This beautiful reproduction poster has been re-mastered from a 1968 Rupp Sno-Sport snowmobile advertising brochure.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of 13"x19" frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF RUPP SNOWMOBILES
Rupp Industries was a Mansfield, Ohio based manufacturer of go-karts, minibikes, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles founded by Mickey Rupp in 1959. Rupp Industries operated from 1959 until bankruptcy in 1978. Rupp vehicles are known for their performance and bright red coloring, particularly the snowmobiles and off-road vehicles. They have since become extremely collectible.
Rupp Industries was born in 1959 when Mickey Rupp began assembling and selling go-karts from his basement. Originally Rupp Manufacturing, the name Rupp Industries was adopted by 1971. In that year Rupp employed 400, with 23 engineers in the R&D department and sales in the millions. In addition to their popular go-karts, Rupp began producing minibikes and snowmobiles in the early 1960s.
Mickey Rupp sold the company in 1973 when it ran into financial trouble. Although the company would continue to produce dirt bikes, minibikes and snowmobiles, they would never regain financial stability and by 1978 went bankrupt.
Rupp manufactured some of the fastest and most sought after snowmobiles of their day. The first snowmobile produced by Rupp was the Sno Sport in 1964. Other models included the Yankee, Rally, Sprint, American, Magnum, Rogue, Nitro and others. Rupp also produced the world's first dragster snowmobile, the Rupp Super Sno Sport, in 1969. For 1972 and 1973, Rupp snowmobile models included:
American - Billed as the "beauty" of their snowmobile line, The Rupp American came with electric start standard, in 30, 40 and 50HP models. All three models came with an 18" track width, speedometer and tachometer were optional.
Yankee - The Yankee was offered in 25, 30 and 40HP models, all coming standard with manual start and 15.5" track width. Electric start, speedometer and tachometer were options.
Rogue - The Rogue was offered with two engine sizes, 15 and 25HP. Manual transmission was standard, with electric start as an option.
Nitro - Advertised as the "ultimate snow machine" the Rupp Nitro was offered in five models, all featuring Rupp twins-295, 340, 400, 440 and 650cc. Manual start was standard for all models, with 15.5" track width for the first four models and an 18" track for the Nitro 650. A speedometer was standard equipment for all models with a tachometer as an option. It featured a two-tone black and red color schem
