Author Topic: Auction With over 200 Vintage sleds (Read 29927 times)

dirtman · « **Reply #195 on:** December 04, 2016, 12:51:34 am »

Quote from: polaris_850 on December 03, 2016, 08:29:43 pm

this one only has 2 sets of wheels..... and 33 cleats

From the pics I have seen of the sled, I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary about it. Looks like a consumer colt. However I haven't seen any under hood pics. And without the original motor?

Could have possibly been something to do with that? $:-\$ I'll put some feelers out and see what I can come up with.

dirtman

Vintagesleds.com

polaris_850 · « **Reply #196 on:** December 04, 2016, 04:35:29 am »

here is a few pics.. of under the hood

Mario · « **Reply #197 on:** December 04, 2016, 12:47:36 pm »

The muffler is an add on. The original Town and Country muffler was mounted right in front of the motor, and went out that hole in the pan. It had a by pass to go from muffler to strait pipe. The race sleds had a strait pipe that went right out the same exit hole. It looks like you at least still have the original carb. That's pretty cool! The 297 was kind of a generic replacement motor for the 372 I guess. I have seen several 66 to 68, 372 JLO machines, repowered with the 297. If you over revved the early 372, the cranks would twist. Dunn wun myself.

Trackburger · « **Reply #198 on:** December 04, 2016, 02:35:14 pm »

I'm interested in the gas tank. If you decide to sell it... just shoot me a PM

Mario · « **Reply #199 on:** December 04, 2016, 04:01:08 pm »

Sooooooo, how's he gunna runnit wittout a gas tank?

dirtman · « **Reply #200 on:** December 04, 2016, 04:12:44 pm »

Quote from: Mario on December 04, 2016, 04:01:08 pm

Sooooooo, how's he gunna runnit wittout a gas tank?

Was tinkin da same tang!!

dirtman

Trackburger · « **Reply #201 on:** December 04, 2016, 04:37:38 pm »

Quote from: Mario on December 04, 2016, 04:01:08 pm

Sooooooo, how's he gunna runnit wittout a gas tank?

Soooooooooooo...... I saw one of these tanks on Ebay a while back and thought it was pretty cool thinking that Polaris has made their own Gas tanks (as in portable tank to fill stuff with gas).... so I bought it!!!

Then I saw his and thought someone has added it because it was missing the right tank or had a bad original tank.... I just Googled the colt and see that that actually is the tank it came with (weird) but now understand why he will still need it.........LMAO!

Sorry.... don't know much about those year/model sleds if you cant tell..... so ah.... yeah..... never mind.... $:-\$

I used to have a few older Skidoos with internal tanks that were rusted out and when I bought them the previous owners has make shift tanks added to the front or runningboards..... thought this was the same deal.... My bad.

Continue on..... nothing to see here..... (but ifyou want to sell the tank LMK!!!

snowkraft · « **Reply #202 on:** December 04, 2016, 04:47:16 pm »

sooo me and this friend were wondering on the polar .Was it a predecessor to arctic cat or Polaris ?

Mario · « **Reply #203 on:** December 04, 2016, 05:01:22 pm »

Quote from: snowkraft on December 04, 2016, 04:47:16 pm

sooo me and this friend were wondering on the polar .Was it a predecessor to arctic cat or Polaris ?

The Polar was the first year Cat

Grew up staring at this thing in the corner of my uncles straw mow.

My cousin took it down and did a so so resto better than 10 years ago. The tin is pretty pitted. He needs to redo it a little nicer.

dirtman · « **Reply #204 on:** December 04, 2016, 06:13:09 pm »

Cousin Chad? He did lots cool chit b4 he got himself married...... $:-\$

dirtman

Mario · « **Reply #205 on:** December 04, 2016, 11:30:05 pm »

No kiddin!

Todd K. · « **Reply #206 on:** December 05, 2016, 02:36:42 am »

Im looking for the newspaper that had the story on the man and his sleds. when i was in Zumbrota, the ladies at a gas station said the local paper had a story, but the had no more news papers left, id like to have one to go with the sleds i brought home, ANY help?

Sledded · « **Reply #207 on:** December 05, 2016, 03:05:31 am »

It was in the Wednesday Rochester paper. You might be able to get one by contacting them. They may have one if they haven't recycled them all. It was the Thanksgiving edition with all the ads for Black Friday. It may be called the Post Bulletin.

atxgpx · « **Reply #208 on:** December 05, 2016, 04:28:20 am »

Here is a link to the article online:

http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/ski-whiz-snowmobile-collection-wows-auctioneer/article_9957ba7f-0660-55a0-8d1c-8c8e2aeeca80.html

You could try and contact them if you want an actual paper. Post Bulletin Rochester, MN

Carl

moose17n · « **Reply #209 on:** December 05, 2016, 11:53:34 am »

thanks for posting the article, he may have been the biggest sled head in the history & hardly anyone even knew of it. very cool ! god speed ol' sled head thanks for sharing your sleds with us all