1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Five Double A Nights with Matthew Pantellis Beader. Birdwood was yesterday, 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: so there's nothing really to promote here. Maybe you were 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: out there watching it on the line on the roads, 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: lining the roads and what an event. It is just 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: great for South Australia. So many different vehicles from motorbikes, cars, trucks, buses, 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: fire engines, a whole heap of things and good good 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: to see so many different cars. But one of the 8 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: more unusual cars. And I know the boys on Brecky 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: had a chat last week about the Amphi car seven 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 1: seventy which got a lot of attention nineteen sixty four. 11 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: It's a German built thing. The owner Tony Nasa on 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: the line, Tony, good evening. I understand you're driving at home? 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: Yeah good? And how are you going? 14 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: Yeah good? Not sailing at home? You could have gone 15 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: up the Murray. 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: Oh no, we put on a boat trailer, you can say, so, 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: making it a bit easier to get there. 18 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: Okay, So how did it perform? It went all right? 19 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 2: Oh, I went fantastic car. The that the car is 20 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: actually quite reliable or the boat car very reliable on 21 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 2: the water and the response from the people, the help 22 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: that we got when got to Adelaide. That's what's just 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: been so impressive that it really was just a fantastic weekend. 24 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a place for it, isn't it. The 25 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: Beta Bird would Now you've seen that. What better place 26 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: to put a car like that? 27 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was our first time on the bay to 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: Bird Would run. We've never done it before and really 29 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: didn't know what to expect. And I can tell you 30 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: now I'm absolutely hooked. 31 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: All right coming back with. 32 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: It absolutely Yeah, and any other cars. So we're going 33 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: to put the word out around amongst our car club 34 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: in the same mountains in Kuma and bring a whole 35 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: heap of people and more unique cars and just put 36 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 2: on a show. 37 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: There's nothing quite like Beta Bird, what is it? No 38 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: matter you'd have your own rallies and whatever over there 39 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: in New South Wales, but it is. It's certainly different. 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Now. We've done a lot of car shows. 41 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 2: You can imagine the interest that we do get and 42 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: people wanting to have a look. But to be able 43 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: to use it, to get permission to go into the Torrans, 44 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: to be able to display it the way we displayed it, 45 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: have people walking around family kids. There really is nothing 46 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 2: like it, that drive going from the Bay to bird 47 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: with there up on the road, the people on the 48 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: side of the road, the cheers that we got really 49 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: in all, it was just absolutely incredible. 50 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's fantastic. Tell me how did you get in 51 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: and out of the Torrans? Where did you go to 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: do that? 53 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: Yes, a pinky flat eye, it's called. And they've just 54 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: redone a boat ramp there, right, and they would be 55 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 2: concerned about the boat ramp and that was luxury to 56 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 2: have some concrete there and a nicer lentence fan and 57 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: welcoming committee with a duck family there and a couple 58 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: of Swans. Couldn't ask the better. 59 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: That's good and it is. Yeah, I look at the 60 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: head turner, there's no doubt about it. And when you 61 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: see a car in the river. The thinking behind the 62 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: car was the idea that this was going to catch on, 63 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: I suppose, particularly in Europe rivers everywhere you know, up 64 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: the Danube, over the Rhine, whatever it might be. 65 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: And that's correct. 66 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: Was that the thinking yet? 67 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was the idea. But they were actually built 68 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: in West Germany but for the American market. So his 69 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: target was to the American market. The original design and 70 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 2: creator had worked with the military team and with Nazi 71 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: Germany and done the schwim Wagon, the Volkswagen version of 72 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 2: a swimming vehicle to cross rivers, and he wanted to 73 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: have this civilian idea in his head. So after the 74 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: war he defected to the West and started to put 75 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: this idea together and thought, oh, the Americans had love this. 76 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: But unfortunately nineteen sixty four the Mustang was released Corvette 77 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: the E type Jag, so he had had some competition 78 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: on what people would want as a sports car because 79 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: he sold it or advertised it as the sports car 80 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: that swims, so people have to decide is one hundred 81 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: klomes an hour or sixty six miles an hour on 82 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: the highway really a sports car And unfortunately couldn't make 83 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: enough sales, but he got to three thousand, seven hundred 84 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: and seventy five vehicles. 