Dutton

NEW OPENING DAYS/LONGER HOURS

In keeping with modern trends we now work a 4 day week, open Mondays to Thursdays with increased hours 8 to 5 and are not open on Fridays/ Saturdays/Sundays

2 cherished number plates available FL04TSY £1,000 (CAN'T be put on a car to make it look younger) and F10ATY £1,450 (CAN be put on any Dutton amphib) both on retention certificates, (no vat)

FANTASY USED DUTTON PRICES
Over the last few years we have seen some unbelievable amounts of money being asked for early Duttons - £50,000 for an early Mariner!!!! so don't get taken in by these eye watering prices they are not real! A well maintained Mariner could fetch up to £10,000. Indeed there is Mariner on https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/extremely-rare-dutton-mariner-amphibious-car/33405247 for only 9,000 Euro (£7,700). Feel free to contact us for a realistic selling price before you part with your money.


We have been made aware of a fake UK "Dutton club", this has absolutely nothing to do with us despite them using our registered trade mark (#UK00001150532) The controller of this business is attempting to sell over priced parts for Duttons, as an example we have a screen shot of a challis bearing they sell at £19.99 - you can buy these on ebay for £3.02 just search ebay "30202 bearing". He trades using the fake name of Chris Dean when he is actually Chris Codner from Poole. So please be very careful when sending personal/bank info to someone who does not exist. For the record there are no clubs in the UK specifically for Duttons, we recommend you joining a specialist car club for "all makes" that is local to you.
Over the last few years we have seen some unbelievable amounts of money being asked for early Duttons - don't get taken in by these eye watering prices they are not real. Feel free to contact us for a realistic purchase price before you part with your money.
55 years of Dutton Cars
Dutton 
   
Dutton 
See Ultimate Rides for 5 min US TV video on the Dutton 4WD Surf: click HERE to view the clip.
Dutton 
See Secrets of the Supercars on UKTV Play for 5 min Video on the Dutton 4WD Surf: click HERE to view a clip.
Dutton 
See a demonstration of rough terrain handling. Click HERE to view a clip.
YouTube of Britain's Got Talent with Simon Cowell and David Walliams in the Union Jack wrapped Dutton Surf arriving at the Thames TV studio, Media City, Salford UK
   
Over 860,000 views and still counting...!



EXHIBITIONS

We have always used exhibitions as our main form of paid advertising. Our first exhibition was 1970 when Peter Filby rented a field in (we think) Hindhead in Surrey. Of course the 1982 Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham was the most talked about as we had just won the court case bought by Ford Motor Co who spectacularly failed to stop us using the name Sierra. Our court costs were £20,000, the best £20K we could have spent on publicity, the story being reported all over the World. Even cartoons appeared in the national press (as below), we think no other car company has ever been the centre of such attraction in cartoons. It was particularly amusing that just by chance our exhibition stand was next to the Ford exhibit at the NEC Birmingham.

Dutton Dutton
Dutton


1982 cartoons salvaged from our 1992 factory fire

WHY 99.99% OF BOATS ARE RIGHT HAND DRIVE

A specialized oar called the steering oar was placed on vessels to provide the same functionality as modern-day rudders, and they were operated by sailors positioned at the stern. Because the vast majority of sailors were right-handed, these oars were always placed on the right side. Sailors began calling the right side the steering side, which soon became "starboard" by combining two Old English words: steor (meaning "steer") and bord (meaning "the side of a boat"). "Port" is named as boats could not moor up on the starboard side (as there was a "steering oar" in the way) so the other side was always call the "port" side. We can still manufacture the Surf in Left hand drive if specifically required

 
  • Dutton is the oldest car company in the world to still be wholly owned by its founder
  • To put this into context, Dutton was the first company ever to seriously 'productionise' kit car manufacture resulting in building 8000 cars between 1968 and 1989 with over 80 staff in 24,000 ft sq spread over 4 factories and a main road showroom in West Sussex
  • The first amphibious car Dutton made was in 1989. No other company comes anywhere near us for longevity. Even the most famous amphibious car ever - the Amphicar - was only built for 2 years then the company haemorrhaged for a further 2 years in a desperate attempt to sell off the remaining stock
  • Dutton is the Worlds only company in series production with amphibious cars (despite what you see on the internet)
  • After trading for years as Tim Dutton Amphibious Cars Ltd we thought it would be rather fun to re-use the 50 year old company name of "Dutton Cars Ltd" (same company just a name change)

Dutton Dutton


First prototype (1989) based on Dutton Sierra drophead, note the use of steel bumper / chassis (never again) alfresco exhaust and a bemused Tim Dutton

Setting up at the 2021 Southampton Boat Show.
Dutton
   
Very successful Southampton Boat Show 2019  
Dutton Dutton Dutton
  Tim Dutton - Woolley  
PICTURES OF THE MONTH
Picture of the Month
 

What are the chances? An amphibious caravan passing an amphibious car...

