Now, when I'd talked to Fred before on the phone, he told me he also has an "amphibious Jeep". So I was thinking the typical USMC M38 model with the snorkel, extended exhaust pipe, waterproof ignition, etc.

Umm........no.

Check this out! Looks like a mini-DUKW. These beasts were built on the Ford GP chassis, that's GP - the prototypes that came before the GPW! This has an 86" wheelbase, not the 80" wheelbase of the GPW and MB. This has 4-wheel drive, and a propeller drive! Some of these were actually used in the Normandy invasion.

I was looking forward to seeing the Davis 3-wheeler, but this just blew me away. Fred said they're very scarce and rare, last one he'd heard of sold for $170,000.





















Exhaust system.....



Capstan winch.....





Got a propeller hooked up to YOUR PTO? Didn't think so..... Steering wheel turns the rudder.





This thing is just beyond awesome. Think of the duck hunting you could do in this!