Re: A CANADIAN-built Packard?!?

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/12/17 15:08:08

Canada had a thriving branch plant auto industry very early on. Ford for example established a Canadian factory in 1904.

The reason was to dodge the import duties on cars which were quite heavy at that time. As a bonus, Canada being part of the British Commonwealth could trade with any other Commonwealth country duty free. In 1915 England enacted the McKenna tariffs which included a 33% tax on imported cars. Cars made in Canada could be imported with no tax.

So, if you find an American car from the classic era in any part of the former British Empire there is a good chance it was actually built in Canada.