1983 Volkswagen See-Golf amphibious car - photo and video

[Altair]

1983 Volkswagen See-Golf amphibious car.

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[nova_robotics]

I have no idea how this works. Are the pontoons stored above the vehicle so you can drive down the road? It doesn't look like that linkage should be able to achieve that.

[KustomsbyKent]

Here's a link to an article that shows a picture with the floats down in position for on the water. The wheels are just barely above the water when in operation.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/art...loat-dont-they
More pictures:
See Golf

[nova_robotics]

More pictures:
See Golf

So uh... is this how it drives down the road?