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First Car in Canada (Ford Model C)
Henry Ford built Ford Model C, the first car to be produced in Canada, in Walkerville (now Windsor), Ontario. The company could produce two cars at a time and in its first full year of production, it was able to make 117 automobiles. -
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Canadian Cars Timespan
Here in Canada cars are used to travel to places far away and also to transport goods across the country. -
Russle Motor Company
The Russell Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer in Toronto, Canada that produced cars from 1904 to 1916. The company is considered to have produced Canada's first successful automobile company. -
Ford Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to October 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's innovations, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting. The Ford Model T was named the world's most influential car. -
Gray-Dort
In 1915, Robert Gray obtained the Canadian rights to manufacture the Dort Automobile. They produced two cars the first year, a Model 4 roadster, and a Model 5 touring car. Over the years, Gray-Dort became known for the reliability of their cars, which started easily in all weather conditions. -
Brooks
Brooks Steam Motors, Ltd. was a Canadian manufacturer of steam cars established in March 1923. -
Trans Canada Highway
The Trans Canada Highway is the largest and longest hightway in Canada. The highway spans from one side of Canada to the other. -
Zenn
ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise) is a 2-seat battery electric vehicle that was built by ZENN Motor Company in Toronto. It was designed to qualify as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. It has a range of up to 40 miles (64 km) and is speed-limited to 25 mph (40 km/h). On earlier production models, there was an option of a 'Discovery Pack' which increased the ZENN's range a few miles. In later models it was standard. -
Role of roads in Canada
Roads are the dominant means of passenger and freight transport in Canada. Trucking generated 35% of the total GDP from transport, compared to 25% for rail, water and air combined.
