Man heads to a harbor to test his homemade amphibious car
- After spending £30,000, a man finally made an amphibian car
- He even went as far as to test the car at his local harbor
- However, he is still seeking investments to make it into a real vehicle
Published on Jul 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM (UTC+4)
by Nalin Rawat
Last updated on Jul 22, 2024 at 4:33 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Daksh Chaudhary
A Sturminster Newton resident and former private school teacher managed to make an amphibious car, capable of operating on water and land.
He started the project in a humble shed in his back garden like many other great inventors.
He spent more than a decade planning the car and spent upwards of £30,000 to build the vehicle.
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Homemade amphibious car
The homemade amphibious car is made by Nick Warren, a 74-year-old inventor.
Warren is still looking for investment in his project, which he is ’95 percent certain will work.’
Although we have seen many amazing amphibious cars, this is the first time someone has made it in their home.
The inventor has been in touch with many people to invest in his project.
He has also been trying to contact the government for grants, shadow cabinet members, universities, car companies, and even a Top Gear presenter.
“It seems like the last 12 months I have been going round in circles, passed around to different people by whoever I get in touch with – typical of government departments,” Nick said.
“I contacted James May a while ago during COVID, but he was too busy working abroad at the time so I went to his Wiltshire house and posted some letters in his letterbox, but I haven’t heard back,” he added.
Warren was inspired to make the amphibious car after watching the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.
The film featured a Lotus-cum-submarine convertible car, that is now owned by Elon Musk.
However, in the above video, we can see that the amphibious car is just a shell, as it doesn’t have a jet on the back for the boat and no engine or hub wheels on the suspension.
Harbour testing
Nick also took the homemade amphibious car to Poole Harbour a few years ago and tested it on water.
The car was dragged through the harbour with the help of a rope.
This showed that the design actually worked and it just needed an engine and a water jet to function.
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Nalin started his career by working with various national newspapers in India. He has also worked as a writer/editor for many popular websites, while still pursuing his journalism and mass communication degree. Working as a digital nomad has allowed him to inform and educate through his work. When he is not writing, you can find him playing video games or travelling the mountains on his bike.
