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THIS PAGE IS COVERING 2
BRANDS OF SNOWMOBILES.
SNO
STAR AND TUNDRA.
(
SNO
STAR / YELLOW SLED ) ( TUNDRA / WHITE
SLED )
THERE IS ALMOST NO INFORMATION ON THESE 2
BRANDS.
THE
SNO STAR WAS PRODUCED 1ST IN 1969 FOR THE 1970
MODEL YEAR.
SALES
WERE POOR AND EITHER THE COMPANY WENT BANKRUPT OR
THEY
WENT IN A NEW DIRECTION, CHANGED THE
STYLE
AND GOT GOVT. GRANTS TO START OVER.
THE SNO STAR AND TUNDRA HAD THE SAME OFFICIAL COMPANY
NAME IN
THE
QUEBEC REGISTRY OF BUSINESS STARTING IN 1969.
THEN THE COMPANY MOVED TO
SAINT GABRIEL DE BRANDON AND
STARTED
PRODUCING THE 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES.
HERE
IS WHAT I COULD FIND ON THESE BRANDS.
SCROLL
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
TO
SEE INFO ON...
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC HISTORY )
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1970 SNO STAR
SNOWMOBILES
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1970 SNO STAR
SNOWMOBILES
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1970 SNO STAR
SNOWMOBILES
1970
SNO STAR SNOWMOBILES
1970
SNO STAR SNOWMOBILE
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
DEALERS
WANTED.
THE
NEW SNO STAR SNOWMOBILE MADE IN LAVAL QUEBÉC
KOHLER
MOTORS. 3 MODELS AVAILABLE
THE
18 HP SNO STAR MODEL SSE 295 HAS ELECTRIC START.
HAS
REMOVABLE HOOD AND SEAT.
DISC
BRAKES.
4
AND A HALF GALLON IMP GAS TANK.
TILLLOSTON
CARB
STEEL
TRAILERS AND CUTTER AVAILABLE.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION FILL OUT THE COUPON.
1970
SNO STAR SNOWMOBILE
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
NEW
IN SAGUENAY
DSTRIBUTORS
WANTED. FOR SNO STAR SNOWMOBILES MADE IN LAVAL, QUEBÉC
KOHLER
MOTORS. 3 MODELS AVAILABLE
TINTED
WINDSHIELD.
HAS
REMOVABLE HOOD AND SEAT.
GOODYEAR
TRACK.
DISC
BRAKES.
4
AND A HALF GALLON IMP GAS TANK.
TILLLOSTON
CARB
STEEL
TRAILERS AND CUTTER AVAILABLE
BELOW
THEY ARE REFERRING TO TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES
BELOW
THEY ARE REFERRING TO TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1970 SNO STAR
SNOWMOBILES
AND
NOW
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
A
NEW SNOWMOBILE PLANT IS BEING BUILT IN BERTHIERVILLE, QUEBÉC.
THE
OVERALL COST TO THE COMPANY WILL BE $ 635,000 AND WILL LEAD TO A 175 JOBS.
THE
BUILDING WILL BE BUILT IN 3 MONTHS AND BE READY THIS JULY.
THE
BUILDING WILL BE BUILT WITH ROOM FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION.
AUTO-NEIGE
TUNDRA / TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC IS A QUEBÉC COMPANY THAT
WAS
CREATED IN 1968 BY YVON
ROBICHAUD / ALPHONSO DIBATTISTA AND RUDOLPH DIBATTISA.
THEY
INVESTED $ 110,000.
CURRENTLY
THE COMPANY IS NOT PRODUCING SNOWMOBILES.
IN
1969, THEY PRODUCED
300 - 1970 SNO
STAR SNOWMOBILES.
THIS
YEAR ( 1970 ) THEY PLAN TO PRODUCE 3000 - 1971
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES.
THE
FOLLOWING YEAR THEY PLAN TO PRODUCE 6000 TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES.
THE
COMPANY IS LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY THIS SUMMER.
THE
MAIN CLIENTS OF THESE SNOWMOBILES WILL BE PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA AND THE
USA.
THE
COMPANY WAS GRANTED $ 188,000 FROM THE GOVT.
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
A
$ 189,000 GRANT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA TO BUILD A SNOWMOBILE
PLANT THAT
WILL
CREATE 26 JOBS AND POSSIBLE 175 NEW JOBS IN THE FUTURE.
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
A
$ 189,000 GRANT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA TO BUILD A SNOWMOBILE
PLANT THAT
WILL
CREATE 26 JOBS AND POSSIBLE 175 NEW JOBS IN THE FUTURE.
