# Did Lyndon Johnson have an amphibious car? Tags: united-states, history, road-vehicles - Score: 20 - Views: 4144 - Answers: 1 - Answered: yes - Asked by: user11643 - Asked: 2014-02-27 - Edited: 2017-05-25 - Site: skeptics ## Question I came across an info graphic that says that former U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson had an amphibious car and would drive guests into the lake while screaming about the brakes. Is this true? ## Answers ### Answer by user17857 (score: 26 [ACCEPTED]) I hope this helps... http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/presidentialvehicles.htm Amphicar Built in Germany from 1961 to 1968, the Amphicar is the only civilian amphibious passenger automobile ever to be mass produced. A total of 3,878 vehicles were produced in four colors: Beach White, Regatta Red, Fjord Green (Aqua), and Lagoon Blue--the color of President Johnson's Amphicar. President Johnson enjoyed surprising unsuspecting guests when taking them for a ride in his Amphicar. The President, with Vicky McCammon in the seat alongside him and me in the back,was now driving around in a small blue car with the top down. We reached a steep incline at the edge of the lake and the car started rolling