General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD, METAL, SYNTHETIC, FIBRE, GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

470.0 cm

Width

140.0 cm

Height

190.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Recreational vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bombardier

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Valcourt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

CIRCA 1939-1945 - WORLD WAR II

Canada

J.A.BOMBARDIER BEGAN DEV. & SELLING SNOW VEHICLES IN 1926, DOING THIS FULL TIME BY MID 1930'S/ HE INVENTED SPROCKET WHEEL & TRACK SYSTEM IN 1935 & PAT. IT 1937/ THE B-7 USED THIS INVENTION & WAS HIS 1ST BIG COMMERCIAL SUCCESS/ BOMBARDIER BECAME THE MAJOR CANADIAN PRODUCER OF THE SNOWMOBILE

Function

TREADED VEHICLE CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING OVER SNOW. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED FOR RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.

Technical

ONE OF THE 1ST BOMBARDIER VEHICLES UTILIZING PATENTED SPROCKET WHEEL & TRACK SYSTEM

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON SIDE READS 'AUTO-NEIGE/ PAT./ BOMBARDIER/ CAN. 1937/ VALCOURT, QUE.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

EXTERIOR PAINTED FLAT RED-BROWN/ BLACK & SILVERTONE PTS/ WOOD INSIDE APPEARS UNFINISHED, DASH PAINTED CREAM COLOUR, BROWN SEAT COVERS

Decoration

N/A