Ep. 27 World Tour: The History of the Canadian Car Industry

Welcome to part four of the this five part World Tour. In this episode, a classic car connaisseur goes deep into the alternative universe that is the Canadian car industry!
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[@danieltannoodles]

This series, and this channel as a whole is so underrated. Why don't you have more subs? Watching from Canada btw.

[@edwartvonfectonia4362]

Cheers. My condolences.

[@darianthescorpion1132]

Watching from Edmonton, Alberta. 👍👍

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Hey thanks!! Well, give it time... who knows in the future... who knows...

[@kkal1183]

@@EdsAutoReviews you should have the "join" option. you have a dedicated fan base

[@Michka1001]

Ed's amount of subs have grown substantially in a short time though, I remember stumbling across the channel when it only had about a thousand, but I do agree, I dunno how Ed hasn't hit the million mark yet

[@davee.9906]

What's funny is when you watch "The Jetsons" you can tell around what year it was when they animated it because the future cars they draw all have fins like the cars from that time.

[@teto85]

1963

[@jwalster9412]

We need more cars with the crazy fins, and bright colors, old American cars were horrible boats to drive, but they looked amazing.

[@Michka1001]

@@jwalster9412 I must say, a modern take on the huge wings of the 50s and early 60s would look amazing if done correctly. It wouldn't surprise me if Hyundai would he the make to bring them back with some of the incredibly sharp lines that they are starting use 🤔

[@DavidLopez-rk6em]

In the 50s there was this new style of architecture called googie that started in LA and it caught on very fast in the region. By the late 50s Hannah and Barbera would drive around LA and see this futuristic space age style of architecture with a bunch of space age cars that looked like jets, and thats where they came up with the idea for Jetsons

[@Bojangles5-2]

That's all George could afford because of his tight-a$$ boss. Jane was always on him about it. But let's face it, just listen to Mr. Cosmo Spacely and George talk. Who do you think has the spine? Can blame Jane. She's trapped in blue collar marriage.

[@marklittle8805]

Kudos for giving the history of the Canadian Car industry. McLaughlin however you pronounced wrong. The pronunciation is the same as that of Scott McLaughlin .... anyhow, Col Sam McLaughlin was a very smart guy, who didn't have any sons, and that was his rationale into selling out to Durant when GM was buying up the planet. He also gave GM a lot of the money they needed to stabilise things when William Crapo Durant spent too much. The McLaughlin Car and Carriage Company would have stayed independent if ol Sam had sons. That might have changed history. Just know Oshawa is still the home of GM of Canada and at one point Oshawa was building 6000 vehicles a week and was the largest production complex in the GM empire. Ontario as a whole was in the late 90's was building more cars than Michigan was. Chrysler had plants in Windsor and Brampton, Ford was in Oakville and St Thomas, GM in Oshawa and Ingersoll, Honda in Alliston, Toyota in Cambridge... The Auto Pact however started to dissolve and in the end we lost some of the production. But make no mistake, many American Cars are Canadian built or partially made with Canadian made parts . Excellent work Ed... you didn't miss much

[@secton832]

Ford has a plant in Windsor that makes the 5.0 V8 for mustangs and F150s.

[@foreyfriend145]

⭐

[@marklittle8805]

@@secton832 in my list I just pointed out the assembly plants. GM Powertrain does v8's in St Catharines as well. I also forgot Scarborough Van being around for 20 or so years.

[@Wayne_155]

@@marklittle8805 don't forget the Toyota plant in Woodstock, Mark 👍🏼

[@marklittle8805]

@@Wayne_155 in the late 90's I didn't think it was built....which was the paragraph I referred to. It was the high water mark I think for production vs Michigan

[@votekyle3000]

Windsor being south of Detroit always makes me laugh.

[@BradLancaster86]

for some reason (Maybe the lakes and stuff) it's always colder on the American side of the border

[@KayleeCee]

Detroits geography in relation to Canada has always kind of made me chuckle. Depending on where you are in the Detroit metro area you can end up in Canada by going south, east (if you like to boat or swim), or north (if you're willing to go far enough).

[@frankdenardo8684]

The Chrysler Windsor, Ontario plant builds the Chrysler minivan. Other cars include the Dodge Dart, Plymouth Valiant, Chrysler Cordoba, Dodge Charger, Magnum, Mirada. Chrysler LeBaron (1980-1981), Dodge Diplomat, Plymouth Gran Fury (USA), Plymouth Caravelle (Canada), Chrysler Fifth Avenue.

