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...emembered for an active obsession with the development of amphibious motor vehicles. Also noteworthy is his membership of the quasi-military SA. As an active s

'''Gibbs''' is a British specialty car maker that specializes in amphibious vehicles. Their most successful and popular model to date is the [[Gibbs Aquada]].

...Group]] at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde. Its name is a combination of "amphibious" and "car". ...ted States. Cars were sold in the UK from 1964. Total production was 3,878 vehicles before the company folded.

...estroyer as well as for the '''[[GAZ 46|GAZ 46 MAV]]''', a light [[4x4]] [[amphibious vehicle]], whose design was largely copied from the World War II [[Ford GPA [[Category:All wheel drive vehicles]]

...lly', is a highly mobile [[Amphibious vehicle#Amphibious trucks and barges|amphibious military truck]] built by [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] that served with the British ...ladin|Saladin]] and [[Alvis Salamander|Salamander]]. The high mobility and amphibious capabilities were considered ideal for resupplying units in the field.

...d armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosans. The company also produces hand-built limousines and high-end * ZIS-458 [[amphibious vehicle]]

...ich Oliver Evans is best-known today is his '''Oruktor Amphibolos''', or "Amphibious Digger", built on commission from the Philadelphia Board of Health. The Boa ...e first self-powered land vehicle in the United States (steam powered road vehicles had already been used earlier in France and Great Britain). The Oruktor Amp

...sche]]s and [[Subaru]]s). They also design exotic [[concept car|concept]] vehicles for the [[Geneva Motor Show]] each year. The '''[[Rinspeed Splash]]''' is a concept [[amphibious vehicle|amphibian vehicle]] with hydrofoil design capable of 45 knots on wa

An '''amphibious vehicle''' (or simply '''amphibian'''), is a [[vehicle]] or craft, that is ...lthough they ''are'' part of ''amphibious assault''. Nor are Ground effect vehicles, such as Ekranoplans. The former don't offer any real land transportation a

...in the future, as GAZ has purchased the rights to use the platform in new vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060 * [[GAZ-3937]] Vodnik [[amphibious vehicle|amphibious]] jeep (1997)

...do not travel public streets or highways are generally termed off-highway vehicles, which would include tractors, forklifts, cranes, backhoes, bulldozers and ...eas distant from pavement. The use of higher clearance and higher traction vehicles enables access on trails and [[forest road]]s that have rough and low tract

===Amphibious vehicles=== The presenters were set the challenge of building amphibious cars, and using them to get to, and across, a two mile reservoir. Hammond t

Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options In the first amphibious car challenge (Series 8, Episode 3) [[Jeremy Clakrson]] converted a Toyota

...g room. In other countries the term [[camper van]] is more common, and the vehicles themselves vary, typically being smaller than in North America. There are different classes of vehicles generally labeled as RVs:<ref name="tl-glossary">{{cite web

...th these extras by default. Furthermore, the military]usually design their vehicles with off-roading in mind, such as a [[Jeep]] or [[HMMWV]], or buy them from ...r among a sub-section of the owners of [[four wheel drive]] or all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. There are numerous categories of '''off-roading''', with s

{{See also|History of steam road vehicles}} ...ted in passing a law, the Locomotive Act, in 1865 requiring self-propelled vehicles on [[highway|public roads]] in the United Kingdom be preceded by a man on f

Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options ...of this [[automobile|vehicle]] that sets it apart from other [[automobile|vehicles]] in its class, then mention those ''unique attributes'' here.