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From 5/5

Our good friend Curtis Tate has brought home another Polaris
to add to his growing stable of vintage snowmobiles.

Pay no attention to the decal, this is a 67 Colt, Model 150

               

Curtis says it headed into the shop this week. He now has a 66, 67, 69, & 69 Colt

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Curtis, here's a shot of my just acquired 76 Colt !!
I'll bet you have yours done before mine is

 

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Lost photos of the SRX found !!

Several years ago ( 2000 ) I sold this SRX at the Expo show in Puyallup.

The current owner, Steve Burdick has been looking for photos
of this sled ever since he purchased it a couple years back (also at the Expo in Puyallup)

I had told Steve that I did not have any photos of this sled. They had mysteriously
escaped my detection until a few days ago while going thru my sled files looking for
photos of my 71 TX Charger I'm selling. ( SEE BELOW)

When I owned it, it looked like this......

Same sled, now Steve owns it and it looks like this.......

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New vintage member, David Rojo (left) and Mark Young
and myself reunite after 12 years.
I sold a vintage parts sled to David recently and while
at my place, we called Mark Young over to come join in
the fun, do a little bench racing and have a cold one.
The three of us raced together in the old OSRC and now the
three 50+ year old guys are competing for vintage parts.
While the memory of race events past seemed to be told differently from each of us, it was a good to be back together once again.

We will see David on the vintage trail and at some of
our Northwest events for sure.

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Here's one for Yellowstone 2009 !!!!

1972 Rupp Nitro 440

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From 4/27

Because no one seems to want to send in any vintage photos of their own stuff,
I guess you can all see what it is I have been up to......

Here my latest addition. A ruff looking 74 Polaris TX 500 Limited
and a 75 Polaris Colt picked up last weekend in Lewiston, Idaho

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Did you get your PNWVSC E-Newsletter?

Volume 1   #2 was sent last Thursday. If you did not
receive yours or would like to receive a copy, let us know.

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Perry finally got his pipes chromed on the FII
Check out that Dupont paint

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Now here is a rare one for ya !!!
Can you identify this chassis?  Here are a couple of hints.....

It's not a Sno Jet and it's not a Alouette

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Curtis Tate reports that registration for the National show
is coming in on a daily biases and space is going fast.

Got yours sent in yet?

Go to www.wsvsa.com  for more information

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Kevin Hancock say's his 1969 Yukon King will make it's show debut in
July at the National VSCA Show in Coeur d' Alene
Kevin Has begun restoration and sent over some photos of the work in progress.
Check them out on the "RESTORATIONS" page.

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I think I have neglected to mention our new members to the PNWVSC

Let's all welcome .....
David Elder            Medford, Oregon
Ken Jacobsen            Missoula, Montana
Chris Ostrom            Conrad, Montana
Vernon Baie            Pasco, Washington

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Here are a few other scenes from Yellowstone last Month

              

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Did you receive your copy of the latest VSCA Magazine?

Inside is a full page ad for the National show in July,
a nice write up on the Lander, WY show and a two page
spread on the NW Museum of Vintage Snowmobiles

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Curtis Tate will be off to the Minneapolis area next Month
and says he will actually have time to visit a few friends
and do some stumping for the National show that is only 3 Months off.
 

Have fun Curtis and thanks for all your efforts.
Bring us back lots of photos.

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Here's  a view of the NWMOVS new photo insert

Have any sleds or parts for sale?
Working on restoring any vintage snowmobiles?
 

Send us some photos of what you have or what your
working on and we can post them here

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Coming soon my RXL restoration photos and progress

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From 4/2

Sent to us by Roger Biddiscombe   What in the world were they thinking !!

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Another season of vintage snowmobile riding is coming to an end. I had a really great
time this year. There was exceptionally good snow, which added to our events,
but the strong storms also took away from some.
I want to thank the sponsors of our rides; Ed and Marlane Buckner for Trout Lake;
 Howard Briggs for the ride out of Elk Heights and the Sky Meadows;
Greg Byrd for the Apple Country Snowmobile Clubs yearly play-day; and
everyone that contacted me to go out on the night ride at Blewett Pass and the participants.

I even had a chance to attend a ride sponsored by Roger Biddiscomb of the
Vintage Snowmobile Club of the Inland Northwest.  There was a large turnout for the
Misty Mountain Snowmobile Club’s annual vintage snowmobile ride at
Rose Springs Sno-Park by Pomeroy, WA. 

This year we had new events, but more importantly, new members to enjoy them. 

The vintage snowmobile season does not seem to end with winter.  I know a lot of you
will be attending the Moxee show and the Vintage Snowmobile Club of America’s
third-annual show in Coeur d’ Alene this coming July. 

Thank you for all who participated, and look forward getting together for the 2008-2009 season.   Sincerely,

Kevin Hancock

PNWVSC Vintage Rides Coordinator 

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This Viking Vanquisher, the 2007 National VSCA Champion, just
sold on eBay the other day. So......

Photo by beverlynsteve

That got me to looking at my photo files and I ran across these photos. 
Just for fun, here are a few that are here in the NW and some....not in the NW.

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Check out the vintage photos of our "Drive By"
in front of the grandstands at Yellowstone

http://www.panoramaplus.net/snox.htm

After you make it to the site,
Click on..... Expo 2008 West Yellowstone
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Bill Epoch of  Panorama Plus Photography
has been shooting photos of the MWR SnoCross for several
years . He has a great site you can look at and choose
your favorite photos from Panorama Plus Photography.

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Roger Biddiscombe looks over the scenery on their
vintage ride in the Blues last Month.

Kevin Hancock has logged in again with a short write up and photos on the event.

Check out the "Vintage Rides" link  for more.

 

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