Info on Joseph-Armand Bombardier?

Question

i need lots of info on this guy so give me as much as you got!!

Answer 1

The gentleman in question was the founder of the Ski-Doo snowmobile. As far back as I can remember, Ski-Doo has made some kind of snowmobile, since the 1940's The first machines were big and boxy things. They had wheels somewhat like a car, with tracks around these wheels. Then, as time progressed, the snowmobile as we know it, began to take shape. Probably in the late 1950's-early 1960's. I have a 1967 Ski-Doo snowmobile, and, it is much different, than the sleds of today. This man also made one of the first persional watercrafts... This was called a Sea-Doo. And, these were made, at least as far back, as 1968. The snowmobiles had a item, called a Ski-Boose, which was also on skies. This was pulled behined the snowmobile. I have two of these as well. Electric start was a option on the Ski-Doos, at first. All of the early machines had a single cylinder engine, which had about ten-fourteen horsepower. These early machines were way easier to work on, than the machines, of today.

Answer 2

Ah, Bombardier. His company is called BRI (Bombardier Recreative Industries) and they make Ski-Doo snowmobiles and many other things. Joseph-Armand is considered to be the father of snowmobiling. I found a really great information page on him: http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/a...

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