With its sprocket wheel/track
system and winter vehicle experience, Bombardier produced its first
light-weight snowmobile in 1959. Mass production capabilities put the firm
far ahead of competitors and the name Ski-Doo became synonymous with the
term snowmobile all over the world.
The extent of the snowmobile boom between 1962 and 1973 changed winter
sport forever. In 1964, the year of Bombardier's death, the Ski-Doo
Olympique line was launched. The stylized design took advantage of the
increased speed and performance offered by the Austrian made Rotax engine.
When the line was discontinued in 1979, over 265,000 units had been sold.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Snowmobiling
