{"product_id":"1972-johnson-skee-horse-30-snowmobile","title":"1972 Johnson Skee-Horse 30 Snowmobile","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy 1972, snowmobiles were evolving quickly. Styling was becoming sleeker, engineering more sophisticated, and the machines themselves were beginning to look less like utilitarian snow vehicles and more like the recreational sleds we recognize today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt by Outboard Marine Corporation in Peterborough, Ontario, the 1972 Johnson Skee-Horse 30 captures that transition particularly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Story Behind Our 1972 Johnson Skee-Horse 30 Art Print\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnson was already a familiar name to generations of boaters when parent company OMC entered the rapidly growing snowmobile business in the 1960s. The Skee-Horse name itself was a wintertime play on Johnson’s long-established Sea-Horse outboard motor branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 1972, the Skee-Horse 30 represented the top end of Johnson’s lineup. Its twin-cylinder engine was paired with features that were surprisingly forward-looking for the period, including reverse gear, an electric fuel gauge, an enclosed engine compartment and parking brake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also had a much sleeker profile than earlier Skee-Horse machines. That combination of substantial proportions, smooth bodywork and distinctive early-’70s styling makes it an interesting snapshot of snowmobile design at a point when the industry was changing remarkably quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece features the complete 1972 Johnson Skee-Horse 30 in crisp, photorealistic detail against a simple solid background. Stripped of the snow and scenery, the shapes, graphics, skis, track and mechanical details become the focus—a piece of Peterborough-made industrial design from the height of Canada’s first snowmobile boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in Peterborough:\u003c\/strong\u003e A nod to OMC’s Ontario manufacturing operation and an interesting chapter in Canadian snowmobile history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForward-Looking Engineering: \u003c\/strong\u003eFeatures such as reverse and an electric fuel gauge made the Skee-Horse 30 unusually well equipped for its time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic Early-’70s Styling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Captures the sleeker design direction that was beginning to transform snowmobiles at the start of the decade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhotorealistic Fine Art:\u003c\/strong\u003e Detailed rendering brings out the bodywork, skis, track, graphics and mechanical character of the original machine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern, Minimalist Presentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e A clean solid background lets the Skee-Horse itself become the 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 Johnson enthusiasts, vintage sled collectors, Peterborough locals, or anyone who remembers when names better known from the lake were also making tracks through the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ManMade Art","offers":[{"title":"SMALL PRINT (12.5\" x 12.5\")","offer_id":67681711161629,"sku":"Tech_72_Johnson_12x12","price":61.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LARGE PRINT (16\" x 16\")","offer_id":67681711194397,"sku":"Tech_72_Johnson_16x16","price":81.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5301\/files\/1972-JOHNSON-SKEE-HORSE-30-SNOWMOBILE-manmade-art-print-framed-wall.jpg?v=1791239917","url":"https:\/\/manmadeart.ca\/products\/1972-johnson-skee-horse-30-snowmobile","provider":"ManMade Art Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}