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  1. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    This should be an easy one today. Name the model and the year of the snowmobiles shown in the following commercial.
  2. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    You are correct sir. Founded in 1954, they turned out 300 New Polaris' by 1956. Some of those talking smack would say that Polaris still makes Farm Equipment. ;) But that argument can wait for another day.
  3. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    This snowmobile company started out by making farm equipment such as grain elevators, corn cribs, and straw choppers before their first snowmobiles. Name that company.
  4. gary_in_neenah

    Happy Birthday euphoric1

    Tip of the Hat to the man with the Cat. Happy Birthday!
  5. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    Nailed it! It's cousin, the Sprintfire featured a liquid cooled 340c.c. These were the last with the John Deere nameplate.
  6. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    Name the sled and the year of the last production "Free Air" engine.
  7. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    I barely had time to walk our dog and Rev was knocking on the door with the correct answer. They don't spend a lot of time with the snowmobiles on Die Hard 2 but you can just make out the Pogo Sticks on the Yamaha's. As for the Bond movie, this was the first time we saw the new Ski Doo Rev which...
  8. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    We'll start Monday off with one question with two answers. Snowmobiles were featured in two movies featuring Bruce Willis and Pierce Brosnan. Name the two movies and the brand of sled in each one.
  9. gary_in_neenah

    Clean-up in Aisle 4

  10. gary_in_neenah

    lets hear it!... snowfall reports!!

    We had 4" in Neenah....... a year ago at Halloween and we know how last winter turned out. :unsure:
  11. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    Mezz wins Last Year's Christmas Turkey! 1971 Ariens Arrow: The Ariens snowmobile was produced by Skiroule Ltd. in Quebec, Canada for the Ariens Co., Brillion, WI. In the Spring of 1968, Rejean Houle, President of Skiroule, met with Michael Ariens to see if he would sell snowmobiles along with...
  12. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    We currently manufacture equipment that is sold worldwide. From 1968 to 1972 we made snowmobiles here in Wisconsin. Who are we?
  13. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    Here's your answer. And as a bonus.
  14. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    This might be too easy. Which Snowmobile Mfr. used the slogan, "A Mighty Good Feeling"?
  15. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    If I had to guess, I'd say the same. But it was 1980 advertising for Scorpion Snowmobiles.
  16. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    I've got a couple of meetings today so I have to get this posted early. Name the brand who used this line in their advertising. We build them tough because we've seen you drive!
  17. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    TRUE STORY; In 1959 Bombardier marketed their first snowmobile, initially baptized as the Ski Dog in reference to sleds pulled by Huskies. Someone in advertising misspelled the name calling it a Ski Doo. Upon discovery of the error, Bombardier thought it sounded better and more memorable, so the...
  18. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    Name the original name for Ski Doo snowmobiles. Hint; The Cat, Polaris, and Yamaha guys are gonna have fun with this one.
  19. gary_in_neenah

    One Year Ago 10-29-23

    October 29th of last year was a Sunday. Typically, the day that John posted his weekly Journal. Our weekly portal into John's life in the Keweenaw, featuring the weather, his family, the dogs, and their new home. Unbeknownst to John and all of us, this would be his last Journal entry. The...
  20. gary_in_neenah

    Vintage Trivia

    Bingo! Actually, first came out in 1977 and had a 60" wide path. Thanks for the picture!
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