[@michaelflores2318]

Some parts of Detroit where Windsor was east of Detroit look at the map

[@hybridAbsol]

Detroit > Windsor > Detroit

[@volktales7005]

A pretty decent job of summing up our auto industry. The older Canadian specification cars really were unique compared to the American counterparts. And Canadian Pontiacs really were extremely popular in their day. Even the later Acadian models based on the Chevrolet Chevette were EVERYWHERE back in the 1980's! We also imported models from other countries not available in the US including things like Volkswagen City Golfs and Jettas. Diesels were much more popular here then the US as well. My daily driver is an Acura EL. Not available in the US... Keep up the good work, Ed!

[@drewdederer8965]

EL was never sold in the states but IL is/was (and both are pretty much just fancy Civics).

[@johnd8892]

Might add that lots of cars on Australian roads thought of as US models were Canadian imports or more commonly assembled from Canadian sourced parts and designs Back to the first Australian model T Ford's from 1926. Kept the names for some like the Pontiac Parisienne and Fargo and Maple Leaf trucks Big part was the tax advantages of Commonwealth preference.

[@highlypolishedturd7947]

An Acadian (really a Chevette, as you say) was my first car.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Is your automotive scene now just like our's - nothing but Datsuns and Toyotas?

[@danielmirlach4655]

This is true, Canadian Pontiacs share Chevrolet drivetrains I believe from 1927 up until the 80's I think. My 1959, and 2 '60 Pontiacs share drivetrain and parts as well as glass with my '60 Impala

[@BradLancaster86]

Love how some of Americas fastest cars are made in Cambridge ontario, and every single charger, the ford gt, the last frame on body police cars, v6 motors that go into alphas, ferrari transmissions, hybrid subarus and toyotas including the one i daily... edit: hey you drew your border wrong we lost three provinces on the east coast there bud

[@Low760]

Alfa not alphas.

[@rogersmith7396]

Cleveland beats Windsor.

[@piuthemagicman]

oh god Alfa not Alpha...

[@sc1338]

I love how Canada thinks it has a car industry lol

[@BradLancaster86]

@@rogersmith7396 windsor got more revs tho

[@ppeller3]

Hi Ed it's your buddy from Detroit. Nice job trying to untangle this web of confusion! Love your enthusiasm and how you inject some levity into this messy partnership we have with our Canadian brothers and sisters! Keep up the good work ill keep watching!👊👍🇺🇸

[@shizuokaBLUES]

As a Canadian, your message brought a smile. Thank you 🙏

[@rawhides]

Levity AND brevity! Ed knocks it out of the park with his scripts for these videos.

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Thanks Pete!

[@gabrielriveros4284]

The Beaumont was also the only muscle car produced in Chile in the early 70’s. There are few units left in good conditions. I will love a Chilean car industry episode, specially since it disappeared some years ago

[@markusantonio4866]

I love the Chevy Opala

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

Actually Dodge had one there . I own one. Called the “Dude “ Basically the Monoco /Polara . There were in Brazil too

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

@@markusantonio4866 I just got a wagon.

[@darrenhuxter2061]

My uncle had a '67 Beaumont in the 80's. Three on the tree. Lotta fun. Volvo and Ladas were popular back then too. Cold weather thing I guess.

[@bigpapab]

Thank you for the overview, but you left out Studebaker! There was a plant in Hamilton, On for years. Love your episodes. Keep it up!

[@hebneh]

And that plant was the last Studebaker facility to shut down, a year or two after the US manufacturing had ceased.

[@alittlebitgone]

Awesome vid. Tiny note: "Viscount" is pronounced "Vy-count".

[@orbyfan]

And it's "mon-ark," not "mo-nark."

[@MFE92]

And it's REE-dough, not riDOUGH. Just picking nits now LOL

[@solemandd67]

@@orbyfan In America it was pronounced both ways depending on which state you were in. Even within a state, metropolitan residents frequently pronounced names differently than rural residents. Some said Pon-tee-ac Par-ree-see-an while others said Pon--nee-ac Par-ree-see-un. Go figure...LOL

[@WalterBurton]

@@solemandd67 : But no, the point is that the Viscount---this car model---was always and everywhere pronounced VYE-count, and if you said VIS-count, you'd be quickly corrected or just shunned for being an ignorant rube. But now this Ed guy's got comments. Engagement. So who's the rube? Me, that's who.

