I took my floating hybrid ‘Boatswagen’ for a ride along historic canal – passersby were left stunned

A DAD stunned walkers on his boating holiday – when he steered his floating CAR along a canal.

Charlie Burns, 29, took his hybrid “Boatswagen” for a ride along the giant historic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Llangollen, North Wales.

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Charlie took the family along on his floating adventure up a Wales canal[/caption]

The enthusiast, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, waved to shocked passersby as they saw his Volkswagen Polo fitted with an outboard engine driving along the waterway.

He bought the car for £1,200 in 2019 and teamed up with two petrol-head pals to convert it into one that could float above the surface.

Charlie said: “You don’t take long to get spotted in this thing.

“I’m sure everyone we passed took a picture. It’s definitely not the car to rob a bank in.”

The car was originally made from two Volkswagen Polos for Discovery Channel show Bernie and Leepu’s Chop Shop in a bid to make it the “surfer’s dream car”.

But Charlie came across it years later rusting in a Blackpool car yard – and set about making it float.

He was inspired by Jeremy Clarkson’s “Toybota” amphibious car project from Top Gear in 2006.