Cool Amphibious Vehicles,


	Cool Amphibious Vehicles,
wiganfootie
1-1-2009 7:37 PM
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1-1-2009 8:26 PM
Oortcloud
I'd love to have one of those, just to see the reaction of people when I drove into and out of public waterways
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