[@jimurrata6785]

I dare any of you to try and speak Dutch! 🤣

[@jdwelborn]

living on the border in the US, it was always exciting to see a Canadian tagged Mercury pickup in the early 70s

[@tearsinsilence]

O

[@MrJayrock620]

I actually know the answer to the “Cheviacs” of the 50’s and 60’s. It’s because the Chevy was primarily built in Canada, and there was an exception to the tariff if the car contained enough Canadian built parts. So the large Pontiacs here rode on the Impala frame and had Chevy engines to avoid the tariffs. That’s why Canadian Pontiacs didn’t get wide track because it wasn’t a Pontiac frame.

[@craigjones2878]

Hey Ed, the Pontiac Parisienne was sold here in Australia, I had a lovely ‘67 model in silver mink with a red interior. They were exported CKD and received local paint colours and trim. They were a bit of an oddball having the Pontiac body on the Chev chassis as the Chev was 2” narrower in the track and also in the wheelbase which left the rear wheels 2” forwards in the wheel arch- all a bit ungainly looking. Have a look at the Bolwell Nagari- it was a really sexy Australian sports car, love the series mate.

[@stuart8663]

Just had a look at some pictures - now I can see that 2" difference. Love those land yachts, be great for travelling to the coast!

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Aaaah! That must be one of the Pontiac 'Small-Track' cars I reckon?

[@divarachelenvy]

I had a 1964 Parisienne for a while, those drum brakes sucked...

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

I have a 66 from Canada that I got from a collection when I was doing Advertising for Pontiac back in ‘99 . He had many strange cars . Got his super rare 1 of 3 , 69 Firebird which he was a co Designer on. It was a Factory diesel and a 3 speed on the floor. I still have both

[@richardprice5978]

@@JamesBond-hu9rg diesel oem in a 1967-72 chevy cowmaro 🤔 what was the plan? and i haven't seen this or heard of it. the olds 5.7L in the 1980's is the only American aimed car marketing that i knowledge of

[@julianmoreau3281]

Ed, as argentinian, I would love you to do a video about the long, rich, and intresting aregntinian car industry

[@mrsrmp]

Me too! 🙌

[@KayleeCee]

I chose Argentina in the poll because as an American I know very little about the automotive industry of Argentina, but the question piqued my curiosity.

[@kevinbarry71]

Volkswagen still makes their little pick up truck there

[@mrsrmp]

@@kevinbarry71 VW makes the Amarok here in General Pacheco, a pickup of the size of a Ford Ranger (also built in that plant), perhaps You talk about the VW Saverio, a smaller pickup based on the VW Gol and built in Brazil

[@kevinbarry71]

@@mrsrmp No, I was speaking of the amarok

[@williamfairchild8119]

As an American and car guy I would just like to compliment Canada for being such a great country next door .we will always have each other's back when the chips are down and many thanks

[@ascco-automotive9328]

You could have mentioned the 1946-68 mercury pick up trucks , ( i have one , if you can see the little picture , frozen lake Erie in the back ground) .. And Fargo was a Canadian branch of Chrysler .(look up Fargo trucks) . we use to call those 1983 Canadian Pontiac caprice thingys - Chevyiac

[@tazkrebbeks3391]

Holy Autorama Batman! The Bricklin ! I forgot all about that Ed. 👀I'm sitting on the edge of my seat👩‍🦼 waiting for you to do a documentary on the Bricklin.

[@Desmaad]

Made in my home province of New Brunswick.

[@joshuadavis6094]

I own a 75 bricklin sv1 and that's half the fun of the car is the story!

[@stephenmilberry7796]

@@Desmaad The body panels were made in my home town of Minto. It's a miracle any actually were good enough to put on a car. They were made through one of the coldest winters we had in a building that was virtually unheated. Conditions that don't make for a superior product. It was a common site to come across some reject panels just dumped out in the middle of nowhere along some back road in the area when the plant was running.

[@jakespeed63]

Never ever heard of obscure cars like the "viscount", until seeing them on Coldwar Motors. As muscle car fans, just over the border in Cleveland Ohio, we lusted after 60's Beamonts and Acadians. All in all, good info and thanks for sharing. JT: Orlando, FLA

[@declanarmstrong1840]

Nice to see another Coldwar Motors fan, those guys are great.

[@A-A-ron990]

Canadians like Australians love whatever the American markets enjoy to answer why more chrome was implemented between the 50s/60s

[@tamer1773]

The '56 and '57 Canadian Fords and Mercuries were some of the best looking cars of the era. On the other hand, GM's mounting of Pontiac bodies on Chevrolet chassis produced some strange looking cars with wheels mounted deep inboard due to the narrower chassis of the Chevy under the wider Pontiac body.

