Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

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Description générale

METAL & SYNTHETIC BODY & PART

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

253,5 cm

Largeur

87,5 cm

Hauteur

132,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

245,0

Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Véhicules récréatifs

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Outboard

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Peterborough

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

Inconnu

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.

Fonction

For travel over snow.

Technique

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.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

'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

Manque

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

Fini

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

Décoration

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