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Johnson Motors

Division of Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC)

Waukegan, Illinois

Johnson Motors, along with Evinrude and Gale, was one of three divisions of Outboard, Marine & Manufacturing Company (OMC). They were located at 200 Pershing Rd., Waukegan, Illinois. Another manufacturing facility was located in Peterborough, Canada. A detailed history of the early years of Johnson Motors can be found in the book "The Four Men from Terre Haute" by John M. Van Vleet.

While the Gale and Evinrude divisions of OMC used Brooks Stevens extensively to design their series of outboard motors, Johnson contracted with Dave Chapman, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. Johnson's advertising agency was J. Walter Thompson (The American Design Adventure: 1940-1975, Arthur J. Pulos, 1988).

Some Additional History

Service Information

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  1955 to 1963 Johnson 3 to 18 HP service information for models JW, CD, AD, QD, & FD

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  1955 to 1963 Johnson 28 to 40 HP service information for RD and RX models

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  1958 to 1963 Johnson 50 to 75 HP service information for V4 models

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  1955 to 1963 Johnson electrical system service information

1948 Info

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  1948 Johnson Ad

1951 Info

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  1951 Johnson Ad

1954 Info

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  1954 Johnson Ad

1955 Info

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  Model RD Owner's Manual

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  Model RD Parts Manual

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  1955 to 1957 Johnson RD series carrying handle installation instructions

1956 Info

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  1956 Johnson Ad 1

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  1956 Johnson Ad 2

1958 Info

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  1958 Johnson Ad

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  1958 Johnson 18 HP Ad

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  1958 Johnson Parts and Accessories Catalog, cover

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  1958 Johnson RD and V4 Electric Starting Installation Instructions, page 1

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  1958 Johnson RD and V4 Electric Starting Installation Instructions, page 2

1959 Info

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  1959 Johnson Ad

1963 Info

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  1963 Johnson 3 HP Ad

1964 Info

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  1964 Johnson 9.5 HP Ad

1968 Info

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  1968 Johnson Brochure cover

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