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Champion Motors Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champion Motors Company began in 1935 when the founders contracted with a tool and press shop to produce an outboard motor. The owners of the production shop later went on to found Scott-Atwater Outboard Motors. An unrelated "Champion" outboard motor was produced by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company beginning in 1927 but was in no way related to the later Champion Motors.
Champion began selling motors through the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1939. After World War II, Champion secured its own manufacturing facilities but lost the Firestone contract to Scott-Atwater. Production continued from 1946 through 1957 with many Champion outboards sold through chain stores and labeled with the store brands such as Voyager, Majestic, and Sea Flyer (sold by B.F. Goodrich). They also produced and sold "Monarch" outboard motors as an economy-priced motor.
One of the most notable offerings by Champion was the "Tandem 33", a twin pair of 16.5 HP counter-rotating outboards for cruiser and heavy runabout applications. The Tandem 33 was introduced in 1957, the last year of production for Champion. Unlike many competitors, Champion never offered an electric-start option for their outboard motors. The lack of convenient features as well as failure to secure a niche in the cruiser and runabout market probably contributed to Champion's demise.
In 1958, the Champion Motors Co. was bought by Western Tool and Stamping Co. of Des Moine, Iowa (March 30, 1958 Chicago Tribune). New outboard motors were not produced.
Service Information - All Models
1935-1940 Champion Instructions All Models, p1
1935-1940 Champion Instructions All Models, p2
Champion Hydro-Drive Service Instructions
Parts Information - All Models
1935-1954 Tillotson to Champion carburetor parts crosswalk and where-used
Champion Carburetors
Champion and Eisemann Magnetos
Champion Remote Controls
Master Parts Price Lists
1935-1942 Champion Master Price List
1946-1959 Champion Master Price List
Information by Year
1946 Info
1946 Champion Outboard Motors Ad
1947 Info
1947 Champion Deluxe Single 4.2 HP Ad
1947 Champion Ad
1947-48 Champion 2J Hangtag, p1
1947-48 Champion 2J Hangtag, p2
1949 Info
1949 Champion Ad
1950 Info
1950 Champion Hydro-Drive Ad
1953 Info
1953 Champion Jubilee Ad
1953 Champion Ad
1956 Info
1956 Champion 16.5 HP Ad
1957 Info
1957 Champion Outboards article
Misc Info
Champion Ad, year unknown, p1
Champion Ad, year unknown, p2
