Friday, September 19, 2014

1971/72 FACTORY SNOWMOBILE RACING HOT

November 1971 - FACTORY RACING WAS STILL CONTROVERSIAL, BUT BETTER DEFINED AS THE SEASON NEARED THE START OF THE 1972 SNOWMOBILE SEASON.  (West Yellowstone, Montana on December (4-5) 1971, and Ironwood, Michigan December (11-12), 1971) were generally conceded to be the start of the "big" races.  Factory snowmobile racing was a hotter topic topic for the 1971-72 season than in the past

Thursday, September 18, 2014

1981 SCORPION STING AFTER A HARD RIDE

In 1981 Scorpion claimed, we make the inside even better than the outside.  No matter how good a snowmobile looks in the showroom, someday you're going to take it to the outsidE.
WE DON'T TRY TO GET BY ON LOOKS ALONE !!

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

ARCTIC REPORTS LOSS

June, 1974 - Arctic Enterprises, Inc. has reported a loss from continuing operations of $3,225,000.00 on sales of $84,371,000.00 for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1974.  This was compared to a net income the previous year of $3.7 million on the sales of $107 million.

Monday, September 15, 2014

1980 SKI-DOO CITATION SS

For 1980, Ski-Doo's Citation SS has replaced the well known Olympic.
Citation for the 80's came in three flavors: Fun, More Fun and Citation SS and once you've seen them you may not miss Oly after all.
While performance was a factor in design with a 368cc Rotax twin cylinder engine that put out 40 horsepower, the entire sled was created from a maintenance point of view.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

1981 POLARIS TX-C

The 1981 Polaris featured a new 436cc, fan cooled, oil injected engine and a new stylish variable compression foam seat which, working with Polaris long-travel suspension, could pass for an easy chair.
Polaris Advertised:  LEAD A SOFT LIFE IN THE FAST LANE !

Saturday, September 13, 2014

1982 SKI-DOO EVEREST LC

In 1982 Ski-Doo advertised The Everest LC with its 463cc twin cylinder liquid cooled engine,  to be instantly recognized as its classic styling and the Everest LC is the ultimate eye-catcher in touring snowmobiles.  A true two passenger sled!
Everest LC is for the comfort seeker.

Friday, September 12, 2014

SKI-DOO SWEEPSTAKES OFFERS CADILLAC

December 1976 - Bombardier Corporation,Duluth, Minnesota announced a Ski-Doo "Go First Class" sweepstakes in which the Grand Prize included a 1977 Cadillac Coupe De Ville and a 1977 Ski-Doo Everest 440 snowmobile.  First prize in the sweepstakes was a 1977 International Harvester Scout and a 1977 Ski-Doo T'NT 440 snowmobile.
The sweepstakes ran from December 15, 1976 thru January 31, 1977 at the Ski-Doo dealership network.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

1971 RUPP MAGNUM RETAIL PRICES

The retail prices of the 1971 Rupp Magnum Performance sleds were as follows: Magnum400 - $1,295.00
Magnum440S-$1,360.00
Magnum600 - $1,995.00
Magnum800 - $2,195.00
The 440 was available in  a Sprint (15" track) or Wide Track (18" track) model.  The wide track model was $100.00 more than the sprint.  The Magnum 600 and 800 were standard as Wide Track (18")