[@msmoniz]

I'm a Canadian living in Canada and have been watching your channel since I discovered it last year. Great stuff! And great job on this Canadian car industry episode, eh! I grew up and my parents still live a few blocks from the once Studebaker plant in Hamilton, Ontario, which later became an Otis elevator plant once Studebaker ceased and now is currently a film studio/sound stage. The building still stands!

[@blairwilliams136]

As a proud Canadian I support this episode...and all your other ones to ;)

[@declanarmstrong1840]

I live in Canada and I am restoring a 1958 Dodge Crusader, 4 door sedan. It’s a Plodge, it’s a 58 dodge front end on a Plymouth savoy and it’s powered by a Desoto 251 cu in straight six with a 3 speed manual transmission. The car is bear bones with no radio, clock ,rear park light, air conditioning, power steering or seats and hand crank windows. She’s a beauty and has almost no rust or work needed to be done to her.

[@nated1453]

I always appreciate ed's devotion to making these videos and as a Canadian I had way to much enthusiasm watching this video thank you so much for all of the amazing content

[@nated1453]

But he did go a bit hard on the stereotypes so...just something to keep in mind for future videos

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Oh please, Don't tell me you don't like maple syrup! :-P

[@nated1453]

I do love maple syrup and we also love the Chrome more than Americans and that's why we still get more Chrome on our cars and trucks

[@TheIcyWulf]

Let's hear it from my fellow Canadians! ❤️🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦❤️

[@highlypolishedturd7947]

I have to laugh, I had a Parisienne back in the young and foolish days. And yes, it was largely a re badged Chevy Caprice. Thank you, Ed, for that view of the Canuckistan automotive industry, which is even more confusing than I thought it was. It amazes me how much effort was but into shuffling names and badges, for a population only a small fraction of the American population.

[@taridean]

This channel is so much fun. Love the sense of humour he injects whilst you learn about these cars. The way he pronounces Viscount is so funny. Technically, he is correct, but I've always heard it pronounced as "Vi" (as in pie) "Count" with the S being slient.

[@DougsMessyGarage]

Ed, dig into the Beaumont story a bit more. I suspect there is almost enough information there to do an episode of its own.

[@CJColvin]

Exactly mate

[@peterfraser8118]

Part 2 of Australian industry please

[@Fordguy02]

Forgot to mention that Ford did sell F series trucks under the Mercury brand for a while. I believe it was to help the more rural dealerships that have more truck sales. Also, Volvo was big there largely because of their plant in Halifax.

[@BubbaSmurft]

I had a '61 M-250.

[@catjudo1]

While driving across I-10 in Mississippi two decades ago, I was passed by a red Chevy Corsica sedan. But it wasn't a Chevy Corsica, but was instead a Pontiac Tempest with Saskatchewan plates. Even in the 80s GM's weird Pontiac branding for the Canadian market was alive and well.

[@R4ZOR154]

I have seen that exact Meteor Rideau at 8:04! I thought it was just a similar one but after checking my car show galleries it's the same one I saw last summer. Won first place too, that thing was absolutely immaculate. Somehow it found its way to the middle of Kansas.

[@54GodzillaFan]

Well isn't this a special treat! I am a Canadian myself and am very interested in the Monarchs and Meteors of the '50s. Very good looking cars! Also love the Bricklin!

[@billolsen4360]

My great uncle somehow got hold of a 59 Meteor Ranchero in 1964. Coincidentally, a meteorite had fallen into my grandmother's back yard a couple years before so he joked that his car had also dropped from the heavens. Wish I had it now, but wasn't able to come up with the $2000 he wanted for it in 1969 since I was only 9yo at the time.

[@CJColvin]

Just wish Ford built a Canadian Muscle Car as well.

[@person.w9780]

If there's one thing I've learned is that we're better at building stuff for other countries than home grown stuff.

[@rrshadow2]

Little known is that Renault and Volvo were also assembled in Canada for a short time there there was the Lada Signet that came to Canada partially assembled but automatic transmissions were added from a Chevy Chevette and the lower trim levels had different headlights and Grille and a S badge instead of the Lada viking ship And it was briefly called the Dennis Signet who was the name of the guy who imported Ladas. I owned a Dennis Signet 1.3 Automatic for a while

[@5cpml]

Oh wow, you talked about la Manic gt , you know stuff! There was one body shell in a scrap yard in my hometown in Québec, I’ve never seen one on the road... Can you tell me where have you found those archives of Montréal at 5:13 🤩? Nice channel, big fan ✌🏼

[@mikenb3461]

This is the first time I stumbled onto this channel. It's a great video and I've subscribed and will watch more. Not to nitpick, but your drawing of the Canada/US border puts the three Maritime provinces - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island - in the US. Maybe you did that on purpose though to illustrate your point that the Bricklin was made for the US market as it was built in two locations in New Brunswick. Malcolm Bricklin really took the NB government for a ride. For years, the word "brickled" was used to mean bamboozled or fleeced. As in "That con man really brickled you."

