Vehicles of transportation come in all kinds of sizes and shapes. From flying taxis to amphibious boats, we have seen it all so it is rare that a vehicle surprises us.

However, we have to admit we were taken aback by the Caraboat, brought to us courtesy of The Drive. The Caraboat combines a caravan and a boat. A caravan, for the uninitiated, is a small house on wheels meaning the new invention provides a small house on the water.

The Drive explains how back in 1968 a caravan-building firm in Lancashire decided to build the novel machine seen in the video below. The end result was quite a pleasant vehicle on the water which leaves us wondering why it did not grow more popular.