- From The Collection Of
- Ingenium
- Accession Number
- 2015.0001
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Classification
- Motorized Ground Transportation, Recreational vehicles
- Artist / Manufacturer
- Couparral Co. (manufacturer)
- Date
- 1968 (creation date)
- 2015 (collection date)
- Place
- St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America (creation)
- Canada, Ontario (use)
- Brand / Model
- Sno-Pony, 21137 (model)
- Description
- Brown paint
Multiple safety/warning decals (to much information to fit in markings section). Gas and oil mixture information.
Key
Sno-Pony decals - History of Use
- Recreational snowmobiling and snowmobile racing
- Narrative
- Motorized snow vehicles have a long history in Canada and many other northern countries beginning in the early 20th century. These vehicles, which date from 1968-1993, represent a variety of themes in the history of the snowmobile in Canada.
Couparral marketed the Sno-Pony as an economical alternative to the standard snowmobile. It was smaller and lighter and therefore made it more fuel-efficient. It was also more affordable than larger machines. At the same time, it offered high performance - one advertisement noted a speed record of 114.57 mph - and nimble handling. Small enough to fit in the trunk of a car at that time (and light enough to lift), it did away with the need for a trailer. The company seems to have been trying to widen the appeal of snowmobiling by making it easier and more affordable to do.
Small enough to fit into the trunk of a car, the Sno Pony has a Chrysler Outboard Marine engine of 134 cc and weighs under 150 lbs. - See Elsewhere
- ingenium.ca
- Record Rights
- © Ingenium
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