[@halepauhana153]

Nice to see an episode on Canada, eh! Alas, on your map the border line cuts off my home province of Nova Scotia. (I noticed the Beaumont had Nova Scotia Antique Auto plates). Volvo had an assembly plant in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for many years too. The Acadian also made a comeback in the 80's, (the cheapie econo-box era), as the Pontiac Acadian, the upscale version of the Chevy Chevette.

[@RyanMoran1992]

I have a Canadian ‘Plodge’ here in Australia. A Dodge Phoenix which is really just a RHD Plymouth Fury. I believe they were imported from Canada in CKD kits as both are commonwealth countries, it avoided the import tariffs that would apply to US imports

[@hebneh]

Actually, for years the export-model DeSoto and Dodge cars were just Plymouths with a different front end. These were called the DeSoto Diplomat and the Dodge Kingsway. In addition to being sold in actual foreign countries, for some odd reason these were also sold in Hawaii, which was fully a part of the USA even though it wasn't part of North America. I had a 1950 Dodge Kingsway coupe back in the 1970s.

[@redram5150]

One of the reasons Ford focused on Mercury in Canada had to do with competition with themselves. There have been times where laws existed allowing purchase of vehicles in America that wouldn't be taxed to the gills upon entry into Canada. Under these conditions, dealers weren't just competing domestically, but also internationally; which will cut into profit margins. To avoid stepping on their own feet, car makers took a page from mattress manufacturers. There isn't just one Sealy Posturpedic mattress. Every seller has one built to their specs and price point, that way they can advertise "if you can find the same mattress cheaper, we'll beat it" cus no one has a mattress that's exactly comparable. Ergo, "Oh, you found Ford for X? Well this is a Mercury dealership. It's a totally different car" Funny thing I've noticed among Americans is the belief that if it isn't sold here, it must be special and awesome. Maybe it's universal. I was at a car show years ago and a Mercury Meteor sedan delivery showed up, basically a Fairlane, and a Mercury M-100 pickup, a rebadged F-100. People were fascinated with them like they never saw anything like it in their lives. Aside of some trim they were no different than American models. I'll admit I thought they were pretty cool too.

[@asteverino8569]

Oh Ed 😀 Good chronological untangling, I must say. I’ve been watching Cold War Motors for a few years now Based in Alberta Canada, I learned some things about the mix and match of the 50’s and 60’s in particular.

[@MicrophonicFool]

I enjoyed the Australia episode very much, and I knew at that time that it would impossible for you not to cover the Canadian industry eventually. I own 3 classic cars that are Canadian made, one of which is an exclusive design from the US equivalent. I do wish the 1951 Mercury I inherited from my Dad was a Monarch instead. My daily driver is a 1966 Valiant Custom 200. The closest design in the states was Dodge Dart 270 coupe.

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

So not only am I Canadian, I happen to live in one of the Cities where Canadian Car industry was big, that being Oshawa Ontario. Kinda sad that the old stuff is gone now but at least we'll have history to remind us of Oshawa's historic car industry.

[@carkid266]

MORE!!! Its pure ART

[@christopherkraft1327]

Thanks for sharing this informative video on the Canadian auto industry!!! 👍👍🙂

[@derekguitarmax9140]

This is the only channel where I hit the like button before the video starts playing 👍👍

[@nintendoatarikiller]

Volvo also had a factory here in Eastern Canada

[@jvbolduc]

I’ve been following your channel for a while, my favourite series is the one you made about the Malaise Era 👌😄 and as a guy from Quebec, I’m very happy you made that video with specific details of the Canadian auto industry - Monarch & Meteor, the Laurentien, the Parisienne, the Bricklin and even the Manic..!! We also had a Hyundai plant in Bromont QC, however it closed in 1993 less than 10 years after its grand opening and following so many government subsidies - a costly disaster.

[@deadfishparty]

Thanks for sharing our complicated history. It’s unique, complicated and simple all at once. Our whisky helps you take it in stride 🍁

[@Wayne_155]

Crown Royal Maple for me 👍🏼

[@gustavodecastro3616]

Brazilian car industry please!!!

[@BradLancaster86]

agreed!

[@TheOldGord]

Do you mean cars without hair ? 😉

[@gustavodecastro3616]

@@TheOldGord What???

[@mickblack3291]

There's a Brazilian car industry?

