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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4dr/touring car/convertible/gas
- DATE
- 1913
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0236.001
- MANUFACTURER
- McLaughlin Motor Car Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- MCLAUGHLIN-BUICK/25
- LOCATION
- Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5284
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN BODY/ METAL/ RUBBER/ FIBRE
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
- 1100.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- McLaughlin
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Oshawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1913
- Canada
-
The Buick-McLaughlin Motor Car Company Ltd started in 1907 with an agreement between owners of an important Canadian carriage maker, the McLaughlin family, and the rising American firm, Buick Motor Co. founded in 1903. In fact, in 1908, Buick was the number one producer of automobiles in United States. McLaughlin imported the engine and other Buick parts and did the car bodies. Ultimately, in 1918, the firm became General Motors of Canada. - Function
-
Owner driven passenger car for general transportation. - Technical
-
The speeds lever and the hand brake lever are located in a compartment on the driver's side (right) by the door . The system to engage the speed gear is astucious. (selective sliding type transmission ?) 1913 is also the last year Buick had the right hand drive. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK FENDERS WITH WHITE PIN STRIPE/ BLACK TIRES WITH WHITE WOODEN SPOKES/ BLACK TOP AND SEATS
- Decoration
- N/A
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McLaughlin Motor Car Co. Ltd., Automobile, 1913, Artifact no. 1975.0236, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1975.0236.001/
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