That' s a depiction of the "castle" (actually the town's ancient main
gate or "Holstentor") of the City of Lübeck, one of the two places the
Amphicar was assembled (the other being Berlin).
The Amphicar's white steering wheel and emblematic horn button were
produced by the same company that made the VW bug and bus steering
wheels of the same period, and they were identical in all other respects
except that the VW wheels featured the coat of arms of the city of
Wolfsburg on the horn button. I am told that quite a few Amphicar
steering wheels have found their way, Lübeck horn buttons and all, onto
quirky VW restorations over the years.
For a photo of the original "castle" and more about the city of Lübeck,
see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lübeck
Have a great time in Celina this weekend everybody!
Bilgey
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 1:36 pm, SNKR770 wrote:
Quote:
> I'm sure someone out there knows the answer to this one.
>
> What is the significants of the Castle on the horn. It it representive
> of a castle? I seem to recall seeing a vintage picture of an Amphi with
> a castle in the backgroud.
>
> Ryan
> 64 Wht
> Twin Cities
>
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