[@gustavodecastro3616]

@@mickblack3291 yes, of course and he already posted a video about it shortly after my original comment.

[@justdna4385]

There is an interesting history with Studebaker production in Canada. There was Isuzu Bellett production in the 1960s, and I believe there was Volvo production at sometime.

[@rrshadow2]

I think Volvos were assembled on the East Coast of Canada for a while and Renault briefly made cars there. I owned a Canadian assembled R-16TS it was very unusual

[@julesboudreau619]

I remember very well the Meteors and Monarchs of the 50s and 60s. I also think that in some years, some Pontiacs were (or at least very much looked like) Chevrolets with a Pontiac grille, hood ornament and hood/trunk stripes. The shape was quite similar, but not quite identical. I also remember Dodge cars almost twins to Plymouths, again with a Dodge grille pasted on. Great job on this one, a very comprehensive view in a somewhat limited format.

[@christopherwoods6777]

Canadian cars run on maple syrup. Freakin' awesome.

[@dianaholvik2554]

Maple syrup does cost more per litre than gas (at the moment, tho gas is catching up). And here in Canuck we sell both by the litre (that would be liter in Americanese)

[@pablorobertodurso8892]

Great videos ,i like a lot the introduction of your video ,even though i'm a canadian , born in Argentina. It makes me laugh a lot . Both destinations india and Argentina are very interesting for the next episode . India has a real interesting car industry . Argentina is mostly like Canada or Australia ,in the way they just import and assamble foriengh cars. But in the 50 or 60's they try to have their own national car , called Rastrojero . My father owed one . It was quite good , turned very popular . Keep with your videos . Thank you .(I've enjoyed a lot the videos about the tails fins , I love cars from 1957 to the 70's)

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Argentina originally assembled US Ford Falcons and later built their own versions which quite different from the US Falcons. The same situation existed in Australia where the Canadian version of the early Falcon was assembled. Later Australia built its own unique Ford Falcons which were totally different to anything sold in North America or Argentina.

[@stevedeleon8775]

My first GM truck I bought was a 1999 Canadian S10..it looked like the US model except the front Grill was a miniature version of the full size US Silverado grill..also the rear taillights were like the Silverado but in miniature size..it was cool & i should of kept it ..

[@skallywag258]

The Bricklin was sold in Canada. Lived in the city it was made (Saint John) when i was a kid. Bricklin's everywhere and still are. Direct sale I believe....

[@0tiochico]

It's the most entertaining auto history videos i've saw. Keep up the good work! I also would like to suggest an episode on Brazilian auto industry, some really outlandish cars, lots of fiberglass, volkswagen engines and fueled by alcohol (sometimes both the driver and the engine).

[@jasonshull3106]

Great video as always thanks

[@cadifan]

We got the Full size Canadian Pontiacs here in New Zealand too, along side the Chevy Impalas. BTW Viscount has a silent ''s'' and is pronounced Vi-count.

[@alexandrecouture2462]

The Manic GT was made in my city, Granby, Quebec, Canada. I even recognise the building in the picture, which is in the industrial park!

[@fericas3237]

I love going to Granby to see the Old Timey car in august, always a blast!

[@Michistrasse97]

This series is great, I hope you won't stop at one more!

[@sableminer8133]

Another great analysis! Even as a car buff from way back I never made the connection about the more chrome on the Meteor Rideau and how it should've been the Ford! Agree too that the Canadian version has more pizzazz. Those monsters from Chrysler were a neato crossbreed, as I loved the '59Dodge face with Plymouths huge fins! Dynamite Those were the days for funky & chromey and that Beaumont Chevelle was one I never knew, wow!

[@pablojones5613]

Interestingly, the Canadian built Pontiac Parisienne, and Pontiac Laurentian were also sold in Australia through Holden dealerships, as well as many locally assembled Chevrolets.

[@cfox7811]

The municipal police in West Vancouver, British Columbia, in the late '60s and early '70s used olive green Pontiac Parisiennes. I really enjoy your efforts Ed. Great info and great narration. Cheers from Canada~

[@captlazer5509]

One of my favorite weird vehicles is the Labatts Brewery streamliner cab over beer truck, built from 1937 to 1947. Since beer advertising was controlled heavily after prohibition, Labatt's brewery created a can't miss it beer truck. Very Dr Suess in its curvy styling, which may not be to everyone's taste but won a design award at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Designed by a Russian immigrant who escaped the revolution but built and used exclusively in Canada. Well almost, one was built to carriage horses in the Netherlands for the royal family there. The horn even plays "How dry I am." Look that one up Ed. One was restored with parts found in the Netherlands. I'm kind of curious as to what happened to the one shipped to the Netherlands?

