According to information provided to us by Bill Donner of the Antique and Classic Snowmobile Club of Canada, these are the Canadian old sled designations.

Antique: Any snowmobile of the Model Year 1967 or earlier, including automobile conversions, homebuilts and prototypes. For reasons of historical significance this classification generally recognizes any attempt by anyone to produce a motorized vehicle during the early years.

Classic: Factory build consumer snowmobiles of the sport/muscle type and those of the luxury/touring type for Model years 1968 to 1977 will be candidates for consideration.

Vintage Racer: Any factory built, factory modified, factory authorized built, or factory authorize modified snowmobile for years of 1981 or earlier which was designed and produced primarily for organized racing competition.

Special Interest: All factory build snowmobiles produced for model years 1968 to 1977 that do not qualify as a classic or a vintage racer.

What about the USA designations for antique and vintage sleds? According to the Antique Snowmobile Club of America’s Newsletter called the Iron Dog Tracks the following designations apply. An Antique sled is one 1968 or older and a Vintage sled is one that is 1969 or newer. More information can be obtained by visiting the websites of the Antique Snowmobile Clubs of America website at www.ascoa.org or the Vintage Snowmobile Clubs of America website at www.vsca.com.