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Solved NIC#1131 - Amphicat 6wd ATV
« on: October 11, 2019, 05:38:41 AM »
According to a search, this vehicle has never graced these webpages. What is it?
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Re: NIC#1131
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2019, 04:01:00 PM »
Argocat?
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Re: NIC#1131
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2019, 04:02:12 PM »
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Re: NIC#1131
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2019, 04:59:22 PM »
Amphicat 6x6 built by Mobility Unlimited Inc
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Re: NIC#1131
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2019, 04:01:04 AM »
Quote from: Maits on October 14, 2019, 04:59:22 PM
Amphicat 6x6 built by Mobility Unlimited Inc

That's the one. The Argocat was 8wd. This one is 6wd and skid-steer.

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Re: NIC#1131
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2019, 06:12:37 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 15, 2019, 04:01:04 AM

The Argocat was 8wd. This one is 6wd and skid-steer.


Not quite.
Canadian company Ontario Drive and Gear set up a subsidiary of the German company making the Amphicat in 1962 and made the car like the one in your puzzle.  But in 1967 they realised the potential of this kind of vehicle and started to build their own, the Argocat 6x6.  It wasn't until 1971 that they introduced an 8x8 and then in 2006 Argocat introduced their Frontier 6x6 model.

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Re: Solved NIC#1131 - Amphicat 6wd ATV
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2019, 06:58:49 AM »
Thanks for that. I should research things more thoroughly. I actually thought that the company was from Michigan and the Canadian factory was making them under licence. Probably reverie on my part  :D
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