{"product_id":"1971-moto-jet-340-snowmobile","title":"1971 Moto-Jet 340 Snowmobile","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe early 1970s were a remarkable time for Canadian snowmobiles. There were manufacturers large and small, machines came in every imaginable shape and colour, and designers were still figuring out what a snowmobile should look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in Thetford Mines, Québec, the 1971 Moto-Jet 340 is a great example—with distinctive styling and a headlight treatment that gives the machine an unmistakable face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Story Behind Our 1971 Moto-Jet 340 Art Print\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoto-Jet snowmobiles were manufactured in Thetford Mines, Québec, during the great expansion of the snowmobile industry. It was a period when manufacturers were springing up across Canada to serve a rapidly growing recreational market, each bringing its own ideas about design, engineering, and what might stand out on the trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Moto-Jet 340 has the straightforward mechanical simplicity of the period, but its distinctive front end gives it plenty of personality. Most noticeable is the headlight—a design detail that immediately draws your eye and helps distinguish the Moto-Jet from the many other machines competing for attention in the early ’70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece features the complete 1971 Moto-Jet 340 in crisp, photorealistic detail against a simple solid background. Without a winter landscape competing for attention, the machine becomes a piece of Québec-made industrial design—the bodywork, graphics, skis, track, mechanical components, and that unmistakable headlight all getting their moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s also a reminder of just how diverse Canadian snowmobiling once was, with regional manufacturers and machines that have become increasingly interesting as the decades pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in Québec:\u003c\/strong\u003e A nod to Moto-Jet’s Thetford Mines roots and an interesting chapter in Canada’s snowmobile manufacturing history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistinctive Headlight Design:\u003c\/strong\u003e The unusual headlight treatment gives the Moto-Jet 340 a character all its own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic 1970s Styling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Captures the shapes, proportions, graphics, and straightforward engineering of an early recreational snowmobile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhotorealistic Fine Art:\u003c\/strong\u003e Detailed rendering brings out the bodywork, skis, track, mechanical components, and vintage character of the original machine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern, Minimalist Presentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e A clean solid background turns an unusual piece of snowmobile history into distinctive industrial art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhere It Belongs\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the cottage, cabin, garage, workshop, or anywhere vintage machines and Canadian winter history deserve some wall space. Especially fitting for snowmobile collectors and enthusiasts who appreciate the lesser-known machines from an era when seemingly every winter brought another new brand to the trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ManMade Art","offers":[{"title":"SMALL PRINT (12.5\" x 12.5\")","offer_id":67681668464925,"sku":"Tech_71_Moto-Jet_12x12","price":65.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LARGE PRINT (16\" x 16\")","offer_id":67681668497693,"sku":"Tech_71_Moto-Jett_16x16","price":87.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5301\/files\/1971-MOTO-JET-340-SNOWMOBILE-manmade-art-print-framed-wall.jpg?v=1791238846","url":"https:\/\/manmadeart.ca\/products\/1971-moto-jet-340-snowmobile","provider":"ManMade Art Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}