Manufacturers and Models
There were over 70 manufactures of amphibious ATVs in the 1970's, here's a few popular manufactures from that time period:
- The Jiger, the worlds first to produce ATVs, starting in 1962
- The Amphicat, ca. 1965 - 1975
- The Terra Tiger by Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, late 1960s & early 1970s
- Attex produced several models from 1968–1983, some stood out due to their high 55 mph top speed
- The Coot, that featured an articulated twin hull, to keep all of its four wheels on the ground as much as possible, even when driving on very rough terrain. In production from 1967 - 1985.
- Starcraft, manufactured by the RV and boat company
- Sears Sportster, manufactured by the hardware store Sears
- Wedge, manufactured by Sperry-Rand, who actually produced the first 3-wheeler!
- Chapparel, who also manufactured many of the engines the amphibious atvs used
Current brands of these machines include:
- Argo, manufacturer of 6x6 and 8x8 models
- HydroTraxx, fully hydraulic drive 6x6
- Land Tamer, steel or aluminium hull heavy duty 6x6 or 8x8
- MAX, producing several 6x6 models
- Gibbs Technologies, makes the Quadski with Performance similar to a jetski
- XIBEIHU, manufacturer of Amphibious vehicle.
- WildPanther, manufacturer of Amphibious vehicle.
- Muddox, manufacture of hydraulically driven 8x8 and 6x6 Amphibious vehicles
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