<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/" rel="tag">Off-Road</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img width="630" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="468" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-6-1294765191.jpg" alt="The Vancat" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>The Vancat - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Traversing snow-covered terrain can be tricky and if you need carry a dozen passengers, your options become quite limited quite quickly. Peak Snow Adventures of Northern Idaho has come up with a solution and it's called the Vancat.<br />
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A hybrid we can get excited about, the Vancat has a whole lot of everything going on. Starting with a full-size <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge/">Dodge</a> Ram van body mounted on a Thiokol chassis, the Vancat is propelled by a 391 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> V8 engine and power is routedto a set of German-made Hans Hall aluminum tracks.<br />
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The Vancat can seat 16 passengers along with everyone's snow gear, and if that wasn't enough, the roof has been chopped up and turned into a canopy so your snowbunny passengers can enjoy the scenery. The Vancat is currently for sale with a reduced (and apparently negotiable) asking price of $30,000.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat">The Vancat</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-6_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://web.me.com/peaksnowcats/Peak_Snowcat_Liquidation/Vancat.html" target="_blank">Peak Snow Cats</a> via <a href="http://bringatrailer.com/2011/01/09/snow-ram-16-person-dodge-vankat/" target="_blank">Bring-A-Trailer</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/16-person-dodge-vankat-is-a-blizzard-of-awesome/">16-Person Dodge VanKat is a blizzard of awesome</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://web.me.com/peaksnowcats/Peak_Snowcat_Liquidation/Vancat.html>Read</a> | <a href=http://bringatrailer.com/2011/01/09/snow-ram-16-person-dodge-vankat/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/16-person-dodge-vankat-is-a-blizzard-of-awesome/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19796343/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/16-person-dodge-vankat-is-a-blizzard-of-awesome/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>The Vancat - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
Traversing snow-covered terrain can be tricky and if you need carry a dozen passengers, your options become quite limited quite quickly. Peak Snow Adventures of Northern Idaho has come up with a solution and it's called the Vancat.<br />
<br />
A hybrid we can get excited about, the Vancat has a whole lot of everything going on. Starting with a full-size <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge/">Dodge</a> Ram van body mounted on a Thiokol chassis, the Vancat is propelled by a 391 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> V8 engine and power is routedto a set of German-made Hans Hall aluminum tracks.<br />
<br />
The Vancat can seat 16 passengers along with everyone's snow gear, and if that wasn't enough, the roof has been chopped up and turned into a canopy so your snowbunny passengers can enjoy the scenery. The Vancat is currently for sale with a reduced (and apparently negotiable) asking price of $30,000.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat">The Vancat</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-6_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-vancat/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/vancat-8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vancat" title="The Vancat" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://web.me.com/peaksnowcats/Peak_Snowcat_Liquidation/Vancat.html" target="_blank">Peak Snow Cats</a> via <a href="http://bringatrailer.com/2011/01/09/snow-ram-16-person-dodge-vankat/" target="_blank">Bring-A-Trailer</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/16-person-dodge-vankat-is-a-blizzard-of-awesome/">16-Person Dodge VanKat is a blizzard of awesome</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://web.me.com/peaksnowcats/Peak_Snowcat_Liquidation/Vancat.html>Read</a> | <a href=http://bringatrailer.com/2011/01/09/snow-ram-16-person-dodge-vankat/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/16-person-dodge-vankat-is-a-blizzard-of-awesome/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19796343/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/16-person-dodge-vankat-is-a-blizzard-of-awesome/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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