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Spotted on the Road: 1959 Meteor Montcalm, Calgary

 

A lovely 2 door hardtop beauty that is approaching 60 years of age! The Meteor  was a Ford model that was built and sold only in Canada.  

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In the mid-1950s, Ford thought that to compete with General Motors (eg. with its Buick and Oldsmobile brands), it had to develop similar unique products. The plan affected Mercury by calling for the marque's completely new platform and body design to differentiate it from Fords, beginning with the 1957 model year.

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093-Show and Shine Car Show (106)

Eventually a 1960s trade agreement brought the US and Canadian auto manufacturing industry into alignment for cross-border production and trade.  These unique Canadian models were axed.

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096-Show and Shine Car Show (109)

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