Snowmobile

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PASSENGER/OPEN/1 CYL/18 HP
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0247.001

MANUFACTURER: FEATHERWEIGHT CORP.LTD.
MODEL: ALOUETTE G-T
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 069-7162
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL FRAME, SKIIS, BUMPER, AND HANDLE BARS. BUMPER AND HANDLE BARS CHROME COVERED. FIBREGLASS NOSE CONE AND ENGINE COVER. PLEXIGLASS WINDSHIELD. GLASS HEADLIGHT. FOAM RUBBER SEAT, RUBBER TRIM, RUBBERTRACK.

Dimensions

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

Length: 260.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: 116.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Recreational vehicles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FEATHERWEIGHT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN MADE SNOWMOBILE. (Montreal, Quebec) Featherweight's trademarked word was 'Alouette', which is fitting for a Montreal-based company. (ref.2) Featherweight Corporation was owned by Bangor Punta for two years, then sold in 1972 to Coleco (recreatives and toys). This company was known for using a variety of engines in slick, fast, very sporty snowmobiles. They secured a small but select percentage of the market.
Function: RECREATIONAL
Technical: This snowmobile had two different models: GT had a manual start and GTE and an electric start. This model has a Sachs, 1 cylinder engine with 290 cc.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'ALOUETTE' DECAL ON BOTH SIDES OF NOSE CONE/ 'AGT' DECAL ON REAR PANEL & 'A' SHAPED INTO A BLUEBIRD. MFR'S PLATE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE, BELOW DRIVER'S SEAT.
Missing: N/A
Finish: MACHINE PAINTED RED; WHITE RUBBER TRIM AROUND NOSE CONE.
Decoration: N/A

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FEATHERWEIGHT CORP.LTD., Snowmobile, circa 1969, Artifact no. 1986.0247, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0247.001/

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