Picture of the Month
 

Diving into the River Arun in a Dutton

20 mph, 5ft drop and no slipway... (click HERE or on picture above for Video, opens in new window)

Picture of the Month
 

Most modern cars are designed to last 11 years. This Dutton Mariner is well over 20 years old and still going strong.


 



 
Picture of the Month
 

Brittany Northwestern most region of France. The annual Amphib meeting, Over 75 amphibs attended August 2019.

Make contact
To make contact with us please email    factory@timdutton.com

We buy dead 4WD Duttons
We are eager purchasers of all 4WD Duttons regardless of their condition including part built kits
Send us full details/photos and price
WHERE THEY GO


Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Burma, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dubai, England, Estonia, France, French West Indies, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Scotland, Southern Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, USA, Wales

And some Military stuff..

This is not the total of all our cars sold, customers have bought more than 1 Dutton, there are repeat orders and many are sold into the same location

We have been manufacturing amphibious cars longer than all the other companies in the World added together - including Amphicar - this unparalleled experience over 33 years and upto VIN 280 has allowed us to produce 4 entirely different models - the Mariner up to 2000 (Mk3 Fiesta donor), Commander up to 2006 (Suzuki Samurai donor) and the current Surf.

We take customer privacy seriously and will NEVER disclose customer names or addresses or cold-call them so please don't ask

50 year old advert from our Archives


As true today as it was in the early 1970's...Note £345 for an entire kit!


Dutton

Built to last


We recently received this from a customer who bought a Dutton in 1972; now over 70, he still uses the B type (if his son is not borrowing it...)


Dutton

Dutton

Note WWII Dutton shed at RAF Tangmere (1968) and the good old days when E Type Jaguars were simply thrown away when not needed...

Dutton

50 years old and still going strong

SURF & REEF delivery & production



Please contact factory direct for current Delivery times.

BUILDING NOW - SEE NEW/USED page
A new blue Reef will be available for delivery in 6 months time and a new UK registered Surf is available NOW for delivery

We are quite happy to accept a deposit and incomplete order form as a firm order so you can get a production "slot", final spec can be added closer to the delivery date

We attempt to keep some deck/hulls in stock:-

none

IMPORTANT:- if we quote a delivery time from a general enquiry it is only valid at the time we quote, delivery times can easily vary drastically depending on pressure of work, however once an order has been received then the delivery date is fixed
Stock cars
For the first time ever, we have managed to catch up with orders and now have some cars in stock.
See the "new - used" page for further details.
UK Slipways & launch sites

A comprehensive list of UK slipways and launch sites that you can use for your Dutton is now available from BOATLAUNCH.CO.UK. giving details of over 940 British coastal and inland slipways. Please click HERE to access their site.

Note that the site also gives tide predictions.

Duttons 1968 to 1989

With well over 8000 Duttons driving around the World and despite not making them for over 30 years we are still here to help owners. Got a TECHNICAL problem? then contact Tim for assistance. Please note we have NO documentation or spares on these early Duttons
Duttons in Norway, Canada, Sweden and Russia

Duttons have now been registered for road use in Norway, Canada, Sweden and Russia, this joins the ever increasing list of Countries where you can register the Dutton





Dutton

A day in the life..... cars being completed, customers and visitors cars and our two demo cars.



Dutton

Our "fleet" of two demo cars.

TV & VIDEO STUFF

Dutton

Female Comedienne JO BRAND has a new tv programme on DAVE TV where she does weird stuff to do with water. Jo spent a whole day at our factory filming in the Dutton Surf, this was shown recently and is viewable on here and shows Jo and Tim having fun before heading for France in a Surf.
To view the video click HERE






Three Men Pic 01


THREE MEN GO TO IRELAND (BBC TV)


Click HERE to view Video (5min)




The Dutton. It is neither the car that thinks it's a boat nor a boat that thinks it's a car. It has the invincible superiority of knowing that it is both
"Boris Johnson ex Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
THE FACT DUTTON IS THE WORLD'S ONLY SUCCESSFUL AMPHIBIOUS CAR MAKER SAYS A LOT. THE S2's RUGGED...............
"AutoExpress Magazine"
NEW WORLD RECORD 2 Duttons cross English Channel Nov 2006, see AMPHIBIOUS RECORDS link on "PRESS" link above
2006 Channel Crossing Video now available. Click HERE to view (4min).

No Beach Out Off Reach
Factory Factory
lathe-003 hull-to-deck-002
Part Completed jet bodies Hull and deck meet up
Dutton
2nd Dutton ever made, this Dutton P1 based on the Mk1 Sprite was built in 1969 and is still going strong today.
  NO PROBLEM
 
Specifications liable to change without notice.
DUTTON is a registered Trade Mark.