Length – 268.5" (22 feet, 4.5 inches)

Width – Without the auxiliary sponsons – 96" (8 feet)

Width – With the auxiliary sponsons – 124" (10 feet, 4 inches)

Sponson vertical travel between Land and Water modes – 7.5"

Height – 63.5" (5 feet, 3.5 inches)

Ground Clearance – 7"

Wheelbase – 137.5" (11 feet, 5.5 inches)

Track – 72.5" (6 feet, .5 inches)

Weight – 8,500 Lbs

Engine Oil – 9 Quarts

Transmission Fluid – 15 Quarts

Transfer case: 2 Quarts

Front axle – 2.5 Quarts

Cooling system: 36 Quarts

Marine Trim – 1.5 Quarts

Marine Steering – 4 Quarts

There is over a mile of wiring in the HydroCar.

There is One 500-amp fuse at the main battery that protects the entire electrical system.

There is over 450 feet of air, vacuum, hydraulic and coolant hoses on the HydroCar.

There are 36 Fuses in the craft.

There are 16 Relays in the craft.

There are 595 powder-coated parts on the craft.

The HydroCar is equipped with two horn systems. It has a very meek 12-volt horn that can be used if someone is blocking your way, or you want to get someone’s attention.

There is also a 4-Trumpet ‘train style’ air horn that can be used if a little more attention is required – from someone a mile or two away.

There is a full set of ‘KITT’ lights just in front of the windshield to give the HydroCar a high-tech ‘Knight-Rider’ look.

There was over fourteen gallons of DuPont Imron used to paint the HydroCar.

Rick Dobbertin personally logged in over 18,300 hours of labor on the project.

The car was completed over an eight-year period.

3M – #5200 marine grade caulk to assemble and seal components throughout the car.

Accel Performance – Eight #416S performance spark plugs.

Accon Marine – Six hidden cleats that pop-up whenever you need them. Three navigation lights that can be manually popped-up when you transform to water mode.

AED Performance – A custom-built 1050 Dominator carburetor for the 572 engine.

Aeroquip – High-pressure hoses and fittings for the fuel, oil and transmission lines.

Afco Performance – An all-aluminum, multi-core, six inch thick racing radiator with enough capacity to keep the 572 cool.

Alcoa – Polished aluminum, forged 17" x 8" eight-hole wheels – 6 x 5.5" bolt pattern.

Ancor Marine Wire – Marine grade, tinned wires and cables – over a mile in total length.

Arneson Surface Drives – An ASD-6 modified by Arneson to handle the 762 horsepower generated by the HydroCar’s 572 Chevy engine.

Atlas Transfer Cases – A fully gear-driven transfer case with a 3.00 low range.

Blue Sea Marine – Fuse panels, terminal blocks, relays and battery switches.

B&M Shifters – A B&M Magnum Grip Street Bandit shifter and a shift cable.

B&T Auto Service – Technical advice for some of the problems along the way.

CarQuest – DuPont Corvette Velocity Yellow Imron paint.

Char-Lynn – The power steering helm unit for the Arneson Surface Drive.

Classic Tube – Stainless steel brake lines and fittings for the braking system.

Clippard Industries – Small diameter hoses and fittings for the HydroCar’s instruments.

Colors and Customs – Expert application of the DuPont Imron Corvette Yellow paint.

CP Performance – A billet oil filter/cooler adapter.

CSR Performance – A zero-friction throttle cable.

Currie Enterprises – The front axle is an aluminum Rock-Jock Dana 60. The rear axle is a tubular axle. Both axles are fitted with aluminum Ford F-350 style steering knuckles.

Custom Autosound – Two 6" x 9" premium speakers.

Deist Safety – 4-Way seat belt/shoulder harnesses on each seat.

Derale – An 8-pass oil cooler, complete with a 10" fan helps to cool the engine while another 8-pass cooler, complete with a 10" fan helps to cool the transmission.

Detmar – Four in-line bilge blowers.

Deutsch – High-tech, waterproof wire connectors throughout the car.

DuPont – Gallons and gallons of Corvette Velocity Yellow DuPont Imron paint.

Firestone Industrial – 8 air springs for the sponson articulation and 10 air springs for the suspension raising and lowering.

Flaming River – The steering wheel, steering column and steering components.

FleetPride – Custom made driveshafts, pillow blocks and couplers.

Flex-A-Lite – An interior heater.

Fram Filters – Two fuel filters mounted inside the sponsons.

Frigo Design – Custom aluminum breaking and shearing and the powder coating of 595 custom-made parts.

