General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC BODY & PART

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

253.5 cm

Width

87.5 cm

Height

132.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

245.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Recreational vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Outboard

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

In 1956, OMC purchased Industrial Engineering, Canada's largest chain-saw manufacturer. OMC moved this new subsidiary to Peterborough, Ontario. During the 1960s, public interest in novel sports offered new market potential. Alert to novel trends, OMC entered the snowmobile industry with enthusiasm, introducing the Evinrude Skeeter and the Johnson Skee-Horse in 1964m each sure to thrill riders with speeds of more than 30 mils per hour. By October 1967, OMC's fiscal year-end sales had reached $233.4 million. Of this amount, 10 per cent came from power mowers, with golf carts and utility vehicles sharing second place at 7 per cent, and with snowmobiles, the fastest-growing segment of the business, also at 7 per cent. Snowmobiles, constituting about 4 per cent of sales volume in 1972, were offered in 1973 with an optional Wankel engine costing about $235 more than the conventional motor. Though this was the United State's first introduction to the revolutionary rotary engine, OMC's hopes of success were dashed by heavy competition from other snowmobile brands, as well as by two winters of spars snow. Snowmobile production came to an end in 1976.

Function

For travel over snow.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN MADE SNOWMOBILE OF THE LATE 1960'S The 1965 Snow Cruiser featured several innovations in its motor. Inspired by outboard motor technology, its OMC two-stroke and two-cylinder (operating simultaneously) motor was exceptionally reliable. It was economical and very powerful at low revolutions. For the first time, a motor was joined to a clutch with a neutral gear. It could reach 4500 rpm, which was normally only possible in a four-stroke engine.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'Snow Cruiser' IN RED LETTERS ON WHITE GROUND ON EITHER SIDE AT FRONT/ 'OMC 209' & RED & WHITE LINING ON FRONT/ WHITE PAINTED & METAL APPLIQUE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS, ON INSTRUMENT PANEL

Missing

Appears complete - skis and windscreen to be reattached for AA Reboot

Finish

BODY PAINTED BLUE/ CHROME PLATED STEERING COLUMN & BUMPERS/ RED PAINTED GAS TANK/ RED SYNTHETIC SEAT COVER/ BLACK SYNTHETIC HANDLES, GRIPS KNOBS ETC./ WHITE SYNTHETIC LOUVERS/ BLACK PAINTED METAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH BROWN WOOD GRAIN STRIPS

Decoration

N/A