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| Source: Fantasy Junction |
It’s rare for something that is designed to multitask to both functions
well and look good. This find, Project
Sea Lion, is no exception. The road car
part of this beast is by far one of the coolest looking versions of an
amphibious vehicle I’ve ever seen. The
TIG welded, 5052 aluminum body is impressive to say the least (check out the
video to see why). There doesn’t seem to
be a wasted cubic inch within the shell of purpose built machine. The aquatic element of this ‘amphicar’ uses a
Berkeley 12JC jet pump for propulsion.
Project Sea Lion was built with the expressed purpose of capturing both
the land and sea speed records for an amphibious vehicle. Those records are currently held by separate
vehicles. As currently configured the
Sea Lion theoretically should have no problem with the land speed record, the
sea speed record may prove more difficult.
Currently the largest hurdle the Sea Lion faces is funding. You can buy her for a mere $259,500. That purchase price gets you the vehicle and
access to hire the current designer/engineer/fabricator in hopes of clinching
both speed records; not to mention the coolest looking amphibious vehicle a
quarter mill can buy.
You can learn more about Project Sea Lion at Fantasy Junction.
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