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The first snowmobiles made do with as little as 5 horsepower (3.7 kW) engines, but engine sizes and efficiency have improved drastically. In the early 1990s, the biggest engines available (typically 600cc-800cc displacement range) produced around 115 hp (86 kW).
The car weighed 1050 lb (476 kg). The Elmore Runabout was next in line. It could seat two passengers and sold for US$800 ($27,129 in 2023 dollars [4]). The vertically mounted Straight-twin engine, also situated at the center of the car, produced 8 hp (6 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1400 lb (635 kg).
The first Rupp minibikes were called Dart Cycles and were made starting in 1962. They featured a 2 1/2 horsepower, 4-cycle Lauson horizontal-shaft engine with a Fairbanks-Morse clutch (an optional 3 HP was available for an extra charge). The bikes came with front suspension and rear drum brakes.
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The first B7 (B for Bombardier and 7 for 7 passengers) snowmobiles were sold during the winter of 1936–37 and were well received. A new plant able to produce more than 200 vehicles a year was built in 1940. A new 12-passenger model was made available in 1941 which was referred to as the B12, but demand was halted when Canada entered World War ...
William Henry Harrison of North Bend, Ohio, was the guest of honor when Drake made his speech. A few years later, in 1840, Harrison made the buckeye part of his “log cabin” persona during a ...
It was this car, rather than Henry Ford's Model T, that was the first mass-produced, low-priced American motor vehicle. [11] As Smith's son, Frederic L. Smith, came into the business, he and Olds clashed frequently until Fred Smith removed Olds from the position of vice president and general manager in 1904, and Olds left his company. [12]
Aug. 9—Since being built in 1932, the Collinwood Alumni Engine 999 has toured in parades at various locations throughout the United States, including at the Lake County Fair and Last Stop ...