[@keithbroughton4476]

I have lived in Canada my whole life and had no idea how complicated the car industry was! Thanks Ed. A case of Maple Syrup is on its way to you :) It will be...um.. "interesting" to see how the Buy American plan affects the auto industry here.

[@fuktiktok8611]

10:32 "Let's play around with body parts" Yay!

[@TheYouTubeTeam]

Count me in!

[@Zenny_6969]

...interesting, Ed...I watch a couple of Canadian car repair shows like Coldwarmotors, and Halfassed Customs and sometimes they will bring up the Canadian brands.....thanks for running it down....

[@AcmeRacing]

Ford imported engines from Canada for U.S. models in the 1970s. When buying parts for a Ford with a 351 CID V8 the counter man would ask "Windsor or Cleveland?" The engines from Windsor ON were not the same as the design built in Cleveland OH.

[@cluricaun78]

Very well done Ed. Informative and just generally fun to watch. Greetings from Canada! :)

[@mrknoch]

Time is your friend; just do one of the countries now and the other a bit later. Don't limit yourself. Great video.

[@joshgreen2164]

Yes!!!! Ed you make my favorite car show's of all time. Much love from the U.S.

[@himolaskihomer1766]

Finland's car industry next please!

[@himolaskihomer1766]

@Ali Cuntë Yeah OFC! Do you know what SISU is?

[@Th3Rainmaker]

Hi Ed, I love your videos and I have a small request, Can you please make a world tour video on Indian Car Industry ?, It would be really great and would shine some light on one of the largest but least talked about car industries. Thank You!

[@Imightberiding]

Nicely done, I always enjoy your videos & your extensive research & knowledge but no mention of the Fargo vans & pickups of the 1960's in place of the Dodge name plate? There were also the Mercury pickups instead as an alternative to Ford. I think both Fargo & Mercury trucks & vans were around into the early 70's.

[@spooley]

Yes, my grandparents had a Fargo truck, three on the tree. Learned to drive stick on it, built well because it took a beating and rusted out before it wore out at over 300k Miles

[@Bellett64]

Hey Ed, love your work as always. I haven't checked to see if anyone else has banged on about this already, but 'Viscount' is pronounced 'Vy-count' because....reasons, I guess. Being in Australia, I only know this from Viscount being a brand of caravan here! I remember staying in a caravan park as a kid and saying 'Vis-count', then having my step-dad correct me in the pronunciation. In other news, yes, I own a Holden and yes it's a V8 (actually I have two... and nine classic Isuzus, but whatever).

[@JasonFlorida]

Oh Ed, you are such a good automotive historian! I give you two thumbs up!

[@cyb3rf0xx]

personally, I love the design of the Canadian 1959 "Meteor Montcalm Rideau", it looks like a 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie except it has some extra side chrome that really complements the bodyline, and almost looks like it was intended to be there by Ford in the first place, almost like they got scared by the 1958 chromemobiles and deliberately removed chrome for 1959 in the US market lolz

[@gene978]

Awesome Ed. Love all of your content here on KZbin. You help clarify things that I didn't know but now that I know wow how confusing. Look forward to your next video

[@davidtosh7200]

For 1955 and 1956, Ford Rideau the tip of the line models for Canadian version of Ford Motor Company is only came with a V-8 engine, and unlike American version of Ford Fairlane does have a 3 tone paint job, such as white top, red body with black narrow “sweepspear” trim in the middle. Like Ford Fairlane, a 1956 Ford Rideau added a 4 door hardtop sedan is available and it is increasing popular for the new body style. A 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air V-8 does have a Sport Sedan as of 4 door hardtop, which is the most popular body style even for the first year. Corrections: American car used Ford Fairlane and Canadian car used Meteor Rideau, not Ford, same goes to Mercury for the American car market, but Monarch is used for Canadian car market. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[@markaustin4370]

One of Your best episodes! Really interesting

[@Kollege_Turnschuh]

nice video, Ed! Like always, it was a pleasure to watch.

[@nickrustyson8124]

Two cars you forgot where the Mercury M-Series, Literally just the Ford F-Series but with Mercury badges and the Mercury Bobcat which is weirder because it was just a Ford Pinto, but they made them in the 1970s, well after Ford's Canadian Shenanigans

[@abpsd73]

There was also the Mercury Comet that was a re-badged Maverick.

[@poochie49]

I had a 68 Mercury Pick up. Built solidly. Big 6..but lots of rust. Still enjoyed driving it ..3 on the tree.

