--- title: "An Amphibious Ford Mustang Is the Best Way to Troll Yacht Clubs" description: "If a Mustang's purpose is terrorizing meetups, this seafaring pony car's best seen outside the yacht club shooting bottle rockets like it's New Year's Eve." date: "2024-10-01" modified: "2024-10-01" authors: - name: "James Gilboy" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/an-amphibious-ford-mustang-is-the-best-way-to-troll-yacht-clubs" categories: - "Builds" - "Culture" - "Ford News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Amphibious vehicles" - "boat" - "Convertible" - "Ford" - "Mustang" - "sports car" --- # An Amphibious Ford Mustang Is the Best Way to Troll Yacht Clubs ![1999 Ford Mustang "Aqua Sport" amphibious car.]() *\Moser Motor Sales on Facebook\* The image of a Ford Mustang you can drive straight into the water—and back out again—is funny. Not just for its potential to [make a scene at every boat ramp from California to Maine](), but because [amphibious cars in general are kind of a terrible idea](). Thanks to [Ford]() dealer Jim Eicher and his son, such a seahorse not only exists but seems to work pretty well. And fortunately, we aren't left in the dark about how it works. In a Facebook [post]() and a [comment]() elsewhere, Eicher explains that he and his son built the "Aqua Sport" Mustang from a 1999 [SN95](). It has a 500-cc two-cylinder motorcycle engine coupled to its transmission's input shaft, apparently in place of the V6 or V8 that [Ford]() shipped under its hood. It runs a power take-off hydraulic pump generating up to 2,000 psi, which turns a three-blade propeller somewhere out back. Its top speed on solid ground or in the water isn't stated, though Eicher admits the Ford doesn't put on much of a show in either environment—just during the transition between. ![1999 Ford Mustang "Aqua Sport" amphibious car.]() *1999 Ford Mustang "Aqua Sport" amphibious car. *Moser Motor Sales on Facebook** ![1999 Ford Mustang "Aqua Sport" amphibious car]() ![1999 Ford Mustang "Aqua Sport" amphibious car]() "It may now be a slow boat and a not-so-quick car, but it’s kicks to drive and it truly is 100% amphibious. It always turns heads when I drive it into a lake," Eicher wrote. "The Mustang is stable and best of all it doesn't appear to leak." *The Drive* reached out to Eicher for more information, though we've yet to hear back. "Stable" is an amusing word choice to describe a single pony car, but I'd wager I'm not the only one out there who *really* likes the idea of an amphibious pony car. A herd of them, escorted by [a converted Little Tikes Tuggy](), would be one of the best ways to spend my next Independence Day. In fact, I'm already putting the Coast Guard on speed dial for when things inevitably go belly-up. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/spn1rI9nvLU *Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: james@thedrive.com* ## Author James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids." ### Author social links [Instagram]()