85 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and don't forget the same year we had the 86 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: Zea release by the light Burn Motor Company here in 87 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: South Australia, which that was a head turner book for 88 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: all the wrong reasons really, And. 89 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: What was really interesting, just to really highlight the weekend, 90 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:23,119 Speaker 2: is the daughter of the dealership. Her father was a dealer, 91 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 2: had the dealership of selling Amphi cars in Australia and 92 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 2: that was from Adelaide in the Murray River. And he'd 93 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: sold four of the vehicles right hand drive, and the 94 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: first one that he had sold is now with a 95 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 2: made of mine rowan Hatfield up in Brisbane. It was 96 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 2: a fifteen year restoration and that car has been restored 97 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 2: and is currently swimming now. And I put the two together. 98 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: We had the conversation and had a wonderful chat and 99 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: shared some videos and we've got some footage now that 100 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 2: we didn't have before of the first Amphi car in 101 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 2: Australia being tested in Adelaide. 102 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: How about that. 103 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: That's just wonderful. 104 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: I mean, your heart would be in your mouth when 105 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: you're testing it on water for the first time, wouldn't 106 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: it stay up? 107 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: It's something we all do. Actually, when I take passengers, 108 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: I don't. I've gotten used to, you know, not looking 109 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 2: in front of me. Now, I'm just used to entering 110 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 2: the water. I should look down at their feet. It's 111 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: something quite interesting. But everyone lifts their feet up just 112 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: enough off the ground as we enter the water. It 113 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: must be just a subconscious reaction to lift your feet 114 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: up like it's going to make a difference. Yeah, we 115 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: get wet. I do watch it and everyone, for their 116 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: first time just lifts their feet. We yeah, we have 117 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 2: become used to the idea of just driving in the water, 118 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: and we forget when we hear screaming and yelling and 119 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 2: there's a cargoing in the water and oh, that's right, 120 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 2: we just drove a car in the water. 121 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: That would be the coolest thing you could almost It 122 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: is pretty well, you could almost win money. I'll bet 123 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: you anything I can drive this car in the river. 124 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 2: If you've got time. I'll tell you quick story about 125 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: a Porsche at a German Auto Day. Obviously name any names, 126 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: but we had a Porsche parked quite next to us 127 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 2: on a display for the German Auto Day, and he 128 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: was quite upset that this mfy car was getting all 129 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: this attention and not for his Porsche that he'd spent 130 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: over half a million dollars on. So we got the 131 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 2: trophy for best in the day and People's Choice award, 132 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: and we don't go for there for that, but he 133 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: come across and he was quite oh, that's not really 134 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: a sports car, and you know that that car shouldn't 135 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 2: even be here and it's not really German. And I thought, oh, 136 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 2: that's okay. And I said, but but we can race 137 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 2: if you want. If it make you feel better, we'll 138 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 2: have a race. He's like, I'll race you anytime, and 139 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: I said, well, the problem is the start line is 140 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: the middle of that lake. And that didn't help the 141 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 2: situation quickly there, But come on, have a bit of fun. 142 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: So yes, I can. I can race any sports car 143 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: as long as the start line is in the middle 144 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: of the lake. And happy to race anyway. 145 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: Brilliant, good onion. That that's so good? How is it 146 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: when it's in the water? Water doesn't come in through 147 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: the doors? So I mean there must be seals right 148 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: that go up the side. 149 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 2: It is unbelievable. And that that was my biggest those doors, 150 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 2: and you wouldn't believe it. The only spot that it 151 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 2: doesn't leak is through those doors. That the water tight 152 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: seal that this guy had invented and had this idea 153 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: in his head. So you have what we call water locks. 154 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: You have your normal door handle, close the door, but 155 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 2: down towards the bottom you pull a lever, you lift 156 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 2: it up and it creates this suction. It just pulls 157 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 2: the doors in right, and that vacuum is enough to 158 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 2: keep water out. 159 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: That that's pretty. 160 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 2: Fantastic design, Very simple, very simple. But when we say 161 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: water leaks, it has got a bilchbump like any boat, 162 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 2: and it does have exit points. So anyone who owns 163 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: an inboard engine boat will know that you've got a 164 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 2: prop shafts coming out, you've got well, this one's got 165 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: a steering coming out from the hull, so you get 166 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: a little bit of water coming in. But we're talking 167 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: about a leter and the power in the water. It's 168 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: really not a lot yet. Know those doors. Really everyone 169 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: always asks how do you keep the doors sealed? As 170 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: most modern fool drives these days have trouble keeping water 171 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: out when you cross the water puddle? 