The addiction is running strong, just purchased this 1962 Thiokol 201 Spryte S/N 001 yesterday. It will be fully restored in the future, after the Tucker 542 cab forward is finished, I build a bigger shop, and I build my wife that house she has always wanted. For now it will sit and I will start obtaining the parts I need to restore it.
It had the seats removed, so I will need to build or purchase some replacements. The engine actually turns over and fires, first snowcat I have purchased with this feature. If there are other owners out there with info and pictures of a 201, especially of the interior, they would be very helpful.
I purchased this from a guy in Springville Utah, he got it from a guy who had it and said it spent its life at a ski resort in Wyoming. The guy I bought it from took it to Arizona, then back to Utah over the past 15 years or so. Sounds like it was in Utah for a year or so.
Since I was going through Salt Lake City, I stopped by Dan Gates Snowcat Services and purchased a manual for it, this will be very helpful. He also had the engine manual for the Ford 6 cylinder. If anyone needs Thiokol info Dan has cabinets full, including manuals and build sheets, plus he is a great guy to deal with, fair prices (dan@snowcatservices.com).
If you look close at the cab you can see a seam below the windows, this snowcat is a convertible, the top comes off. Currently it is bolted on because the clasps have broken, I will return this feature back to use during the restoration. I have seen photos of the 201 before where there was not a cab top on it, did not realize they had this feature, kind of cool I think.
It had the seats removed, so I will need to build or purchase some replacements. The engine actually turns over and fires, first snowcat I have purchased with this feature. If there are other owners out there with info and pictures of a 201, especially of the interior, they would be very helpful.
I purchased this from a guy in Springville Utah, he got it from a guy who had it and said it spent its life at a ski resort in Wyoming. The guy I bought it from took it to Arizona, then back to Utah over the past 15 years or so. Sounds like it was in Utah for a year or so.
Since I was going through Salt Lake City, I stopped by Dan Gates Snowcat Services and purchased a manual for it, this will be very helpful. He also had the engine manual for the Ford 6 cylinder. If anyone needs Thiokol info Dan has cabinets full, including manuals and build sheets, plus he is a great guy to deal with, fair prices (dan@snowcatservices.com).
If you look close at the cab you can see a seam below the windows, this snowcat is a convertible, the top comes off. Currently it is bolted on because the clasps have broken, I will return this feature back to use during the restoration. I have seen photos of the 201 before where there was not a cab top on it, did not realize they had this feature, kind of cool I think.