[@P_RO_]

The Bobcat was sold in the US too, but dealers here hated them as being 'below their status', and the public saw them (correctly) as overpriced Pinto's so they only lasted a short time here. I've seen 2 Mercury trucks which is pretty wild considering I live in the southern US.

[@scottdiamond7133]

I'm a Canadian I grew up in the back of a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne. Great video Ed.

[@jamesrecord1255]

I like theses videos very much . You do a great job with them

[@mikeemery2484]

As always Ed, fantastic channel. Argentina has awesome auto history, as does Brazil.

[@jamesstuart3346]

Grew up in Canada during the Alternate Universe Age. Thank you for covering it Ed 😊

[@frankdenardo8684]

I friends in the car business who own Canadian market cars. I saw a 1981 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,1980, 1981, 1982,1983, 1984 Pontiac Parisienne. Also saw the Mercury Meteor Rideau 500, Montcalm, Ford Custom 500, 1973-1975 Chevrolet Biscaynes. All of those cars built in Canada and can be imported in the United States.

[@grumpycarlsworld]

Funny how you briefly mentioned the similarity between the Canadian and Australian auto industries, as part of that "Colonial influence" meant most of our Australian assembled "US" models, were actually assembled from kits built in Canada.

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Ford Australia was set up as an off-shoot of Ford Canada rather Ford USA. This was to take advantage of the "Empire Trade Agreement". The original T model Fords assembled in Australia were built from kits sent from Canada and this arrangement kept going until the 1960s. The "XP" Falcon in the mid 1960s was heavily based on the Canadian Mercury Comet of the same era. There is a story that a Ford factory in Australia was designed by a Canadian architect so consequently it has a steep roof to stop snow piling up on the roof in the winter!

[@kevinbarry71]

In case you decide to do a story about that, just remember Malcolm Bricklin was a con artist.

[@gulfstream7235]

Just love this series.Thanks for all the effort Ed.

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Ford Australia was originally set up as an off-shoot of Ford Canada to take advantage of (British) Empire preferential trade scheme. The original Model Ts assembled in Australia were built from Canadian sourced parts. Much later in the mid 1960s the Australian Ford Falcon was heavily based on the Canadian Mercury Comet.

[@BokBarber]

My dad used to have a 1995 Chevy C1500 extended cab pickup. I was always perplexed by how many of its parts seemed to be badged "made in Canada". Then I looked up the VIN, and the whole truck was made in Canada, because apparently Chevy's whole "Murica" image was a lie.

[@kesslerrb]

I live in the Indiana town where GM makes their pickups…imagine my surprise when I learned that the 2014 “crew cab” variant of the truck I bought was actually made in Mexico. My buddy who works at the GM plant always gives me crap about my Hondas…at least they were actually built in the US 🤣

[@1L6E6VHF]

It's been like this since about 1970. We can choose American, Canadian and Mexican cars with no tariff.

[@abitdazed]

I didn't even think we'd make it! Woohoo! Remember, if your VIN (North America, anyway) starts with a 2, it's made in Canada. As a mechanic, most "2" cars are very well made in my experience

[@1L6E6VHF]

My daughter still drives a 1995 Ford Crown Victoria as her daily driver. They are easy to repair, and there is plenty of space, so the parts are accessible, and plentiful.

[@renelemieux]

Watching from canada - remembering how you'd still see plenty of buick and pontiac land other yachts cruising through the interloping "modern" freeways of Edmonton where i grew up in the late 80s early 90s. Walking the alleys in the burbs you would be able to find every year make and model of these canadian off brands, rusting away under tarps.

[@alext8828]

That's a good description of Canada. As kids, we loved to look at the Canadian versions of the American cars in our country. It was so strange to see them. It was an alternate universe.

[@mirisch64]

DO THE RUSSIA NEXT!!! GO RUSSIA, GO!!!

[@P_RO_]

AGREE! Russia had many car factories and made some iconic ones like the "Zhiguli" and the "Loaf", along with "Big Ears" (similar to the Chevy Corvair) and the "Oka" which was a "city car" made for the disabled. Russia has a rich automotive history not well covered in the English language.

[@tuomas5304]

Where is Finnish car production history ?

[@shagginwagons5992]

Satsuma

[@redram5150]

The Manic GT reminds me of the Puma. We never got them in the USA, and I'd love to have one. Aircooled VW sports car that looks like that? Sign me up

[@charlesharnois3684]

Love the Canadian Chrysler products of the 40's,50's and 60's interesting body design and body combinations. Thanks for posting this information!