It's Snowing, Have a 1949 Fudge Snowplane,  (THIS IS A REAL VEHICLE WHERE I COME FROM)

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 12/24/2018 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

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Post region-specific-transport solutions. “where we’re living we don’t have roads for like seven months of the year, so we strap an airplane engine to our bum and skate to work”  -The Saskatchewan analouge of Doc Brown.

I live in Saskatchewan, where for a time, these were real vehicles that people “drove” Many were home brewed like the one on the left but the Fudge was series produced.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 10:49

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I can’t believe how many Oppo s live in Saskatchewan. I bet you that per capita, Saskatchewan is way over represented here.

You, CB and Longtime Lurker right?

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 10:50

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Sweet! Having the general public around spinning propellors is always a great idea!

That’s pretty cool!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > WilliamsSW 12/24/2018 at 10:52

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It’s Sask.  Pretty sure you could pass out while driving it and wake up 3 hours later still moving and having hit nothing.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 12/24/2018 at 10:52

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Natural selection is strong here. some call it a lax attitude to safety.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 12/24/2018 at 10:54

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France did it prettier, in a road car, the Helicron

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/24/2018 at 10:54

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can confirm

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/24/2018 at 10:55

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I thing that’s all of us. 

WilliamsSW > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/24/2018 at 10:56

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Fair point!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 10:56

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Need to have an Oppo Prairie meet!

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 10:56

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Safety 3rd!

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 10:57

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This seems terrible, for so many different reasons.  The Snowplane, I can understand.  This one, not so much.

Ash78, voting early and often > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/24/2018 at 11:00

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LOL, I was coming here to post almost exactly this. Doubly so back in the 50s.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 12/24/2018 at 11:00

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unlikeley to overtsteer into a crowd, but would cuisinart people real horrorshow.   Objectively, its very pretty though. 

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 11:02

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Around town, this thing would be horribly slow to accelerate, too.  Traction is a much more efficient way to get power to the ground at low speeds.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 12/24/2018 at 11:02

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I was once qualified to drive a cube van onto the airport runway and chock the wheels of a small plane.  “I’ll just stay in the van thanks”

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 11:40

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Behold, the Scoot! What happens when you take an engine, a propeller, a flat-hulled boat, and decide you want to get places on Georgian Bay.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/24/2018 at 11:41

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There was another guy in Saskatoon, too.

Prairie meet would be fun. There used to be a lot more users in Alberta, but most are now inactive/infrequent.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 12/24/2018 at 11:42

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we need to A) get one of those.  B) take it off sweet jumps.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CB 12/24/2018 at 11:44

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OR, OR, how about ALL of you drive to Nova Scotia to visit lonely old me! :(

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 11:45

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My grampa has one, and you can still have one built .

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 12/24/2018 at 11:49

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cool, the snowplanes are still kicking around Sask,  but strictly for old timey mechanized fun. 

user314 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 12:05

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user314 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 12:09

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Why do I have the feeling the conversations about this thing went a lot like “ These go to 11 ", but in French?

user314 > WilliamsSW 12/24/2018 at 12:21

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Same vibe.

CB > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 12/24/2018 at 13:46

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It’s a bit of a haul, but eventually I’ll make it out east.

Die-Trying > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 15:08

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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CB 12/24/2018 at 16:15

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Haha, no worries! All in due time! :D

WilliamsSW > user314 12/24/2018 at 16:53

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I know that front end is for a completely different purpose, but I thought of those plows when I saw that car, too.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > user314 12/24/2018 at 17:09

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Snow clearing, or does that monster just bore it’s own rock tunnel, circumventing snow removal?    very curious seriously.

user314 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 12/24/2018 at 18:09

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Rotary snow blower.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > user314 12/24/2018 at 18:12

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I’m just now watching videos of these dangerous-looking contraptions.  Mesmerizing videos.