The Boss Cat Legacy

Prototypes, limited editions, limited productions and early builds from the 2000's

2000 Arctic Cat ZR600 Blair Morgan

Only 355 of these were produced and were pretty sought after in its day. Blair Morgan was a super successful racer with Team Arctic and this limited edition snowmobile celebrated that fact. This differs from a production 2000 ZR 600 with painted rails, deeper lug track, Blair Morgan graphics, lower windshield and more.

2000 Arctic Cat F2 prototype

This is the third generation prototype of the sled that would become the Firecat. Arctic decided they could not keep calling it the Skinny Mini so they named the the project F2, F for future and 2 because F1 was over used.

2000 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1100cc prototype engine

2000 Arctic Cat "Yellowstone Special" 4 cycle prototype

In 2000 U.S. Department of the Interior pursued an outright ban on snowmobiling in Yellowstone and other national lands. Arctic developed two 660cc 4 cycle prototypes, designed around the Pantera, to create a quieter and more envionmental sled which in turn halted the ban.

2001 Arctic Cat "Yellowstone Special" 4 cycle limited build

In 2000 U.S. Department of the Interior pursued an outright ban on snowmobiling in Yellowstone and other national lands. Arctic developed two 660cc 4 cycle prototypes the year prior to create a quieter and more envionmental sled which in turn halted the ban. In 2001 they built 50 of these sled are are the sled that would become the 2002 Arctic Cat 4 Stroke.

2002 Arctic Cat Sno Pro prototype

2002 Arctic Cat Firecat prototype

1998-2003 Arctic Cat Firecat prototypes

The first “skinny” prototype (Limited Editionft) and the first full-production Firecat (right). In between are the prototypes representing the significant steps that spanned the nine years of engineering effort.

2003 Arctic Cat ATV 300 2x4 number 1

This version of the 300 2x4 was produced from 1998 through 2003. It was at the top of its class during that era with its front and rear fully independent suspension, shaft drive, single lever brakes, 4 cycle Suzuki engine and the 5 speed transmission with auto-clutch and high/low range. The slightly rearward engine position gave it easy steering, good traction and a slightly different appearance when viewed from the side. Vin number 800001 indicates this was likely the first ATV off the production line for the 2003 model year.

2003 Arctic Cat Limited electric ATV prototype

Built to test the feasibilty of and eLimited Editionctric ATV. It even had an Arctic Cat portabLimited Edition generator mounted on the back.

2006 Arctic Cat Crossfire 700 number 1

This snowmobile is an exampLimited Edition of a first-off-the-assembly-line unit. It is stamped VIN number...000001. It has yet to be confirmed if this is the very first snowmobile produced for the 2006 model year, or, the very first Crossfire produced for the 2006 model year, or both. the 2006 Crossfire is a noteworthy snowmobile. It was the first true cross over sled from Arctic that delivered superb trail riding manners, and, great deep snow ability as well. The chassis is patterned from the box-aluminum design pioneered by the Firecat, but widened to accept a 15 inch wide track like the M Series. The performance of the 600 and 700 engines is already legendary just a few short years after their introduction.

2006 Arctic Cat forward-rider prototypes

These are the basis for what would become the Twin Spar series

2007 Arctic Cat Jaguar Z1 (early build) 1056cc l/c

2007 Arctic Cat F5 LXR Pink Ribbon Riders contest giveaway sled

2007 1st Arctic Cat ATV engines produced

2008 Arctic Cat F5 I-500

This sled is one of seven 2008 F5s that competed in a special media class during the running of the 2008 United States Cross Country I-500 snowmobile race. These sleds were prepped and provided by Arctic Cat Inc to 7 different media organizations to bring a renewed interest in the sports purest form of racing, cross country. This effort has indeed brought more participation to cross country racing and it can even be said that these 7 sleds had some influence on the development of the very radical 2010 Sno Pro 500 model. Arctic Cat installed upgraded shocks, skid plates, tether switches, race graphics, taller windshields and a few other things to these otherwise stock F5s to ready them for 500 miles of competition in below-zero conditions. This particular sled was raced by the team from Supertrax magazine and finished the entire race despite taking a dramatic first day crash at high speeds.