172 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, that's right, but even really good even going 173 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: in a lake. I mean, forget about sea water, but 174 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: going in a lake does that not create problems down 175 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: the track with rust? And I suppose you could argue, well, 176 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: so does any car. But does it not? 177 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 2: That's right? Surely, yeah it does, and that's why we've 178 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 2: lost most of them. Unfortunately. But out of the three thousand, 179 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 2: seven hundred odds that were made, only six hundred left 180 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: in the world, and out of those six hundred, two 181 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 2: hundred are left swimming because owners use them in salt water, right, 182 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 2: and there is on their owner's manual, and there's a 183 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 2: sticker on the on the glove box. Do not use 184 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: in salt water. Fresh use only so the water can 185 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: come in, it can evaporate. But of course with salt 186 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 2: water you're left with salt crystals and that then becomes rust. 187 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 2: So we've had no trouble with it. We let it 188 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 2: air out. You do grease it more often than you 189 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: do a normal car. So pretty much anytime we spend 190 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 2: time in water like we did there at the Torrens, 191 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: we'll get home now and we'll put the grease gun 192 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 2: on it and we'll pump it full of grease, wall 193 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 2: the joints, get the water out, and just maintenance, really 194 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 2: good maintenance, and it has no problem at all. 195 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: Should go another or however many it's another. 196 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 2: This year, so yeah, no, it's just care and maintenance. 197 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 2: Anything else. And any anyone who does travel on sandy beaches, 198 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: or go camping or full driving, even on a sandy beach, 199 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 2: they all know that the first thing they do is 200 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 2: go to a car wash and get that soap gone 201 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 2: going and wash every part they can to get the salt. 202 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 2: So salty is a problem, yes, but yeah, unfortunately that 203 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: some owners continue using them in salt water, and it's unfortunate. 204 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 2: It is a car. You are taking a car in 205 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 2: the water. 206 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's right. 207 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 2: Another boat. But we did have marine paint and that's 208 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 2: that's why people also say where the originality of the 209 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 2: car is there? It is sixty one years old, and 210 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 2: I was in two minds about coding the outside and 211 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: that's why it's shiny and new. So we made the 212 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 2: decision to strip it back and put a marine paint 213 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 2: on that that's actually painted in marine paint to protect 214 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: the metals. And it's probably the best decision on yeah, 215 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,599 Speaker 2: looking after the car and it's going to preserve it 216 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 2: for the rest of its life. 217 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: Very sensible. I mean, that is a common sense thing 218 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: to do and obviously not something that was around sixty 219 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: one years ago in that Yeah, so it makes perfect 220 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: sense to do it. 221 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 2: And we wanted to use it. So there are owners 222 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 2: who do have them and want to collect them just 223 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: through its uniqueness and just don't use them in the water. 224 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 2: But I made that decision that if I've got a 225 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: car that goes in the water, I certainly want to 226 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 2: find out. 227 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. 228 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 2: Absolutely, so that was really good to do that. But 229 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 2: the other thing is the stories. You know, I've had 230 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 2: people who've seen them as they were young. They were 231 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 2: in Germany or Switzerland. A fellow approached me in Adelaide 232 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 2: who was in Amsterdam and he saw it going up 233 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 2: one of the canals. So the stories to come back 234 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: from childhood memories and to be able to see one 235 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,599 Speaker 2: and touch one is what most people will see that 236 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 2: they once they've seen that, they sort of make the 237 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: decision you'll never see it again. Absolutely is parked up 238 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 2: in Birdwood and they get to have a photo with 239 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 2: it and then see it in action as well. 240 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: I imagine a lot of people did. It would have 241 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: been a highlight of the Beta Birdwood yesterday for sure. 242 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: Oh it was just yeah, exactly. We had to put 243 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 2: up an information board because we can do so much 244 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 2: talking and so much of the same question. So both 245 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 2: put the information board there. A lot of people appreciated 246 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 2: that as well, that they got to read the facts 247 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 2: on the car. But the belief the young kids to 248 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 2: be able to see the propellers underneath it. You see, 249 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 2: their mind is just what is going on? How does 250 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 2: what do you mean? It's a boat? So we do 251 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 2: enjoy it. 252 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: It does kind of look like one with the fins 253 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: as well. It does look like right. 