Snowmobile

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 passenger/open/1 cyl/134 cc
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0001.001

MANUFACTURER: Couparral Co.
MODEL: Sno-Pony
LOCATION: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 21137
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length: 190.0 cm
Width: 75.0 cm
Height: 90.0 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: St. Paul

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Motorized snow vehicles have a long history in Canada and many other northern countries beginning in the early 20th century. These vehicles, which date from 1968-1993, represent a variety of themes in the history of the snowmobile in Canada. Couparral marketed the Sno-Pony as an economical alternative to the standard snowmobile. It was smaller and lighter and therefore made it more fuel-efficient. It was also more affordable than larger machines. At the same time, it offered high performance - one advertisement noted a speed record of 114.57 mph - and nimble handling. Small enough to fit in the trunk of a car at that time (and light enough to lift), it did away with the need for a trailer. The company seems to have been trying to widen the appeal of snowmobiling by making it easier and more affordable to do.
Function: Recreational snowmobiling and snowmobile racing
Technical: Small enough to fit into the trunk of a car, the Sno Pony has a Chrysler Outboard Marine engine of 134 cc and weighs under 150 lbs.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Multiple safety/warning decals (to much information to fit in markings section). Gas and oil mixture information.
Missing: Key
Finish: Brown paint
Decoration: Sno-Pony decals

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Couparral Co., Snowmobile, 1968, Artifact no. 2015.0001, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2015.0001.001/

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