- From The Collection Of
- Ingenium
- Accession Number
- 2015.0006
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Classification
- Motorized Ground Transportation, Recreational vehicles
- Artist / Manufacturer
- Yamaha Motor Corporation (manufacturer)
- Date / Period
- 1990 (creation date)
- 2015 (collection date)
- 1990s (period)
- Place
- Hamamatsu, Japan (creation)
- Canada, Quebec (use)
- Brand / Model
- VK 540, 000547 (model)
- Description
- Grey paint (Stickers and decals cover a large majority of the sled)
Multiple stickers and safety decals (to much information to enter in markings field). - Please see multimedia images to view stickers and decals.
Rear-view mirror.
The snowmobile is decorated with numerous stickers. - 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.
This Yamaha machine was one of the sleds driven by the winning team in the 1990 Harricana Rally. Endurance racing had a long history in snowmobiling (the Winnipeg to St. Paul was established in 1966) but the Harricana was in another category altogether. Modeled on the Paris to Darker car rally, it took racers from Montréal to Radisson, Quebec, a distance of about 2500 kms over the course of about 11 days. This sled belonged to Claude Marceau, a member of the winning team of three who covered the distance in 37 hrs, 38 minutes and 6 seconds. The second place team was just 27 seconds behind him.
The VK 540 is a utility vehicle designed for work in trapping, rescue missions, and challenging landscapes. The VK 540 boasted a 20" wide, 156" long track, reverse and high/low gear selection. It has a Yamaha, 2 stroke engine, with an electric start. - See Elsewhere
- ingenium.ca
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