Topic: Solved: gte4289_22 - "Chelyabinsk Chuchundra /Argo" by Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant

[gte4289]

Tell me who created this vehicle for a point. Additional information welcome as well.

[Brock05]

GAZ M20 based Russian amphibious vehicle bolt by Chelyabinsk Tractor Factory Design Bureau?

[gte4289]

GAZ M20 based Russian amphibious vehicle bolt by Chelyabinsk Tractor Factory Design Bureau?

That was quick! You answered my question of who created it, however, I don't know that it was based on the GAZ M20. The sources only say that it's styling seems to have been influenced by the M20. Still, a point for you!

[gte4289]

I tracked down additional information:

Vehicle name: original unknown, but dubbed the "Chelyabinsk Chuchundra" by one owner and the "Argo" by a subsequent owner

Manufacturer: ChTZ (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant)

Designed by: Maxim Nikolaevich Melnichenko, head of ChTZ's hydrostatic drive group

Body: two hermetically sealed main sections made of riveted aluminum, with gill-style articulation between them

Engine: rear-mounted GAZ M20 Pobeda engine planned but never installed
 
Transmission: hydraulic pump with a compact hydraulic motor in each wheel hub

Drive: 8WD

Steering: conventional steering augmented by braking wheels on one side

Weight: approximately 3000 lbs (600 kg weight stated by some sources seems unlikely)

Dimensions: length 4530 mm, width 1900 mm, height 1490 mm

[Skut]

That's a superb thing.

[gte4289]

That's a superb thing.

I agree!