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SNOWMOBILE PAGE.
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SKI
BEC / SKE BEC
SNOWMOBILE
HISTORY BELOW
1971
SKI BEC SNOWMOBILE COMPANY HISTORY
SKI
BEC SNOWMOBILES WERE MADE BY SKE BEC INC.
IN
WARWICK, QUÉBEC, CANADA
IT
SAYS THE FOLLOWING.........
THE
CITY OF WARWICK NOW HAS A NEW INDUSTRY.
A
GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN IN QUÉBEC WITH A COMBINED NET WORTH OF
30
MILLION DOLLARS GOT TOGETHER TO FORM SKE BEC INC.
THE
COMPANY CONSISTS OF 21 SHAREHOLDERS THAT CROSS THE PROVINCE
FROM
AREAS LIKE WARWICK, VICTORIAVILLE, DRUMMONDVILLE,
THETFORD
MINES, MONTREAL AND OTHER REGIONS.
THE
WORK ON THE SITE TO BUILD THE PLANT STARTED MID JUNE.
THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SNOWMOBILE PLANT STARTED IN MID JULY.
PRODUCTION
HAS BEEN PUT OFF UNTIL A FINAL PROTOTYPE IS FINISHED.
FOR
THE FIRST YEAR, THEY WANT TO PRODUCE 750 SNOWMOBILES.
BY
THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, THEY WANT TO PRODUCE 20 SNOWMOBILES A DAY.
FOR
THE FOLLOWING MODEL, 1972, THEY WANT TO
PRODUCE
A TOTAL OF 5000 TO 6000 SKI BEC SNOWMOBILES.
SKE
BEC IS PRODUCING THEIR OWN ALUMINUM CHASSIS AND FIBERGLASS HOODS.
THEY
WILL HAVE CCW MOTORS AND GOODYEAR TRACKS.
THEY
WILL USE PRECICO CLUTCHES.
THEY
WILL HAVE TINTED WINDSHIELDS.
25
- 30 PERMANENT JOBS WILL BE CREATED BUILDING THE FIRST
MODEL
YEAR ( 1971 ) SKI BEC SNOWMOBILES AND
5
- 6 JOBS WILL BE CREATED IN THE FIBERGLASS PRODUCTION BUILDING.
ALL
EMPLOYEES WILL BE FROM THE WARWICK AREA WITH
THE
EXCEPTION OF SOME SPECIALISTS IN THE SNOWMOBILE FIELD.
SKI
BEC WILL DISTRIBUTE THEIR SNOWMOBILES TO DEALERS DIRECTLY AT
THE
FACTORY. THEY WANT TO ENSURE A STRONG FOOTING IN QUÉBEC BEFORE
THINKING
OF EXPORTING SKI BEC SNOWMOBILES TO THE USA.
CLICK
HERE
TO
SEE THE 1971 SKI BEC BROCHURE.
CLICK
HERE
TO
SEE A SKI BEC HISTORY VIDEO
BY
DAVID TAYLOR.