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Rupp also produced the world's first dragster snowmobile, the Rupp Super Sno Sport, in 1969. For 1972 and 1973, Rupp snowmobile models included: American – Billed as the "beauty" of their snowmobile line, [citation needed] the Rupp American came with electric start standard, in 30, 40 and 50HP models. All three models came with an 18" track ...
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 company started making small snowmobiles in 1973 after purchasing the Snö-Tric brand. The first dual-track snowmobiles that Aktiv made were the Snö-Tric Blå 75- and SC 20/2 75-. The Grizzly was also sold under license by Polaris Industries as the "Polaris Grizzly de luxe". This version had a Fuji 440 ccm engine.
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 ...
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 ...
In 1982–1984, the snowmobile market was in a downward slide, and the driving force behind the snowmobile program, executive vice president Robert Carlson, had left the company. This made ending the snowmobile program an easy decision for Deere. The parts supply and all snowmobile-related resources were sold to Polaris. There was an ...
On June 20, 1930, Winton Engine Company was sold to General Motors and on June 30 was reorganized as the Winton Engine Corporation subsidiary of General Motors. It produced the first practical two-stroke diesel engines in the 400-to-1,200 hp (300 to 900 kW) range, which powered the early diesel locomotives of Electro-Motive Corporation (another ...
The business was renamed Winton Engine Works in 1916, and focused on marine and locomotive diesel engines. Winton relinquished leadership in 1928. By 1930 the company was sold to General Motors, and was renamed Cleveland Diesel Engine Division. [10] Winton was a prolific inventor, with over 100 patents in the fields of motor cars and engines.