1976 FUTURA

The 1976 Futura by Moto-Ski featured a Bombardier-Rotax 440cc fan cooled engine and had torque reaction slide suspension with a . one-piece, molded rubber track with an exclusive Moto-Ski V-Shaped profile.  Standard features included, self adjusting disc brakes, speedometer and tachometer, and double walled tuned muffler.

1975 JOHNSON JX SNOWMOBILE

For the 1975 Johnson model year, they advertized that they had an amazing devise that delivered up to 58% better gas mileage than the 1974 models. - It had a new Johnson-engineered accelerator pump carburetor that "leans down the fuel mixture to make your JX run smoother, gutzier and more economical than ever before. They also offered both a bogie and slide suspension for their 1975 JX models.

1976 ALOUETTE

In 1976 Alouette was back after a year's absence and was then in A Rupp mold, after the purchase by Rupp Industries
Alouette was marketed mostly in Canada although some were available in The United States.
The models were retained as Sno-Duster, Sno-Brute, Brute and Super Brute. The engines, track,suspension and other features were virtually the same as The Rupp machines.

1977 RUPP NITRO

Rupp was in business for the 1977 snowmobile business and was riding on the 440 Nitro liquid cooled for the comeback.  Rupp was banking on appealing to the segment of the market that drooled over the big powerfull performers and the new Nitro offered much to capture their fancy. In the power department, the Nitro got the job done, not only on the straightaways (where it was best in the eight mile top end by only The Polaris TX-L) but also on the hill, which it climbed without braking a sweat.
The 1977 Rupp snowmobiles were assembled at the Arctic Cat assembly lines.

1981 POLARIS CENTURION

RUPP ADULT TOYS

Here are two of the adult fun machines that were designed and sold by Mick Rupp of Rupp Industries in it's early existence.
It's these kinds of adult toys and many more that made Rupp as it was in it's glory days.

I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL

Sorry that I did post any new posts for the past 5 days,  I was in the hospital with back surgery.
Larry Raile

A REAL VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE

This automotive type sled was developed by Ernest Splittstoser of Pine City, Minnesota between 1907 and 1915.  He mounted a Ford body on a wooden farm sled normally pulled by horses.  At the rear he had a chain-drive paddlewheel to propel the vehicle.

INSTANT HORESPOWER IN 1982

MICHIGAN NO.1 IN SNOWMOBILES

January 1975 - Michigan leads The United States in number of registered snowmobiles with 392,000 registrations in 1975 compared to second place Minnesota with 276,000 registrations for the same period, according to The Automobile Club of Michigan.
Just ten years ago, there were fewer than 1,500 snowmobiles operating in Michigan, according to The Automobile Club manager.