Re: A CANADIAN-built Packard?!?

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/12/18 11:27:48

'There were some' Canadian Built' 1932 Chrysler Imperial 8 model CH automobiles. They ranged from 9890001 though 9890041.

I have looked at several of these, several still survive, and I can see no unique features. They all had Budd bodies.

It is not likely that a separate assembly line was built for forty cars. More likely than not, they were Built in Detroit, moved across the border under the cover of night, and new serial plates affixed.'



More likely they were imported in pieces and assembled in Canada, using Canadian sourced parts and materials wherever possible.

By bringing in the body in white, bare frame, engine and running gear then finishing the car with Canadian labor and Canadian materials they could easily cut the import duty by half or more, a savings of hundreds of dollars on such an expensive car. I believe that model was more or less hand made anyway. At least more hand work went into it than a mass produced Plymouth or Dodge.