And his dream was to conquer the snows of winter. By age 15, he had the germ of an idea. It came from a bit of mischief. Bombardier delighted in dismantling and rebuilding his father's car engine. His dad, Alfred, soon gave him a derelict Model T Ford motor. His son had other ideas. Undaunted by the seeming mechanical mess, the boy repaired it with help from his brother. It became the power for his first snow machine.
He made a huge wooden propeller and mounted it on the drive shaft behind the transmission. The contraption sat on a frame atop four sleigh runners. It worked -- to the amazement of people on the main street of Valcourt, Quebec.
The youngster's passion for mechanics took a temporary back seat when he went to a seminary. Bombardier gave it his best shot, but remained dissatisfied with religious training and fascinated with engines. Determined to pursue his own path, he convinced his parents that his future was in mechanics -- for which he had no formal training.
Knowing he needed guidance, he began an apprenticeship at 17 in a Montreal garage. He took engineering and mechanics courses by correspondence to bone up on details. He also learned English and devoured technical and trade journals. Confident in his skills, he opened his own garage at age 19 with a loan from his father.
To meet his shop's electrical needs, he built a dam on a stream and installed a turbine. He made sure his work was solid, and guaranteed it personally. His reputation for ingenuity and reliability spread through the region. He tackled any mechanical problem, from cars to pumps to harvesters. But he had only three seasons to work in. Winter shut down road traffic. So in the darkest, coldest months -- when business halted -- he worked on conquering snow.
An official biography at the J. Armand Bombardier Museum in Valcourt says the man was "not so much a tycoon as he was a thinker. Always mindful of snow, he plotted how to escape its confinements, how to accept the inevitable presence of winter conditions and how best to travel in the midst of them.
But engines of the day were too big and heavy for what Bombardier had in mind. BRP laid down its foundation. BRP launched the first motorbike dirt bike. There came the first All-Terrain Vehicle. Traxter became the best ATV of the year. BRP launched the first Traxter Max. BRP rebrand its name to Can-Am. BRP launched its first manufacturing plant in Mexico.
BRP launched the first commander series side by side vehicle. The manufacturer released the first Can-Am maverick series.
A patriotic American would always love to consider Can-Am as an American brand. As the company is manufacturing products in America, you can consider Can-Am as an American-made product. But the brand value obviously is of Canada's.
Side by side models are-. Can-Am Maverick. Can-Am maverick series comprises 11 different models. Can-Am Commander. The next most influential model from Can-Am is the Commander series. This series also has 11 different lineups. Can-Am defender. The next series on this list is the Can-Am defender. Last year, the Can-Am brand was put again on the list. It arrived with the Spyder Roadster, the first different vehicle of the company. Having an Y design, meaning 3 wheels, the Spyder can be described as a motorcycle-convertible car hybrid.
Bombardier is a Canadian conglomerate whose history began thanks to Joseph Armand Bombardier, in , in Quebec.
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