Friday, November 14, 2014

NORTHWAY SNOWMOBILES LIQUIDATED

Northway Snowmobiles, LTD., manufacturer of Northway snowmobiles was foreclosed on December 15, 1973 by The Royal Bank of Canada.  Bankruptcy was not declared, as the company had a personal guarantee on the note. Parts were available from 6 different distributors in The United States and Canada along with many components that were interchangeable with Bombardier products.
Northway, began producing snowmobiles in 1969.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

1974 SKI-DOO ELAN 250T SNOWMOBILE

The Elan 250T featured a 247.3cc Rotax twin cylinder engine.  It has a 15 inch track with bogie suspension.
The overall length is 88 1/2 inches.  11 inches shorter than most snowmobiles.  Its overall width is 30 1/2 inches

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

RUPP GO-JOE

The White Go-Joe by Rupp Industries was a different kind of ATV and was one of the last fun machines other than the snowmobile, designed by Rupp Industries, under Mick Rupp's ownership. It was powered by a 18 HP single cylinder fan cooled Kohler engine and it had components of a snowmobile torque converter drive system.

Monday, November 10, 2014

1980 MOTO-SKI SPRINT 250

The 1980 Moto-Ski Sprint 250 by Bombardier was one of the truly light weight snowmobiles, weighing only 281 pounds.
It featured a 250cc single cylinder fan cooled engine.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

1980 YAMAHA'S NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM

The 1980 Yamaha SRV utilized a totally new and unique suspension system called The Yamaha Telescopic Strut Suspension.
T.S.S. represented new standards in handling characteristics, rider comfort and simplicity of construction which gave the snowmobile a ride that almost eliminated the transmission of shocks to the drivers seat and shoulders.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

1982 MANTA

The 1982 Manta trail machine is a refined version of The Manta race machine - All new fiberglass bodywork gave the rear engine sled a low slung, futuristic appearance. A liquid cooled Kohler, (intended power plant at press time) was to power the Trail Manta. Limited quantities were offered by Three R Industries.  Price $4,295.00

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

1972 RACE PROMOTIONAL KIT BY CASTROL OILS

Kansas City, MO - Castrol Oils, Inc announced the availability of a new snowmobile race promotion kit for1972 snowmobile races.  Designed to provide snowmobile racing promotion racing materials for many local snowmobile races being held across the snowbelt.  The kit included one start and one finish banner, five "Welcome Race Fans" signs, ten "Snowmobile Races" signs with six directional arrows, three "official" are bands and forty Castrol decals.
Cost of the kit was $14.50.