254 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. Oh, there's another interesting fact for you. Those fins 255 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 2: on the back. It's the only curR in the world 256 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 2: that has functional fins. So those fins aren't there for 257 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 2: display as Cadillac and LSM. Then they're done. So if 258 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 2: you get a sidewash of water, they've got a slight 259 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 2: angle to them that the water will deflect away from 260 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 2: the engine compartment. So we actually have a function to 261 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 2: deflect water away from the engine compartment. That's a nice 262 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 2: little interesting fact as well. 263 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: So and obviously for the propeller too. But like all 264 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: good German cars, the engines in the back in the 265 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: boot yep. 266 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 2: That's right. They put them in the back and use 267 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 2: a Triumph Herald motor to drive it. There was a 268 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 2: lot of horizontal engines available from Volkswagen, but he needed 269 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 2: the space to put the propeller, so it had to 270 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 2: be a vertical engine. He was talking to BMW. I've 271 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 2: read a little bit of a piece, but the cost 272 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 2: of a BMW engine was going to be more than 273 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 2: the entire project of the car, so he made a 274 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: deal with with Triumph and they put a Triumph engine 275 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 2: in the back. Incredibly reliable. We've never ever had an 276 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 2: engine problem on it and it was a good choice, 277 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 2: I thought, a little bit underpowered, but a very reliable choice. 278 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: Indeed. Wow, So how many of these in Australia did 279 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: you say too? Is that right? 280 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 2: No, there's there's four currently swimming. Now there's two more 281 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 2: that will potentially end up in the water. So I'm 282 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 2: in contact with most owners and hoping to form a 283 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 2: bit of a club and hopefully on the next one 284 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: we will be able to bring more than one down 285 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 2: and we'll all have what we call a swim in 286 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 2: and just have cars just driving into the water. But 287 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 2: our current count of eight that are functional and possibly 288 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: nine as well as the restorations continue, which is just fantastic. 289 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 2: There's more in Australia than I thought. And it wasn't 290 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 2: until I brought mine in. I didn't put it mine 291 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 2: in from the state, but when it got its first 292 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 2: sort of advertising, until that the owners started to come 293 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: out and contact me and go. I've had one of 294 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 2: these for twenty years. I never got around of fixing it. 295 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 2: And they've really got them going. And Rowan, who owned 296 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: the first one that came out of Adelaide, we became 297 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 2: really good friends and we've been talking and doing shows 298 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 2: and organizing parts and other owners helping each other. But 299 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 2: there's one in Camber not far from us. Here, a 300 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 2: yellow one from Tuma, so he's only an hour away 301 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 2: from me. The one in Brisbane, is one in Perth, 302 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 2: and we're currently restoring Tasmania. We'll have its first time 303 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 2: for car this time next year. Good yeah, I have 304 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 2: a go that's keep him out of salt water, so 305 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: we could have a nice little club. And there are 306 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: clubs around the world that America's got the biggest one, 307 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 2: of course with their account, and there's a few more 308 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 2: in Europe. Italy is actually quite popular in Italy to 309 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: have one of these. They cross their fresh water lakes 310 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 2: with them, but of them are in the States. 311 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: Amazing, amazing, what a great piece of history. And okay, 312 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: you want to drag a portion in the river. Did 313 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: you have a go at the Papeie? I mean, you 314 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: know who would win. You'd probably saw the Papie. The 315 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: c Yeah win. 316 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: I don't want to put down the pope eye, but 317 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 2: I think I've got one knot on him, so he 318 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 2: had sort of put it down. I think he was 319 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 2: doing six knots and I could I could possibly win 320 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: by a Karli right excellent, excellent than in front. We 321 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 2: did have a race in mill Dura two years ago. 322 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 2: We did an outback show and we brought the empty 323 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 2: car along for Australia's first outback car in Maria were 324 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 2: passing through mill Dura and they caught to win that 325 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: we were bringing this people through and challenged me to 326 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 2: a race to the fastest paddle bat on the Murray 327 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 2: parked in Mildur and I thought, oh, here we go, 328 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 2: and thought we'll do this and he was absolutely fantas 329 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: captain was great and yeah, the same thing happened. We 330 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 2: had this one kilometer stretch of water. You could have 331 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 2: had a coffee and cooked yourself some lunch and we're 332 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 2: still on the race trying to make it up to Murray. 333 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 2: But he'd done six knots and I did seven and 334 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 2: beaten by a Carlink as well. I felt a little 335 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 2: bit bad for the locals that I took away the title. 336 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 2: You shouldn't have did something funny. 337 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: They challenged, that's their problem. 338 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, they challenged that. Well, then the captain forced the challenge. 