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Old 12-30-2020, 06:53 PM   #29
RalphG
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Default Re: Canadian 1946-1948 Mercury 114

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Originally Posted by ford38v8 View Post
This is correct. To make a long story short, post-war Canadian Protectionist laws prevented the import of American cars.
That would explain the "Cheviacs" too. Pontiacs with Chevy sheet metal and Pontiac engines. A neighbour had a nice 52 Pontiac coupe that looked a lot like a Chevy until you looked under the hood and saw the flathead six.
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