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How to identify a bombardier
grfishmaker:
A bit more info.
"At one time, all of the vehicles sold by L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitee had interchangable sets of wheels and runners to allow travel on soft or rough terrains. This was the case with the snowbus-type vehicles such as the B12 and C16 which, thus modified, became known as the R12 and the R18. The R series has all-steel bodies. However, sales never were spectacular. The R series remained in production until 1979. They were the last large snowmobiles produced by the bombardier plant for mass transpotantion. Their lack of sucess on the market convinced Armand that the days of the large snowmobiles were over."
the old trucker:
Grfishmaker can you tell me what is different between the C18 & the R18 ?? When did the "R" series start?? Doesn't Swamp Dawg's "52" has interchangeable wheels & runners. In 1957, the c18 "narrow" is interchangeable.
houlio:
I just recently found a contact that was able to help me with the date codes on the tires we have on our unit.
Goodyear Date Code
371Y225N = manufactured the 22nd week of 1945
339Z535N = manufactured the 53rd week of 1945
I can hear it already OT - how did I get the 53rd week of 1945 when there are only 52 weeks in a year. Well ..... The tires were produced and dated with the week starting on Sunday, but because December 31st 1944 was a Sunday (new shift) they counted it as the 1st Sunday of 1945 - making December 30th, 1945 the 53rd week of the year.
houlio:
Trying to attach some specs on 12 passenger & 15 passenger units from a brochure I have from the early 1950's. Files are a bit too large, will try one more thing but may need to send them to Swamp Dawg for help.
Swamp Dawg:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/mudflinger150/Houlio/15passenger.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/mudflinger150/Houlio/12pass.jpg
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