, while I do not expect to make a Barett-Jackson level killing, I am not looking to fire-sale it either.
Thanks,
Mike
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