Snowmobile

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 passenger/open/2 cyl/535 cc
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0006.001

MANUFACTURER: Yamaha Motor Corporation
MODEL: VK 540
LOCATION: Hamamatsu, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 000547
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: 306.9 cm
Width: 115.3 cm
Height: 121.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 294.8
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Hamamatsu

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1990s
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. This Yamaha machine was one of the sleds driven by the winning team in the 1990 Harricana Rally. Endurance racing had a long history in snowmobiling (the Winnipeg to St. Paul was established in 1966) but the Harricana was in another category altogether. Modeled on the Paris to Darker car rally, it took racers from Montréal to Radisson, Quebec, a distance of about 2500 kms over the course of about 11 days. This sled belonged to Claude Marceau, a member of the winning team of three who covered the distance in 37 hrs, 38 minutes and 6 seconds. The second place team was just 27 seconds behind him.
Function: Recreational snowmobiling and snowmobile racing
Technical: The VK 540 is a utility vehicle designed for work in trapping, rescue missions, and challenging landscapes. The VK 540 boasted a 20" wide, 156" long track, reverse and high/low gear selection. It has a Yamaha, 2 stroke engine, with an electric start.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Multiple stickers and saftey decals (to much information to enter in markings field).
Missing: Rear-view mirror
Finish: Grey paint (Stickers and decals cover a large majority of the sled)
Decoration: Stickers

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Yamaha Motor Corporation, Snowmobile, circa 1990, Artifact no. 2015.0006, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2015.0006.001/

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