339 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 2: He said, well, we've got a lock there in the 340 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 2: mill Dura, so how about the first one across the 341 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 2: lock and over to the caravan park. And I want 342 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 2: to see you going to the lock. And I thought, yea, okay, 343 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: challenge is on first one to the caravan park. So 344 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 2: he started going. He went into the lock before me, 345 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 2: and I thought, I'm not going to have a go 346 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 2: at this. So we went back to the ramp, drove out, 347 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 2: got myself a coffee, watched him in the lock, jump 348 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: back in, and drove to the caravan park and entered 349 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 2: the water and he's got his arm in the air 350 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 2: fisting and thinking, well, I said, you didn't say the 351 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 2: rules that gilating rules that I couldn't exit the water. 352 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: I forgot your bloody car as well. He was a 353 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 2: good sport and we had a lot of fun. I 354 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 2: wasn't sure who the locals were cheering on the most. 355 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 2: But again, having that country town feel I think also 356 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 2: makes a difference. There's just something about country and I 357 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: looked at Adelates, it's a kind of a big country town. 358 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 2: I kind of got that feel. Well, you know, everything 359 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 2: we wanted, from service stations, mechanics, we're even detailing the 360 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 2: car at night. We're in an AIRB and B getting 361 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 2: the car polished and a young boy goes past from 362 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 2: Most Detailing. I didn't know he had a detailing business 363 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 2: at the time, and he just pulls up and said, 364 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 2: can we have a look, And he's watching this detail 365 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 2: so didn't need to handle. I said, oh, we're doing okay. 366 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 2: He's like, oh, I'm actually a detailer and went back, 367 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: got his basket of gear and got the car ready 368 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: for us for the Beta Bird in an amazing job. 369 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 2: I asked for nothing and in return at all, So 370 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 2: so a big shout out to know they're from Most Detailing. 371 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 2: Wonderful kid just having it go. And all he did 372 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 2: was just drive past and offer to help. So things 373 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 2: like that you don't get in the big cities. And 374 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 2: I said, I've traveled, done a lot of car shows, 375 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 2: but I am from a country town as well. So 376 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 2: having that country town feel in Adelaide full credit to 377 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 2: everyone there. 378 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I thank you all. 379 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 2: We're definitely welcome you come back. 380 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: Some of us love the fact that it's called a 381 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: big country town by others and others don't, so yeah, 382 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 1: like it. 383 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 2: It's more it's more the attitude, I guess. 384 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, totally. 385 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: But I can tell you if you've moved to another city, yep, 386 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 2: you would, you'd probably change your mind. 387 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. 388 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 2: Well in that community, it really was very welcoming and 389 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 2: we absolutely loved that. 390 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, I've got to say the another one that 391 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: does the rounds around here is it's it's great to 392 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: visit other capital cities and cities around the world, but 393 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: Adelaide's the place you want to come back to. So yeah, 394 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: well there is that. 395 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, you've got us coming back for sure. On you 396 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 2: my co pilot was talking about moving down there. I'm like, 397 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 2: hang on a minute, it's only been four days. I 398 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:16,439 Speaker 2: just loved it. He had a wonderful time, and it 399 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: was good having him on board as well, and literally 400 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 2: on board, especially when you get so much interest and 401 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 2: so my mate will to be able to detail the 402 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 2: car and get it ready while I'm talking and organizing 403 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 2: media and interviews and then children and families. Yeah, it's 404 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 2: good to have. 405 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: Well, we will glad to host you, Tony and your 406 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: team and will and whoever else that came down with 407 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: you and say, now you're back home? Are you already? 408 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: Is that right? 409 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 2: I just just pulled over in and a rest up 410 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: work till two hours away. Okay, so it's a sixteen 411 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 2: hour drive from out lay to hour hours so yeah, 412 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 2: but again well worth it. But we're on the Hume 413 00:19:55,840 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 2: Highway just about half an hour away from yacht and 414 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 2: we're about an hour away from the act, right, and 415 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 2: we're an hour away home and we get to get 416 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 2: to rest up and batt through all the photos and 417 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 2: the footage and take. 418 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: It all in about eleven pm. Then Tony, appreciate you 419 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: stopping and having a chat. 420 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 2: Thank you very welcome and thank you for the chat. 421 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: That was a wonderful chat. 422 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. Good on you all the best. Hopefully we'll see 423 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: you again next year. Thank you. Tony Nasa an Amphi 424 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: Car owner the Amphi Car seven seventy nineteen sixty four.