????水陸兩用車(chē)

????1961年，首款批量投產(chǎn)的水陸兩用車(chē)問(wèn)世,。它在德國(guó)設(shè)計(jì)生產(chǎn),，水中的推動(dòng)力來(lái)自于裝在后保險(xiǎn)杠下的兩臺(tái)螺旋槳。盡管沒(méi)有干舷,，兩輛水陸兩用車(chē)還是抵御住了20英尺高的海浪,，于1968年成功橫渡英吉利海峽,。這種車(chē)一共只生產(chǎn)了4,000輛。

????復(fù)活理由

????20世紀(jì)50年代就有人做出了飛行汽車(chē)的預(yù)言,，然而這種汽車(chē)從未正式投產(chǎn)過(guò)。因此,，一輛水陸兩用車(chē)就應(yīng)該算是合情合理的替代品了,。

????譯者：清遠(yuǎn)

????Amphicar

????In 1961, the world got its first mass-produced amphibious automobile. Designed and manufactured in Germany, the Amphicar's water propulsion was provided by twin propellers mounted under the rear bumper. Despite the lack of a freeboard, two Amphicars survived 20-foot waves to cross the English Channel in 1968. Only 4,000 were ever produced.

????Why it should be revived

????Since the flying car forecast for the 1950s never made it into production, an amphibious car seems like a reasonable substitute.