ANDY TAYLOR
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE YEARS IN MY STORY REFER TO MODEL YEARS AND NOT ACTUAL PRODUCTION YEAR. In the fall snowmobile magazines of 1969, there are rumors of a new snowmobile manufacturer that will build a new design snowmobile for people that want something different. But once released on the
market these lime green sleds built on an aluminum frame had
Two series of sleds were offered for 1970, the first being the GO series with six models built with a 15 inch track and offering six engine choices and one GO series 18 inch with a 440cc engine. Also offered were the
Mach series. One Mach with a 15 inch track and a 340 cc and two
Due to the low interest in these 1970 models Northway founder Stan McRobert hired a top design team to completely redesign the sleds for 1971.
1970 NORTHWAY CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 1970 NORTHWAY BROCHURE PAGE
1970 NORTHWAY
1970 NORTHWAY |
| 1971 Models.
Finally here was the innovative sled we had been promised the year before. A Two up seat, completely
enclosed engine, slide rails as optional equipment and a hood
The production plant was
also moved from Dorval to another suburb of Montreal by the
2000 of these new models
now being offered in yellow, lime Green and Red were built and
New names were also in
order the first being MK-1 built with 15 inch tracks and offering
Then the MK-2 with an 18 inch track offering engine from 340cc to 640cc.
1971 NORTHWAY CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGE PICTURE
1971 NORTHWAY CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGE PICTURE
1971 NORTHWAY CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGE PICTURE
1971 NORTHWAY CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGE PICTURE
1971 NORTHWAY CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGE PICTURE |
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