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Guenther is among them.
“I have an old drag that I found here
in the woods near town. It was the first
groomer drag for the Pequot Brush
Pilots Snowmobile Club, which is
another organization I belong to, and I’m
in the process of restoring that,” he said.
Benefits of membership
Guenther says ASCOA performs an im-portant
service by helping members
with valuable tips for restoring antique
and vintage snowmobiles. Members
can also take advantage of classified
ads for people looking to buy and sell
restored vehicles, and they can get help
from other ASCOA members in deter-mining
how much their machine may
be worth.
According to Guenther, ASCOA will
also assist local organizations in put-ting
on their own antique and vintage
snowmobile shows.
“Networking is a big plus,” he said.
“It’s about getting connected with
other people in the club who enjoy the
hobby and can help you with your res-toration
and also finding out where
events are.”
Guenther notes that ASCOA was
originally known as Green Lake
Antique Snowmobile Soci-ety
when it was first formed
by a group of snowmobile
enthusiasts in Green Lake, Wis., in
1976. The name was changed to the
Antique Snowmobile Club of America
shortly afterwards.
Guenther said that at the beginning,
“if you had a 1966 or older snowmo-bile,
you could join the club.”
He adds that rule was eventually
changed so that membership wasn’t
restricted to owners of antique (1966
or older) snowmobiles. Owners of
vintage snowmobiles (newer than
1966) could join as well.
Guenther, who’s belonged to the
club since 1990, says the move helped
provide a substantial boost to ASCOA
membership. He notes that there are
other antique and vintage snowmo-bile
organizations around, but they’re
smaller than ASCOA and aren’t as
broad in geographic scope.
“We are an international organiza-tion.
We have members in the United
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