# Amphicat

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{{Short description|Amphibious all-terrain vehicle}}
thumb|A red Amphicat

The '''Amphicat''' (known in Spain as '''Artés Gato Montés''') is a six-wheel-drive, skid-steer [amphibious all-terrain vehicle](/source/Amphibious_ATV), one of whose developers was Spanish inventor and businessman [José Artés de Arcos](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Art%C3%A9s_de_Arcos), whose company produced the model in Spain. Manufactured in the late 1960s until the early 1970s by Mobility Unlimited Inc. of [Auburn Hills, Michigan](/source/Auburn_Hills%2C_Michigan), US the product line was purchased by Magna American (a division of "Magna Corporation", unrelated to [Magna International](/source/Magna_International)) which produced the vehicle in [Raymond, Mississippi](/source/Raymond%2C_Mississippi) for several years. The vehicle was also made in Canada by Behoo Industries and differed slightly from its American counterpart, mostly on the transom.<ref name="Magazines1968">{{cite book|author=Hearst Magazines|title=Popular Mechanics|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JNQDAAAAMBAJ|date=June 1968|publisher=Hearst Magazines|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JNQDAAAAMBAJ/page/n99 84]–|issn=0032-4558}}</ref><ref name="Daily">[http://www.dailyturismo.com/2015/12/banana-split-1969-amphicat.html banana-split-1969-amphicat]</ref>

The Canadian version of the Amphicat was featured as the Moon buggy used by Moonbase Alpha personnel in the television series ''[Space: 1999](/source/Space%3A_1999)'' and the US version as the Banana Splits' cars in the TV show ''[The Banana Splits](/source/The_Banana_Splits)''. It also appeared in the TV series ''[Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp](/source/Lancelot_Link%2C_Secret_Chimp)'' and in an episode of ''[Blake's 7](/source/Blake's_7)''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Canadian Machinery and Metalworking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3dQiAQAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=MacLean-Hunter Publishing Company}}</ref><ref name="Route">[http://www.route6x6.com/memorylane/ATVWorld/ATV%20World%20October%201970.pdf ATV World October 1970]</ref>

==Technical details==
* Body: Vacuum-formed ''Marbon Cycolac'' [ABS](/source/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene) [plastic](/source/thermoplastic)
* Engine: 16 hp (12&nbsp;kW) air-cooled [2-cycle](/source/2-cycle) [recoil start](/source/recoil_start) [gasoline engine](/source/gasoline_engine)
* Transmission&nbsp;&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ontario Drive & Gear Limited (ODG) manufactured a special transmission capable of forward and reverse for the Amphicat. ODG would use this experience to introduce their own [Argo ATV](/source/Argo_ATV)s.
* Clutches&nbsp;&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;automatic [torque converter](/source/torque_converter) for driving, disc-type for steering
* Brakes&nbsp;&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;[band type](/source/band_brake) on drum
* Tires&nbsp;&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;specially designed 11.5x20 Amphicat [tubeless tires](/source/tubeless_tyre)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.6x6world.com Amphicat 6x6 ATV info]
*[https://www.kemimoto.com/ UTV Accessories & Parts]
*[http://www.joesgarage.us/amphicat.htm Joe's Garage Amphicat Page]
*[http://www.route6x6.com/museum/Amphicat/acatphotos/acatpicts.html Route6x6.com's Amphicat Page]
*[https://www.starknightmt.com/ Aftermarket UTV/ATV accessories&parts provider]

Category:ATVs
Category:Six-wheeled vehicles
Category:Wheeled amphibious vehicles

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