DAVID'S VINTAGE
SNOWMOBILE PAGE.
RESTORING THE
SPORT ONE PIECE AT A TIME.
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Hi
David - Mike has again bought a very rare sled. It is already in our Garage.
Once the sled
is cleaned and polished, I send you new pictures for your site
Take
a look at the Story. Reto
Snowmobile - ISO
Rivolta - Flying 440 - 1973
Non necessita di registrazione in Italia
- Overall in good condition
Qualification: Original/official
Brand/Model or Title: Iso Rivolta Flying
440
Condition: Good
A real "barn find", except that the
"barn" was my family’s!
My father bought the snowmobile directly
in "ISO Automotoveicoli" in Varedo, Milan province, as
evidenced by the invoice of December,
12 1972. I was a little boy, but I remember the trip to the factory
where the magnificent Gran Turismo
were built and, in a small assembly line, some snowmobiles with
single-cylinder engines or as in this
case, the mighty two-cylinder Sachs/Jlo 440 cm3 and 35
horsepower for a top speed of 102 km/h
on the snow! 45 years ago!
The snowmobile was taken into our mountain
home and barely used:
it was too challenging for some sporadic
use!
In the 1980s, during a heavy snowfall
here in the North of Milan, I took it home but it was neve
r used after that and forgotten in
a storeroom, where I "rediscovered" it and photographed with
its thirty-year-old dust.
As shown in photos, the purchase invoice
is present, as well as an essential user and maintenance
booklet, and the original tools in
a plastic bag branded “Jlo”.
As in my memories, the snowmobile was
very fast and the twin cylinder sang so good, but you
needed a great experience to drive
it well; Japanese snowmobiles today are much easier!
Exceptionally preserved vehicle overall,
for example the large saddle has its original upholstery and
everything is like it just came out
from the Iso. The fibreglass body is intact and was never repainted
or touched up, chrome parts only need
a good polishing, no corrosion in steel parts
(runners, steering wheel). However,
being inactive for so long, obviously it requires a thorough
service, even though the 2-stroke air-cooled
engine does not have the complications of a 4T.
My apologies for the not so sharp pictures,
as they were taken in the environment where the snowmobile was stored for
years.
The snowmobile can be viewed and picked
up in Gallarate (Varese) Italy.
THANKS
RETO FOR THE GREAT PICTURES !