(
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA INC. HISTORY )
(
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE INC. HISTORY )
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1970 SNO STAR
SNOWMOBILES
AND
NOW
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
A
175 NEW JOBS.
A
QUEBÉC COMPANY AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA FOUNDED IN 1968 IS BUILDING A
SNOWMOBILE
PLANT THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN JULY AND 175 EMPLOYEES.
AUTO-NEIGE
TOUNDRA PRODUCED 300 - 1970 SNO STAR SNOWMOBILE IN 1969.
THEY
PLAN ON PRODUCING 3000 - 1971 TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE LATER THIS YEAR.
THEY
GOT A $ 188,770 GRANT FROM THE GOVT.
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF 1971 TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
INSTALLATION
OF THE AUTO-NEIGE SNOWMOBILE COMPANY IN ST GABRIEL.
A
RECENT CONFIRMATION OF A DONATION OF 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND GIVEN BY
THE FIRM CANADA CEMENT COMPANY THAT
THE
AUTO-NEIGE TOUNDRA SNOWMOBILE PLANT WILL BE EVENTUALLY COMPLETED IN SAINT
GABRIEL.
THE
GOOD NEWS WAS MADE PUBLIC BY THE FEDERAL DEPUTY
OF BERTHIER, MR
ANTONIO YANAKIS.
A
PROJECTION WAS MADE BY THE MANAGERS THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD PRODUCED 3000
-
1971
TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES THIS YEAR WITH A WORK FORCE
OF 100 EMPLOYEES.
THE
FOLLOWING YEAR THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRODUCE 6000
- 1972 TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES WITH A 200 EMPLOYEES.
FOR
THE 1973 MODEL YEAR THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRODUCE 12,000 SNOWMOBILES WITH
300 EMPLOYEES.
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
TOUNDRA
/ TUNDRA IS IN THE RIGHT PATH ?
3
INDUSTRIES WOULD LIKE 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTMENTS.
THE
FEDERAL DEPUTY OF BERTHIER, MR
ANTONIO YANAKIS, IS WAITING FOR THE COMPANIES
TO ACCEPT THE
OFFER
OF MONEY BEFORE MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
WHILE
BEING PRESSED BY REPORTERS, MR ANTONIO YANAKIS,
STATED THAT NEW MONEY WOULD BE
CONSIDERED
FOR EXPANSION OR TO LAUNCH A NEW PRODUCT AND LASTLY MODIFY THAT PRODUCTION.
ONE
OF THESE COMPANIES IS TOUNDRA / TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE COMPANY.
TOUNDRA
MAKERS OF SNOWMOBILES IN SAINT GABRIEL DE BRANDON, ARE THEY IN TROUBLE
OR
HAVING
TROUBLE CATCHING THEIR BREATH. ACCORDING TO HOUSE OF COMMONS DEPUTY MR
ANTONIO YANAKIS, WHO
IS
A
SHARE HOLDER, THE COMPANY HAS BEEN IN OPERATION
SINCE LAST FALL AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE SNOWMOBILE MARKET.
HE
WAS ASKED IF IT IS TRUE THAT SHAREHOLDERS ARE THINKING OF SELLING THEIR
SHARES.
HE
CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPANY WILL TAKE PART NEXT MARCH IN THE MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE
SHOW THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND.
REFERRING
TO THE PRODUCTION OF TUNDRA
SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
THE
TOUNDRA / TUNDRA SNOWMOBILE COMPANY WILL BE SOLD.
A
QUEBÉC INDUSTRY WILL GIVE A REPLY ON FEBRUARY 22, 1972, ON AN OFFER
THAT WAS MADE TO BUY THE COMPANY.
MR
ANTONIO YANAKIS, WAS THE ONE TO MAKE THIS
STATEMENT.
THIS
COMPANY WHICH WAS SET UP LAST YEAR HAS WORKED IN SLOW MOTION.
CURRENTLY
7 PEOPLE WORK
AT THE PLANT. ORIGINALLY THEY HAD 35
EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY STARTED.
THE
COMPANY WILL TAKE PART IN NEXT MARCH IN THE MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE SHOW THE
LARGEST OF ITS KIND.
THEY
HOPE TO PRODUCE 2000 SNOWMOBILE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
REFERRING
TO THE BANKRUPTCY
OF TUNDRA SNOWMOBILES
THE
TEXT SAYS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING.....
AUTO-NEIGE
TOUNDRA IS IN BANKRUPTCY.
LOT
2 AND LOT 3 ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU TO PEOPLE WHO VISIT MY SITE.
LOT
2 CONSISTS OF NEW AND USED MOTORS.
SNOWMOBILE
PARTS AND CHASSIS.
LOT
3 CONSISTS OF 8 SNOWMOBILE.
OF INTEREST:
AT
A LATER DATE THE BUILDING AND LAND WENT ON SALE AT AUCTION
