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Joseph-Armand Bombardier: First snow vehicle

First snow vehicle — Model T engine and propeller on tandem sleds; later the tracked snowmobile.

WhereCanada
When1922
Age at the work15
IP outcomeGranted patent (personal)

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First snow vehicle — Model T engine and propeller on tandem sleds; later the tracked snowmobile.

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IP note

Canadian Patent 367,104 (1937) for the sprocket-and-track drive; later US 3,023,824; Bombardier Inc.; Ski-Doo trademark 1959.

Recognition

Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame; National Inventors Hall of Fame 2024.

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