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| Year-end statement from Tim Dutton :- 2008: An "Entertaining" year Many bosses worry about the recession, for some it's a completely new frightening experience - Dutton has unfortunately seen it all before, the 1973 three day working week, the 1982 and 1992 recessions - survived and worked through them all.  "What defines us is how well we rise after falling" (Anon)With many companies shedding staff, closing facilities and cutting back on research and development Dutton is doing the opposite:
40 years On By far the most important event for us this year is our celebration of 40 years of car production and 20 years of amphibious car production
 First prototype (1989) based on Dutton Sierra drophead, note the use of steel bumper / chassis (never again) alfresco exhaust and a confused Tim Dutton RELIABILITY AND QUALITY For 40 years Tim Dutton has been building cars that are deliberately basic - this means they are easy and inexpensive to service / repair anywhere in the World. Many amphibious companies have come (and all gone) who build 'so called' high-tech "state of the art" craft - and why are none of them still around? Because they are unreliable and stop working when they get wet. It doesn't matter how many degrees or diplomas you have there can NEVER be a substitute for 40 years of continual vehicle production. At Dutton we can look at a component and "see" what it will look like in 10 years time and design / position it accordingly - you certainly can't learn that looking at a computer screen. This is borne out by our spectacular lack of warranty claims. In 20 years and well over 100 amphibious cars all we have replaced under warranty is a self-locking nut, a clutch cable, an air conditioning hose and a hydraulic hose (and three of the four claims were down to the original part supplier). | |||||||||||||
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| THE FACT DUTTON IS THE WORLD'S ONLY SUCCESSFUL AMPHIBIOUS CAR MAKER SAYS A LOT. THE S2's RUGGED............... "AutoExpress Magazine" | |||||||||||||
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| NEWS :- All new Dutton LAKELANDER launched, this 7/8 seater has 4 doors for easy access Owners page added (we now have well over 100) See AMPHIJEEP on YouTube Read "Life in the fast lane" by Boris Johnson (now Mayor of London) for 6 page write up on the Dutton ISBN-13 978-0-00-726020-1 | |||||||||||||
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| *A quick search on the Internet will show up dozens of "pretend" amphibious car makers, unfortunately it is a lot easier to construct a web site than it is to manufacturer a production amphib so to sort the "wheat from the chaff" try this test: - contact the company, say you want a full road and water test and see cars being manufactured in their factory and then sit back and wait for the excuses to roll in as to why you can't actually do that. |
| Anyone interested in amphibs, submarines and flying cars should visit: www.landairandsea.com. They are also interested in extending their range of exhibits so if you know the whereabouts of any similar craft they would be interested in hearing from you. |
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| 2nd Dutton ever made, this Dutton P1 based on the Mk1 Sprite was built in 1969 and is still going strong today. Photographed in 2005 to celebrating the 25th year of the Dutton Owners Club www.duttonownersclub.co.uk. The DOC look forward to you joining them with your Dutton or Amphijeep. |
Commander and Lakelander
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