Amphibious vehicle

A steering interlock assembly for mechanically connecting and disconnecting a tie rod from a steering arm of a vehicle, said steering interlock assembly comprising:

• an upper assembly including an upper pitman arm pivotally connected at a first end to the tie rod, an upper drop shaft operably coupled to the vehicle for rotational movement and having a first end secured to a second end of said upper pitman arm and a collar disposed on a second end thereof;
• and
• a lower assembly including a lower tie rod pivotally connected at a first end to a knuckle, a lower pitman arm pivotally connected at a first end to said lower tie rod, and a lower drop shaft operably coupled to the vehicle for rotational movement and having a first end secured to a second end of said lower pitman arm and a hub disposed on a second end thereof;
• said lower assembly being positionable relative to said upper assembly between a first position wherein said hub engages said collar to mechanically connect said upper drop shaft to said lower drop shaft and a second position wherein said hub disengages said collar to mechanically disconnect said upper drop shaft from said lower drop shaft.

A removable panel assembly for a vehicle body comprising:

• a support frame disposed within the vehicle body to define an opening therein, said support frame having a drain gutter formed therein;
• a plurality of panels supported by said support frame and removably positionable in said opening;
• each of said panels having a top portion, a first and second flange extending downwardly from said top portion, and a first drain channel formed at an end of said first flange and a second drain channel formed at an end of said second flange;
• whereby said plurality of panels are adjacently positioned within said opening such that first drain channel of one of said plurality of panels interlocks with said second drain channel of another of said plurality of panels, and such that said first and second drain channels are in fluid communication with said drain gutter for directing water away from said opening.