CityLabTransportationOn September 17, Remember the Amphicar49 years ago, two of history's greatest boat-car hybrids heroically traversed the English Channel.FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandFlickr/aldenjewellFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleHave a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in TouchBefore it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal LEARN MOREFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Laura BlissSeptember 17, 2014 at 4:49 PM EDTBookmarkSaveAs long as there have been cars, there has been a "car of the future"—and for most of the last century, that's meant one that flies, drives itself, or both.But for a brief, heady time, tomorrow's car was the Amphicar—"the sportscar that swims."Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in TouchBefore it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal LEARN MORE