Monday, March 16, 2015

1976 RUPP NITRO

For 1976, Rupp Industries completely re-designed it's Rupp Nitro.  It had a all new body design and all new engines. Featuring the 340 and 440 twin cylinder liquid cooled Xenoah power plants, with the 440 rated at 80 horsepower.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

1975 SKIDOO OLYMPIQUE

The Ski-Doo Olympique has been in existence since 1962.  In 1975 Ski-Doo made some changes for the better.
The 1975 Ski-Doo Olympique 300 has a new 340cc High-Torque twin cylinder fan cooled engine. The Olympique 340 also featured a Torque Reaction slide suspension and a new "Instant Torque" drive pulley and all 1975 Olympiques were available with electric start.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

SNOWMOBILES CLIMBING MOUNTAINS





Jackson, Wyoming - 1985
A snowmobiler finds it quite difficult to keep his sled pointed straight up the mountain.
Once the sled decides it's gone far enough, sometimes it's hard to change its mind.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Saturday, March 7, 2015

1974 SKIROULE RTW

In 1974 Skiroule advertised a low slung and smartly styled new RTW with an impressively quiet Sachs Wankel rotary engine.
The RTW has a slide bar suspension, a 15 1/2-inch track and front and rear shock absorbers