Article: Canada only cars.

Studebaker, an american car manufacturer from Indiana, moved its entire production to Canada in 1963, because they were only profitable in Canada.

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They carried on until 1966, when the company folded.

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Holy shit. How could I forget my fav muscle car of all times - Pontiac Acadian Canso SD 1966.

A 1966 Nova SS with a Pontiac Front end.

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Gregster said:
It's amazing how much shit was on the road back then. We are so lucky to actually have pretty decent cars these days.
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Yes, very true. There are no Yugos and Ladas nowadays. Shit, even the cheapest car, the Nissan Micra which costs about the same as the last of these early shitboxes is a pretty decent machine with excellent reliability in comparaison.

That's why I get mad when the rose tinted brigade harp their "it was better before" horseshit.
 
Big Pat said:
Yes, very true. There are no Yugos and Ladas nowadays. Shit, even the cheapest car, the Nissan Micra which costs about the same as the last of these early shitboxes is a pretty decent machine with excellent reliability in comparaison.

That's why I get mad when the rose tinted brigade harp their "it was better before" horseshit.
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And the Micra will need minimal maintenance for the next 10 years.. I remember a family friend owned a garage and he was literally rolling in cash. Aside what many around here feel, those carb'd Toyota, Honda and Nissans weren't exactly the best. Owning a GM anything mean't a yearly alternator, fuel pump, transmission modulator valve... 5-7 years it was ready for the salvage yard. Remember those GM W-Body cars with the transverse leaf for rear suspension? and those insta sieze Peugeot rear calipers? My mom got pissed off driving a Bonneville SSEI around with clunks, rattles (I was convinced there were beer bottles in the rockers) that she got an E36 318i new at Canbec, yes when there were only 5 cars in the showroom.

Today unless you specialize in something you'll just be changing oil/brakes/tires...
 
2011 Mercedes C63 AMG Affalterbach Edition, a special edition specially created for the Canadian market. There are only 30 units built of this model...

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Big Pat said:
Woah! Had to google that - pretty arcane stuff!

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I've never ever seen one, never heard of it either!
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Jamais vu moi non plus mais je savais que ca existait parce que c'est une Isuzu I-mark rebadgée. Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais ça été vendu dans l'ouest seulement. Meme chose que la Chevrolet Spectrum, mais elle, a été vendue aux USA aussi. J'en ai vu une ou deux.
 
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