Hus ski type snowmobile

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Hus ski type snowmobile

Post by snocatpete » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:23 pm

This picture of this snowmobile came across my computer screen - don't know from where or who posted it. You may or may not have seen it but I thought I would post it here - quite interesting... I think it is called a sputnik but not 100% sure on that....
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Re: Hus ski type snowmobile

Post by Barrie2777 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:32 am

Sputnik was made in sweden from 1959 to 1962 by the arjeplog company. It came with a 2 cylinder messerschmitt 12 hp engine and could go 12 mph. Only about 100 were made.

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Re: Hus ski type snowmobile

Post by snocatpete » Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:37 pm

Hmmm. Makes me wonder was this copied from a hus ski or was hus ski copied from this? or was it just coincidence that both were made around the same time period ??

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Re: Hus ski type snowmobile

Post by Barrie2777 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:09 pm

I see it as coincidence concidering these machines were made an ocean apart at a time when intercontental communication was not easy. In 1959 lots of people probably still had a crank on their phone.

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