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The fascinating Sea Lion prototype is the brainchild of Marc Witt, a San Francisco-based engineer whose dream was to create the world’s fastest amphibious vehicle. Mr. Witt officially calls the Sea Lion an “Amphibious World Record Competition Vehicle,” and while there’s no official sanctioning body or prize for such attempts, there are plenty of bragging rights on the line, and a handful of competitors from around the world have gone all-out, driven by a passion for tackling this extreme engineering challenge. While there may be no prizes on offer, the benefit of having no sanctioning body is that there is no rulebook, and engineers are free to use the full extent of their creativity, as the Sea Lion demonstrates.
The car is now for sale at Hyman Ltd, see the advertisement here.