General Information

Serial #

187753

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

2000.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Motors

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Oshawa

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The car was always owned by Canadians living in Ontario. Smith brothers, originally in the carriage making business, were by the depression internationally known. They designed and produced custom bodies for such classic cars as the Mclaughlin-Buick, Rolls-Royce and Pierce-Arrow. (The Telegram, Toronto, June 29, 1967). Originally owned and designed by Winston Barron, Director of Public Relations and Advertising for Paramount Film Services (111 Bond Street, Toronto). See Supplementary Information file for detailed information on his life and for the ownership of the car until it became part of the collection in 1977.

Function

Example of a custom built owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

The only Buick recognized as a classic by the antique car club of America. (from a great way to go, p. 106) According to Mr. Barron, the car was built with the largest Buick chassis he could buy from GM in 1931. The hood and grill would have been designed with elements of Vauxhall and Duesenberg in mind (the reflector, Feb. 1963) Special copper and nickel chrome-tanks had to be built in order to chrome-plate the grill.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

From CA of 08/27/1997 by Serge Ouellette: No - Complete

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A