October 30, 2007

The cruise across the waters with the Panda Terramare

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There are times when I really feel stressed out… those times when I have to settle several other things aside from just marketing Isuzu oxygen sensor online. Sometimes, I just imagine myself cruising across the seas with my car, having no worries about anything… to loosen up myself and get rid of the stress.

So, yesterday, I tried to search for a car that could go across waters. Fortunately, I found one… and, it is the Panda Terramare.

By fact, the Terramare is an experimental amphibious vehicle prototype designed and produced by Maurizio Zanisi, a Milanese engineer who bought and converted a Fiat Panda 4x4 independently.

Last July 21st, Zanisi and his Terramare marked the London Motor Show as they cross the Channel starting from Folkestone in Kent and reaching the opposite shore at Cap Gris Nez in northern France. It was a trip that lasted for 6 hours and 15 minutes.

As you might initially observe through the picture, the Panda Terramare is almost no different from its conventional counterpart. But, Zanisi made a couple of changes. He welded the doors, opened the roof and pared the interior to the essential.

Zanisi added up an inflatable belt that could be blown up in a few minutes with the use of a compressor. That belt girdles the car.

There is also a large support at the rear of the car that holds up the hydro jet power unit.

The success was proven by several outings where Zanisi and his Panda Terramre have taken to the water. It includes the Lakes Como and Maggiore, the River Po, the Sardinian sea and the route from Naples to Capri. So far, the 25 mile Channel crossing is the vehicle’s most ambitious enterprise.

Ohhh… I wish I would be able to drive such vehicle some time. I think it would really be fun and exciting.

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