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Mining man Art Arntfield is going into the hovercraft business with a vengeance
Mining man Art Arntfield is going into the hovercraft business with a vengeance

Mining man Art Arntfield is going into the hovercraft business with a vengeance

Date2/9/1976
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  • Mining man Art Arntfield is going into the hovercraft business with a vengeance
  • Mining man Art Arntfield is going into the hovercraft business with a vengeance. He's bankrolling two types of air cushion vehicles which he hopes will find a ready market throughout the world. One; the HJ 1000 shown at the top is a cargo-carrying vehicle. The other; shown bottom; is designed at carry passengers. Arntfield says the two models will be in production next month with deliveries in April. He says vehicles are workhorses; not pleasure craft.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mining man Art Arntfield is going into the hovercraft business with a vengeance. He's bankrolling two types of air cushion vehicles which he hopes will find a ready market throughout the world. One; the HJ 1000 shown at the top is a cargo-carrying vehicle. The other; shown bottom; is designed at carry passengers. Arntfield says the two models will be in production next month with deliveries in April. He says vehicles are workhorses; not pleasure craft.
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