Genuine Dealz – Marine grade wire and electrical accessories.

George Prockup – Precision machining of custom designed parts from front to back.

Grainger – Six pneumatic air cylinders to open and close the wheel well doors. Two air cylinders to raise and lower the rear deck.

Guden – Gas springs for the gull wing doors and engine compartment lid.

Hella USA – Xenon bulbs for the headlights.

Hot Flash Car Care Products – The only wax and finishing products to touch the surface of the HydroCar. The best wax on the planet. Period.

JBA – Large tube, stainless steel, titanium-coated headers.

Jeffrey’s Auto Body – Expert application of the DuPont Imron Corvette Yellow paint.

J & T Automotive – Custom cut and installed safety glass throughout the HydroCar.

Kaman – A 2,000-pound linear actuator for the rear axle steering assembly.

K-Four – Twelve LED sponson door indicator lights.

Kidde – Two Mariner 5-pound marine grade fire extinguishers.

K&N Filters – A 16" x 3" chrome air filter for the Dominator carburetor.

Loctite – Fastener thread-lockers as well as pneumatic and hydraulic thread sealants.

March – A complete set of aluminum billet pulleys and an alternator mount.  An engine-driven compact power steering pump and remote reservoir for the marine steering.

Moroso – Radiator and windshield washer fluid tanks.

MSD – An MSD 7-ML-2 Pro Race Marine controller and an HVC-2 coil connected to a billet marine distributor. A 160-amp alternator. A 3-horsepower high-torque starter.

NAPA – Miscellaneous hard-to-find-parts and hoses.

Nu-Way Hydraulics – A custom made trim cylinder, 2.5" longer than stock, to raise the Arneson Surface Drive high enough to drive the HydroCar on the road.

Optima – One yellow-top T-31-D deep-cycle/starting battery.

Oslo Switch – Forty-five lighted switches to control all of the components on the craft.

Parker – A trim pump for the Arneson Surface Drive. High-pressure hose and fittings for the marine trim and steering systems.

Performance Automotive & Transmission Center – A ‘Quadzilla’ 4-speed automatic transmission that is built tough enough to handle the HydroCar’s 762 horsepower.

Permatex – Ultra Black silicone sealant and anti-seize for parts assembly.

PGW – Solex laminated safety glass throughout the HydroCar.

Quality Controls – Three 4-way controls to divert the air to the proper components.

Racer Design – Two high-tech Lexan headlight assemblies.

RCI – Two 15-gallon fuel cells.

Recaro – Two custom upholstered racing seats.

RHH – Marine grade floatation foam to fill the sponsons.

Rolla – A Swiss-made, custom 6-blade stainless steel propeller.

Ross Controls – Nine reverse-flow regulators to manage all of the air systems.

Rule – Four 2,000gph Bilge pumps in the front and rear compartments. Four 750gph Bilge pumps in the passenger and engine compartments – 11,000gph total.

Rumetco – Stainless steel and nylon fasteners to assemble the project.

Scandvik – Stainless steel hose clamps and adel clamps.

Seaman – XR-5 material for gaskets and protective covering.

Silver Trumpet – A 4-trumpet air horn.

Spinneybeck – Marine grade leather for the seats and interior components.

Stainless Steel Brakes Corp – Four Elite aluminum 4-piston calipers to stop the craft. A 12-volt vacuum pump to make sure that the brakes always have enough vacuum to stop.

Summit Racing – A billet fuel pump and fuel regulator. Two 16" electric radiator fans. Two 16" electric rear compartment fans.

Supertrapp – Two 5" polished stainless steel mufflers with 3 discs in each.

Superwinch – The two hub-locks that are used to engage the steering boxes are safety-rated for a 1-Ton truck axle. The trailer is equipped with two winches – One for the rear door and one to pull the HydroCar into the trailer.

Thermal Foams – Urethane closed-cell floatation foam for the auxiliary sponsons.

Thermo-Tec – Exhaust tube wrapping and heat deflecting pads.

Tractech – The front locking differential for the Currie RockJock axle.

Twin Disc – The parent company of Arneson Surface Drives and Rolla Propellers.

VDO – Twenty-five instruments to monitor all of the HydroCar’s onboard systems.

Viair Air – Two high-volume 450C air compressors and two pressure switches.

Weiand – A high-volume, polished aluminum water pump.

World Racing Engines – A fully dyno-tuned World/Merlin all-aluminum roller-cammed 572 cubic inch Chevrolet engine, producing 762 Horsepower @ 5,800 rpm and 712 Pounds of Torque @ 4,200 rpm.