Found a Maki M28

[Maki Man]

Okay, so what is a maki m28? See the pictures and imagine it all fixed up

From what I've researched, they were made in the early 70s in Canada, and were street legal, amphibious vehicles. Rear wheel drive, 16 hp tecumseh single cylinder powered. They had a transmission with reverse, low and high gear. Mine has no motor, transmission, or rear end. I would like to fix it up a little. Enjoy the pics:

[thenewguy]

thats cool looks like its a corvette

[john swenson]

maki man, welcome . i just punched in maki m 28 amphib atv on google and some cool videos come up . some guy going up a river , etc. looks like a neat machine. have fun and keep us posted on the rebuild. johnboy va.

[Noel Woods]

That is cool looking, would make for a nice little machine to poke around the neighborhood in.

[riotwarrior]

Damn that's neat, love one of those to bomb around the road with. Apparently it's only 2wd from what I watched on video.

Good luck with the build can't wait to see more.

[Maki Man]

Took some more pics, enjoy!

[Maki Man]

Took the front wheels off, and will get the tires dismounted tomorrow

[Rusty-Gunn]

Cool machine. It will look awesome once its rebuilt.

[Murph]

Very cool vehicle, Maki Man!
I love this vehicle. I have talked to a guy named 'Kirk', and he owns 2 or 3 of these vehicles, and has a YouTube channel, 'Maki M28'.
I don't know too much about the vehicle (and this may be false information), but what I've found...

-There were approx. 600 made in the early 70's ('72-'74?)
-Manufactured in Quebec (Just outside of Drummondville) by FCM Ltee.
-Assembled & Sold in Saint John, NB.
-It will top out at about 65-70 mph (105-115 kph)

I have his e-mail address (and an article on it), if you'd like it, just send me a private message.
Thanks,
Murph.

[Maki Man]

Very cool vehicle, Maki Man!
I love this vehicle. I have talked to a guy named 'Kirk', and he owns 2 or 3 of these vehicles, and has a YouTube channel, 'Maki M28'.
I don't know too much about the vehicle (and this may be false information), but what I've found...

-There were approx. 600 made in the early 70's ('72-'74?)
-Manufactured in Quebec (Just outside of Drummondville) by FCM Ltee.
-Assembled & Sold in Saint John, NB.
-It will top out at about 65-70 mph (105-115 kph)

I have his e-mail address (and an article on it), if you'd like it, just send me a private message.
Thanks,
Murph.

Hey murph, thanks for the reply. I have had some emails with Kirk, and he is very helpful. I'm just curious, what article do you have?

Stephen

[Murph]

Hey murph, thanks for the reply. I have had some emails with Kirk, and he is very helpful. I'm just curious, what article do you have?

Stephen

Hi Maki Man,
There are two articles posted by DailyTurismo,

One was from a classified ad:
Daily Turismo: 5k: 1974 Maki Amphibious Car

The other with 'Kirk' supplying more info. Sort of like a follow-up:
Daily Turismo: Maki Some Noise: Follow-up on a Unique and Rare Breed

Thanks,
Murph

[Maki Man]

Hi Maki Man,
There are two articles posted by DailyTurismo,

One was from a classified ad:
Daily Turismo: 5k: 1974 Maki Amphibious Car

The other with 'Kirk' supplying more info. Sort of like a follow-up:
Daily Turismo: Maki Some Noise: Follow-up on a Unique and Rare Breed
Thanks,
Murph

I've seen those 2 before. Not a lot of resources out there on these things

[Murph]

Okay, I wasn't sure.
Good luck with the build, and keep us updated
Thanks,
Murph

[Maki Man]

I post more frequently of my progress on my thread on oldminibikes.com, but here is a teaser of some parts I got back from the powder coater and my new tires.....

[Murph]

Looking incredible! You did that?
What colour will the body be? (Guessing yellow? :P)