The Flexible Flyer sled, famously part of the classic film "A Christmas Story," was first manufactured by Pennsylvania Quakers in the late 1800s. The inventor, Samuel Leeds Allen, a farm implement ...
The 1972 Viking snowmobile Art Seydel had on display Saturday in East Grand Forks wasn't the oldest sled in the fifth Anna Kozel Vintage Sled Show, but it might have been the prettiest. With its ...
NORTHWOOD, N.D. -- For snowmobilers Roger and Michael Moore what goes around has come around. Roger Moore, an avid snowmobile racer in the '60s and '70s, now watches his son race some of the same ...
Dan Bishop got into vintage snowmobiles 15 years ago when he was driving down West Tischer Road and saw one in a yard, a 1970 Polaris TX Playmate. "I drove one as a kid," he said. So he stopped to ...
Only the costs of entry into the hobby are quite a bit lower. A restored vintage snowmobile could be as low as $1,000, with some of the nicer ones ranging between $5,000 and $6,000. Classic cars, on ...
May 17—LOWVILLE — Hosted by Lewis County Area Snowmobile Association and Lewis County Agriculture Society, the Northern NY Vintage Snowmobile Show and Swap Meet is set for May 27 at the Lewis County ...
The guidebook "Flexible Flyer and Other Great Sleds for Collectors," by Joan Palicia, tells us the most famous sled was the "Flexible Flyer" manufactured by Samuel Leeds Allen, a Pennsylvania Quaker ...
More than 500 vintage snowmobiles will be on display at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds from Friday to Sunday. The 20th annual Vintage Snowmobile National Show will take place Friday through Sunday ...
MOORESTOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Sledding is a popular snow day pastime, and one man is such a fan he created a museum just for sleds. A colorful piece of plastic is all you need. But of course, sleds ...
Spectators at the Pro Vintage Racing Snowmobile Races at Lake Neshonoc might recognize a few of the models from their childhood, but organizer Adam Degenhardt said they shouldn’t expect the ...
Once the snow starts falling and Christmas inches closer, nostalgia has a way of creeping in. And when it does, vintage sleds are one of the things that give us those warm, fuzzy, wintery feelings.