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WaterCar
WaterCar is an American company that specializes in the manufacture and development of luxury amphibious vehicles. Based in Southern California, the company was founded by Dave March in 1999 when he was inspired by the Amphicar of the 1960s.〔 March claims he originally had no plans to market an amphibious vehicle — just merely to build one. In 2013, the company released its first commercial vehicle, the Panther, which holds a top speed of on land and on water. The company holds 27 amphibious related patents as well as the Guinness World Record for the fastest amphibious vehicle.〔〔 WaterCar vehicles are designed and manufactured at Fountain Valley BodyWorks, an collision repair auto body shop in Southern California,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= About: Our Story )〕 owned and operated by March.
== History ==
Between 1999 and 2010, WaterCar developed three amphibious prototypes. One of these prototypes was the Python. Powered by a Chevrolet Corvette engine, it reached land speeds of , and water speeds of , setting a Guinness World Record in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-12000/fastest-amphibious-car/ )〕〔 Due to the high cost of vehicle production, the Python was never developed past the prototype phase.
In 2011, March began developing a more reliable amphibious vehicle using technology from the Python and other prototypes. In June 2013, he released the Panther, the first commercial vehicle developed by WaterCar.〔 Since its release, WaterCar has been popular in the Middle East, selling to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, with six additional vehicles being sold to the Crown Prince of Dubai and others sold to tech enthusiasts and residents of Silicon Valley. The Python's price is US$140,000〔 (initially US$135,000).〔
In January 2014, founder March was the first person to drive an amphibious vehicle from Newport Harbor to Catalina Island, a trip of over . The trip took 70 minutes,〔 and he completed the drive on an estimated of gasoline, less than half the total capacity of the Water Car's 25 gallon tank.
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