Rupp Snowmobile Tapestries
Description: Rupp Industries was born in 1959 when Mickey Rupp began assembling and selling go-karts from his basement in Mansfield, Ohio. Originally called Rupp Manufacturing, the name Rupp Industries was adopted in 1971. In that year Rupp employed 400, with 23 engineers in the R&D department and sales in the millions. In addition to their popular go-karts, Rupp began producing minibikes and snowmobiles in the early 1960s. Mickey Rupp sold the company in 1973 when it ran into financial trouble as the market turned. Although the Rupp would continue to produce dirt bikes, minibikes, and snowmobiles, they would never regain financial stability and by 1978, went bankrupt.
Description: Rupp snowmobiles were high-performance, lightweight sleds built by Rupp Industries in Mansfield, Ohio, founded by Mickey Rupp. Key models included the Sprint, Nitro, Yankee, and Magnum. The company peaked in the early 1970s before closing down following market crashes and bankruptcy in 1973.
