The pale light of the early morning sun illuminated the new machine on the full-page color brochure photo. The message was unmistakable. The 1976 Ski-Doo T’NT RV was the beginning ...

In 1977 Scorpion unveiled its new ’78 Whip TK premium trail sled, a machine about which many people are aware. But Scorpion’s first TK was actually the 1973 Super StingerTK.  ...

At 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 1971, Arctic Enterprises Inc. (AEI) completed building its 100,000th snowmobile for model year 1972 – a Panther 440 – marking the first time ...

Wheel Horse Products Inc. was formed in 1946 to produce lawn and garden tractors and related outdoor power equipment. But by the late 1960s, it was yet another hard goods manufacturer ...

When Kawasaki introduced its new-for-1980 LTD 4/6, there was some confusion over whether it was a performance sled or a luxury sled – or if it was some of both. ...

After demonstrations of coil spring ski suspension superiority by Skiroule and Polaris on oval racetracks during the 1976-77 seasons, Arctic Cat won the “race” to market a coil spring trail ...

Mercury Marine’s first sweet taste of success in snowmobile racing carne in 1974, courtesy of its newest creation – the Sno-Twister. The Sno-Twister – with its wide ski stance and ...

The high-performance trail class of snowmobiles saw an increase of liquid-cooled sled for the 1976 model year. The added cost and weight, among other factors, previously kept liquid-cooled engines absent ...

In 1973, the rapidly expanding snowmobile industry started to experience severe problems. Massive, industry-wide overproduction of sleds, the relatively light winter of 1972-73 and the national energy crisis spawned by ...

Suzuki Motor Corp. entered the snowmobile business in 1971, just prior to the industry’s all-time sales peak. Unfortunately, the reliable but homely Suzuki sleds failed to generate much interest. Hiring ...