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01-31-2002, 09:59 PM
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It's an amphibious Lambo!
http://www.news24.co.za/Images/Photo...42657Swim1.jpg
_____________ __________________ You can own the world's fastest amphibious car - if you're quick! It looks like a Lamborghini Countach, is nearly as fast - and it's on sale right now on-line. The Ryan Z1A does 260 km/h on land and 24 km/h in the water. The engine is a 3.9-litre Rover V8 - similar to those in Land Rover Defender and Discovery models - producing 150 kW, and special features include the car's ability to tuck its wheels and suspension away to prevent drag in the water, plus a smoke ejector to confuse potential hijackers! http--www.news24.co.za-Images-Photos-20020128143020Swim2.jpg Fully road legal, the Z1A is currently on sale at around R180 000, and has featured in a number of TV programmes and even a full series in the UK, has leather upholstery, a carbon fibre dashboard, wide alloy wheels and is built on an ultra-strong multi-tube semi-spaceframe chassis. http://www.news24.co.za/Images/Photo...43729Swim4.jpg Suspension is totally inboard, and the ride height and spring rates are fully adjustable. The cars has ultra-wide wheels - 8.5 x 15 at the front, shod with Pirelli 225-50 VR 15 tyres, and 12 x 15 rears with Pirelli 345-35 VR 15 rubber, and drive is through a high ratio R30 transaxle. For water use - and it's simply a matter of driving down a slipway or off a hard beach - there are hydraulic suspension activators to compress the suspension while water borne, plus a twin prop drive via an engine power take-off point. There are twin rudders and a front hydrofoil And the smoke ejector? That was installed for a film, and is STRICTLY illegal on the road! http://www.news24.co.za/Images/Photo...43833Swim3.jpg 
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02-01-2002, 09:42 AM
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08-12-2013, 07:01 AM
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Re: It's an amphibious Lambo!
Hi there,
I am trying to track down this amphibious Lamborghini for a Television series I am currently working on. I have contacted it's creator, Mike Ryan, at SeaRoader, who sold it to a BA Pilot about 8 years ago and has no forwarding info. Any help in my search would be much appreciated! Thanks, Emma
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