We recently saw a Harley-Davidson snowmobile from the AMF era, and their first attempt at making a successful snowmobile came with the Ski-Daddler series in 1966. This 1968 AMF Ski-Daddler can be found here on Facebook Marketplace in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and they’re asking $700. Here is the original listing, and you already know who sent in this tip: Lothar… of the Hill People. Thanks, Lothar!

I think I have a few flannel shirts that I got new in 1968, and maybe some Odd Rod cards or old toys and odds and ends, but to have owned a vehicle that long is pretty amazing. This Ski-Daddler Super-Scout Mark III has been with the original owner since new, according to the listing, and has been inside a garage for the last 45 years. I’m not sure if that means it hasn’t been used in 45 years or not, but it does look incredibly well-preserved.

There are no slides on this one; this Ski-Daddler is from the bogey-wheel suspension era, and very few snowmobiles had the long, plastic-covered, curved-front slides under the tunnel (where the track goes, the recessed space under the seat). I believe Arctic Cat invented the slide suspension in the mid-1960s and used it on their Panther, but it took a while before they became standard equipment. The Ski-Daddler was made by American Machine and Foundry from 1966 through 1972, a critical year for snowmobile manufacturers. There isn’t a close-up photo of the decal, and I thought for sure it said Mark II, but this one has a 372cc engine, and that’s in the Mark III. Not to mention the aqua accent color was used on the Mark III.

There’s a lot of surface rust on this example, but it does look like it’s been in storage to me. The painted parts look almost perfect to me, but there’s a ton of surface rust on almost every metal part, or parts that can rust, that is. Ski-Daddle offered six models for 1968, five with a 15″ track and one with a 22″ track. The base model was the Sno-Scout, then came the Super-Scout Mark I (292cc), the Super-Scout Mark II (297cc), then the Super-Scout Mark III (372cc), as seen here, and the low-production Super-Twin racer with a 600cc engine. The 22″ model was the Wide-Track (540cc); not a surprising name.

The engine here, as you can see, is a JLO, and it’s a 372cc single with 20 horsepower, and it doesn’t appear to have the optional electric start. We don’t get to see a photo with the hood/cowl off, and you can see that the original seat is a little rough. That may be hard to replicate, but maybe a creative upholstery shop can do the “siping” there. This sled weighs 320 pounds, so you’ll notice it when (not if) you get stuck, and with it having sat for so long, it isn’t currently running, but has great compression and even a new track. This one won’t last long at $700, guaranteed. Let’s hear those vintage snowmobile stories!