In 1946, Australian engineer Ben Carlin decided to circle the world in an amphibious jeep

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War’s over, mate!

My father was friends with Ben Carlin through the 60s when Half Safe was parked in a grassy field near the South River Md. Sitting on it (never allowed in) and imagining driving up on beaches all over the world was a highlight till the eventual, “Get the hell off that damned Jeep!” sounded.

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