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Matt
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ICCSF 108
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Year & Serial # -- 1978 --- J34LG 080856M

Build Date (if available) -- 10/77

Original/Restored -- Disassembled/Unfinished

Your name (at least first name) -- Ken Heins

Location (at least state/country) -- Mo.

Owned since -- 1977, sold 1978, reaquired 2002

Original Dealer -- Scharber & Sons, Rogers Mn.

History/Number if Raced --
Sled was raced in 77/78 ICCSF season & Winnipeg Race (Did not finnish mechanical problems)
Sled # ICCSF 108 Winnipeg # 108

Special Comments --
I also owned J34LG 080857 but was told that it was wrecked & then destroyed??
This sled did finish the "78" Winnepeg (Driver Ken Kalway)
Sled # 156
AKA: Kenny, Grumpy, Mr. Richard Head
"I Hunt For it, Purchase it, Haul it, Sometimes Repair it, Sometimes Break it, Then Fix it Again, Label it, Warehouse it, Talk About it, So NOW, HOW Can I Take Any Less $$ For It?"
"God I love the smell of KLOTZ in the morning, That smell, you know that Gasoline/Oil Smell, MAKES the whole place SMELL like.. LIKE VICTORY. You know someday the 2 strokers are gonna end..."
Do Anti-War Protesters have reunions? If so what do they TALK about?
ICCSF 108
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Year & Serial # -- 1978 --- J34LG 080876M

Build Date (if available) -- 10/77

Original/Restored -- Original

Your name (at least first name) -- Ken Heins

Location (at least state/country) -- Mo.

Owned since -- 2004

Original Dealer

History/Number if Raced -- I doubt it was ever raced

Special Comments -- One of my sons saw this sled in our Home town in MN. for
2 yrs, telling me I should go look to see if it was a Cross Country, I almost fell over
when I saw what it was.
AKA: Kenny, Grumpy, Mr. Richard Head
"I Hunt For it, Purchase it, Haul it, Sometimes Repair it, Sometimes Break it, Then Fix it Again, Label it, Warehouse it, Talk About it, So NOW, HOW Can I Take Any Less $$ For It?"
"God I love the smell of KLOTZ in the morning, That smell, you know that Gasoline/Oil Smell, MAKES the whole place SMELL like.. LIKE VICTORY. You know someday the 2 strokers are gonna end..."
Do Anti-War Protesters have reunions? If so what do they TALK about?
brandt800
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Location: Northwood Ohio

Re: Cross Country Liquifire

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Year & Serial # 1978 serial number 080876M

Build Date (if available) 10/77

Original/Restored Original condition

Your name (at least first name) Chris Brandt

Location (at least state/country) Curtice Ohio

Owned since a few years

Original Dealer not sure of dealer

History/Number if Raced not sure

Special Comments would like to know the history of the sled if its from MN? is this the same sled? how did it get to OH?
Cabindweller
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Real Name: Jerry Zebro
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Re: Cross Country Liquifire

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Year & Serial # 1978 Cross Country Liquifire Serial #J34LG 080754M

Build Date - 10/77

Original/Restored - Needs Restoration

Your name - Jerry Zebro

Location - Ridgeland WI

Owned since 11/25/2011

Original Dealer - Menomonie Equipment. Menominie WI

History/Number if Raced - Raced by Daniel Grohn of Elk Mound WI. I spoke with Dan on the phone after finding the sled. He bought it after watching the 77 Balsm Lake race. He raced it in the 78 Balsm Lake Race and I believe the MN Govenors Cup. Dan raced it independent and says his 78 was as fast as the Team Deere Machines. He said the TXLs were much faster that year and the following year he bought a TXL.
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WinnipegStPaul9
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Real Name: Don Amber
Location: Churubusco, IN

Re: Cross Country Liquifire

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Year and Serial# : 1978 -- J34LG080868M

Build Date: 10/77

Original/Restored: Restored

Your Name: Don Amber

Location: Churubusco, IN

Owned Since: May 2010

Original Dealer: L & P Landscaping, Roanoke, IN

History: According to the first owner, himself and another man wanted to race cross country in the 1978 season and so they purchased two machines. He stated that they went to Horicon, watched them built and took them home from there. They were not sequentially numbered, but built with 4 or 5 between them. He was unable to give me any race history.

Special/Comments: In the spring of 2010 I found an ad for this sled and subsequently purchased it in Michigan. Once home I took the hood to the paint shop for prep work and received a call from the shop telling me to come look at the hood. After sanding the top layer of paint off the body shop found lettering indicating this sled came from a town about 15 miles from me. I was able to track down the original owner who now lives near Columbus, Ohio and he gave me what history that he could. Never talked specifically about race history but did say that he traded it in at a dealer near Gaylord, MI. Somehow the sled over the years made it south to Saranac, MI area where my seller bought it for $25.00 hoping to make a rider out of it for the next season. He discovered that the sled had lots of value and decided to sell it, that's where I came in. I restored the sled, building it to how I would have raced it in 1978 but using some modern technology.
Feel free to check out our website www.buscobullet.com for restorations or parts.
cfedorowich
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Re: Cross Country Liquifire

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Year & Serial #: 1978 080776M
Build Date: 10/77
Original
Owner: Craig Fedorowich
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Owned since Oct 2012
Original Dealer: Unsure but likely Atkinsons of
History/Number if Raced: unknown
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