Vintage Snowmobiles

2007-08-01 Sports & Recreation

Author : Jon Bertolino
Release : 2007-08-01
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 934/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Vintage Snowmobiles written by Jon Bertolino. This book was released on 2007-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of snowmobile manufacturing was from 1968-1976 with a gradual slow down leading to 1982. During this time literally hundreds of snowmobile manufacturers sprung up and then disappeared. This book is a look at all the most interesting, rare, or collectible snowmobiles from that time period. The big names like Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski-Doo, Yamaha, John Deere, Scorpion, Snow-Jet, Mercury, Rupp, Moto-Ski, to the many small-company brands like Allied, Boa Ski, Chaparral, Evinrude, Harley Davidson, Johnson, Polaron, Sears, Skiroule, Sno Prince, Viking, and even includes a chapter of collectible racing snowmobiles in the hobby, like the 1977 Arctic Cat Z that turned Arctic Cats racing program around, and treasures like a 1973 Chaparral grass drag sled or a 1974 Roll-O-Flex called The Wild One. This book would be a benefit to anyone interested in sleds from this time period or looking to buy a more collectible sled from this era.

John Deere Snowmobiles

2014-01-23 Transportation

Author : Ronald K. Leonard
Release : 2014-01-23
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 559/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book John Deere Snowmobiles written by Ronald K. Leonard. This book was released on 2014-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long respected as a manufacturer of sturdy agricultural machinery, the John Deere Company began in the 1960s to build a line of consumer products in a dedicated factory in Horicon, Wisconsin. Starting with a lawn and garden tractor in 1963, Deere soon entered the fast-growing snowmobile market, introducing two models in 1971. The next 13 years would see a succession of models as Deere vied against tough competitors in a weather-dependent market. This detailed history, written by two key participants in the snowmobile program, describes the development of John Deere snowmobiles from start to finish: the design and engineering decisions that shaped each important model; reception of the snowmobiles by consumers; the factory race teams; the introduction of front-engine and water-cooled models; the process of selecting engines and negotiating with suppliers, including when problems developed; and the snowmobiles’ impact on product engineering. The text provides an inside view of Deere’s Consumer Products Division at a time of rapid growth, and of the people and processes that made it all happen.

Vintage Snowmobilia

2006-11-01 Transportation

Author : Jon Bertolino
Release : 2006-11-01
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 699/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Vintage Snowmobilia written by Jon Bertolino. This book was released on 2006-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of snowmobile manufacturing went from 1968 to 1976. During this time literally hundreds of snowmobile manufacturers sprang up and then disappeared. Some of these manufacturers were huge blue chip corporations like John Deere. Others were small forgotten companies building sleds in home garages such as the Snow Bug. The collector market for vintage snowmobile items can be easily compared to the interest in vintage motorcycles, farm tractors, gas station items, vintage boats and outboards and similar motorized vehicles. This book covers snowmobile-related items which are now collectible-vintage brand-specific clothing, advertising items, dealer signs, oil containers, snowmobile board games, snowmobile cuff links, and much more. Collectors new and old are trying to determine what an item is worth and if it is collectible. This is the first book to fill that need.

Snow Goer's Vintage Snowmobiles

2019-11-26 Sports & Recreation

Author : David Wells
Release : 2019-11-26
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 518/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Snow Goer's Vintage Snowmobiles written by David Wells. This book was released on 2019-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snow Goer magazine has combed its comprehensive archive of articles from long-time contributor David Wells to assemble a collection of profiles of the most interesting machines that the sport has ever seen. There is an impressive array of machines, including sleds from the four surviving major brands--Polaris, Ski-doo, Yamaha, and Arctic Cat--and many other well-known names like Ariens, Bolens, Evinrude, and Johnson, and even some obscure names like Roll-O-Flex and Dauphin. In addition to the profiles, there are background features on “Snowbikes” through the years, a look at “rebadging,” and an in-depth flashback to the fabulous factory speed run and stock racing wars of the early 1970’s.

Snowbug

2000 Sports & Recreation

Author : Yvon Gauthier
Release : 2000
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Snowbug written by Yvon Gauthier. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""No machine comes close to it." Those were the words of Dr. J.R. Weber, research scientist for the Canadian government working in the far north, in describing one of the first snowmobiles to be made - the one that was produced in Sudbury, Ontario. "I would suggest to anyone interested in learning more about "snowmobiles of the past" that this book is interesting." Ed Skomoroh, Vice President, Marketing, Polaris Industries, Inc. "Very interesting Reading!" Edgar Hetteen [founder of Polaris] Known for its working ability rather than for speed, the Snowbug was valued by trappers, hunters, mining and government officials as well as doctors and social workers whose duties took them into all types of weather and snow conditions in the north. Its popularity spread from Canada to northern Michigan and the New England States where heavy snowfalls also prevail

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