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The TREKOL-39294 is a Russian six-wheeled amphibious all-terrain vehicle produced by TREKOL. The 39294 is available in two versions: passenger and freight and it uses large low-pressure tires. TREKOL manufactures the 39294 using UAZ and GAZ parts, which ensures easy operation, easy maintenance and repairs.
By 1970 there were almost 60 companies producing amphibious 6x6 vehicles. There was even a professional racing association (NATVA) dedicated to the 6x6, holding numerous competitions across the US. [2] In the early 1970s however there was a rapid decline in sales of this type of ATVs, forcing most manufacturers to cease production:
Argo is a Canadian manufacturer of amphibious all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 1962 as Ontario Drive and Gear (ODG) Limited, in Kitchener, Ontario and was later moved to New Hamburg, Ontario. Argo offers 6×6 and 8×8 amphibious extreme terrain vehicles, as well as 4 wheel ATVs. [1]
The 2005 Argo Avenger 8×8 was bought new by the former Top Gear host, before it was sold around 2010, according to Cheffins.
TREKOL (Russian: ТРЭКОЛ) is a Moscow, Russia based designer and manufacturer of large all terrain amphibious vehicles/swamp buggies. [1] Trekol is an abbreviation for «ТРанспорт ЭКОЛогический» or Transport Environmentally. [2]
The term "ATV" was originally coined to refer to non-straddle ridden, typically six-wheeled, amphibious ATVs, such as the Jiger produced by the Jiger Corporation, the Amphicat produced by Mobility Unlimited Inc, and the Terra Tiger produced by the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in the mid-1960s and early 1970s.