Built in 1986 by Michael Lampi in Bellevue, Washington, the Lampi Limo has 60 speeds.  It weighs about 88 pounds with flotation equipment, and 50 pounds without. The Limo is made of TIG welded 6061 1/8 inch aluminum tubing, with a customized steel fork. [ continues ]

 



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Each dual-tired wheel has 72 spokes, custom 3-flange hubs and aluminum rims.  Propulsion in the water and on loose surfaces is by means of a removable self-centering track with 36 aluminum paddle vanes.  Wheel covers reduce wind and water resistance, and the front wheel serves as a rudder.  The pontoons consist of vinyl coated awning nylon, thermally bonded together.


The canoe paddle has been a part of the Limo from the beginning.  Originally it was used to provide steering in addition to reverse and emergency propulsion.  Now, with the covered front wheel working as a rudder, the canoe paddle is rarely used.


The Limo has participated in several Kinetic Sculpture Races in Port Townsend, Washington, where it took first place in 1995, and in the 1988 Arcata to Ferndale World Championship Kinetic Sculpture race, where it won the ACE award.