General Information

Serial #

139645

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, LIZARDSKIN, WOOD AND RUBBER

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

1850.0

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 McLaughlin Company of Oshawa, Ontario, was originally a carriage-maker. In 1907, Sam McLaughlin partnered with American William Durant, head of Buick, to form the McLaughlin-Buick Company. In 1918, it officially became GM Canada. McLaughlin built this car to carry the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York on their 1927 Canadian tour.

Function

Custom built Royal touring car.

Technical

Custom built in Canada - see Supplementary Information.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Red emblem at top center of radiator/ Car club medallions on front bumper/ Red lion and motto on turquoise stripe of front doors/ Buick written on all 6 wheel hubs/ Licence mounted front center below radiator and one on back at top of bumper on left

Missing

not missing parts

Finish

PAINTED DESERT SAND WITH A TURQUOISE STRIPE DOWN THE SIDE/SEATS AND INSIDE SIDE PANELS COVERED IN A LIGHT BROWN LIZARD SKIN/ NICKEL PLATED BUMPERS, TRIM, MIRRORS, HANDLES ETC./ WOODEN DASH, STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR STICK

Decoration

N/A