Just received my '57 Meteor Rideau 500 4 door hardtop from Frontier Resin!

[dh1908]

Gare, sorry, but it just wasn't my cuppa tea. Then I remembered, your CANADIAN!!! No wonder your excited! How many older Canadian cars are we seeing? Glad you finally got some respect! I'm not sure but i THINK one of the PE guys makes a conversion kit for a 69 Chevelle to convert it into a 69 Pontiac Beaumont, or something like that. Steve Millbury used to show it as his avatar. Didn't the original 57 Ford come with that Meteor grille as a custom peice?Along with the custom tailights from the 57 Edsel Wagon?

I'm sure the custom tailights in the AMT 57 Ford are 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagon. I almost bought one at a local swap meet, but didn't because I didn't have anywhere to keep it. I did take pictures though!!

I also have some pictures of what I believe to be a 67 Beaumont from The Vinton Cruise. I remember finding an 63? Acadian at a

junkyard where I worked at (I think I still have the Acadian lettering I pried off of it!)

[Rob Hall]

Those Canadian Meteors and Monarchs are pretty cool... I'd love to see a resin '70 Meteor Montcalm S-33 ht or convertible, or a LeMoyne 4dr sedan...

[Art Anderson]

You are right about the Canadian & US Treaty . This eliminated Tarrifs on the cars . The costs of Engines for what was left was the Studebaker / Packard Corp. was about a $60-$70 price difference . I don't think the Tarrif was part of the Costs . After a short time , the costs of Warrenty Coverage for GM's Engines was begining to narrow the gap . It was way too late to by then , no turning back . I like what I see with these Canadian Cars . I just have too much on my plate right now . Subject to change . Thanx ..

Studebaker simply shut down engine production in South Bend in December 1963, due to high costs, and an extremely limited market. After shutting down all production in South Bend, Studebaker retained the Hamilton, Ontario assembly line through 1966, to fulfill their contractural obligations to such dealerships as there were left.

But, production of approximately 20,000 Canadian Studebakers in the calendar year 1964 showed their decision to be a correct one: Use engines mass-produced at a much lower price rather than continue to struggle to make ends meet by producing their own.

Art