STANLY COUNTY, N.C. -- Cruising around Badin Lake never looked so good! Just ask Gary Morrison whose car turns into a boat when it hits the water.
The light blue colored automobile regularly drives from land, right into the lake, and its’ a sight to behold.
According to WBTV, the car turned boat is a 1967 Amphicar, and is made to either drive on land or in the water.
Morrison makes sure the doors are sealed and then he hits a special lever and the transmission is taken out of gear. That’s when he then turns on two propellers in the back and slowly boats his way around the water, in the car.
“Some people think I’m crazy, which you just about have to be to drive this thing,” Morrison said.
The car was produced in Germany until 1968. It was discontinued due to problems with seals and bilge pumps not working. That’s how some of the vehicles ended up at the bottom of lakes.
Morrison always makes sure he has life jackets in his car.
The car is even equipped with a license plate that reads, "Bubbles."
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