The venture that became Chapman Vintage Snowmobiles of Newfolden, Minn., started with a 1967 Polaris Colt. DeVere Chapman bought the Colt brand new back in the day, but years of use took a toll ...

A restored vintage snowmobile could be as low as $1,000, with some of the nicer ones ranging between $5,000 and $6,000. Classic cars, on the other hand, can cost significantly more.

However, restoring vintage snowmobiles is a year-round hobby they share, often bouncing ideas off of each other or asking for help finding parts.

The conversation on this bright winter day wandered from Missoula in the 1960s and '70s, to oval track racing, to sprockets for a twin-track Skidoo. Five Jacobsens were talking snowmobiles ...

DeVere Chapman of Newfolden, Minn., sits on the restored 1966 Polaris Colt racer, the first Colt to roll off the assembly line, Saturday, Feb. 1, during the Ninth Annual AK Vintage Snowmobile Show ...

The conversation on this bright winter day wandered from Missoula in the 1960s and '70s, to oval track racing, to sprockets for a twin-track Skidoo. Five Jacobsens were talking snowmobiles ...