I have an ad up on Craigslist, looking for old, unwanted and broken down snowmobiles. I have gotten a few calls on it, and here's the net results:

The three sleds on the far end are my latest, I've had the John Deere Trailfire in the foreground for a couple months now, I've been fighting with a mid range stumble on it, but is a fairly solid machine.
Next to it is a 74 Ski Doo Everest T'NT 440, a 69 Ski Doo Olympic 320AS/E, and a 69 Ski Doo T'NT 669. All of them run, I just need to clean the tank and replace the fuel lines on the Olympic. I did that on the 669 this past weekend, and man is that thing a beast. I can't believe that people rode things like this back then, after ten minutes I was feeling it.
Is anyone else here into classic/vintage sleds?

 

A good buddy had a 74 JD800 and a 70's raider double eagle

 

I got some seat time in today on the 74 Everest, and that thing is fun. Of the three 440s I've ridden this season, it has the most low end grunt and likes to cruise fast. Nice soft suspension and low center of gravity along with good power make it a lot of fun playing in the fields as well. For comparison, I rode both the JD and the Ski Doo back to back, and while the Ski Doo has a good 40-50lbs on the Deere, it feels lighter and more maneuverable while still being more stable. Now I just need to scrape together the pennies and get a new windshield for it.

 

When I look at my left knee I'm reminded that dad used to have a TNT 669.
I've got scars on my knee from when it hit the primary clutch that didn't have a cover on it.
That wasn't as scary though as when the handlebars broke which pulled the throttle cable and sent the sled cruising around the neighbourhood with me chasing it. It almost hit 3 houses before it finally tipped over and stalled.
It was always fun to try to get it started. We'd usually get about 3 of us kids to all try pulling the starter handle at the same time. It really hurt when the tiny handle got ripped out of your hands.
The Everests were very popular around here.