If It Walks Like A DUKW...

One of the ubiquitous DUKWs used for giving tours around Boston:

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ooohh they do this in san francisco too...

got them in London too, duck tous as well http://www.londonduckt​ours.co.uk/

Great shot, it really brings back memories.
There was one at Southport back when Adam was a lad, and they used to give rides on the sea in it.

Not quite the uglies vehicle on the planet, but close. Come to think of it, after Googleing "Burning Man" there ARE considerably uglier, uh, vehicles

Looks like a small DUKW

Where do these things come from?

I have seen at least 2 here in NZ.

Moppie wrote in post #6509662
Where do these things come from?

I have seen at least 2 here in NZ.

ww2 allied forces.

RadAL wrote in post #6509676
ww2 allied forces.

That would explain it, the ones here were probably left behind, or used by our own forces.

Moppie,

This should give you a more detailed explanation, regarding the DUKW History, and how they came to being in NZ.

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/DUKW

I know the British Army still used them in 1957. My father was often on one and landed on the Belgium coast during manouvers.

There is also one on St. Michaels Mount, Cornall owned by the St. Aubyn family, gets them to and from the island at high tide

Swiss Toni wrote in post #6508336
Great shot, it really brings back memories.
There was one at Southport back when Adam was a lad, and they used to give rides on the sea in it.

Yeah, the Ducks were part of the Southport scene for most of my life (Born and bred in Southport, still there now).

I am a little too youing to remember the ones giving rides in the sea (I believe they were run by the local bus company late '40s to around 1960), but the lifeguards started using them shortly after (probably the same ones converted) and continued using them until quite recently. So a trip to the beach would usually involve seeing these things trundling along on patrol, or parked up ready to head out for a rescue.

Sadly, the maintenance costs were very high and the lifeguards now operate RIBs. There was a lot of sadness when the ducks were retired as they were such a part of the Southport scene. Also, due to the very shallow beach here, which means when tides go out they go out a very long way, lifeboat launching is complicated by actually having to get them to the water. The Ducks of course, just needed to set off on land and keep going when they reached the sea.

I still see the Liverpool 'yellow duck tour' ones on occasion when I am in the city.