Between 1921 and 1935, the Canadian branch of American car manufacturer Durant Motors built automobiles in Canada at a plant in the Leaside neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario. Join CAM Exhibit & Project Coordinator Dumaresq as he takes a look at what car-building was like in 1924.

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All still images used are from the collection of the Canadian Automotive Museum
From the filmstrip "Your Future Car", Library and Archives Canada ISN 185644.

For more information on the 1928 Durant on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum visit https://www.canadianautomotivemuseum.....

The Canadian Automotive Museum is open to the public year-round in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
https://www.canadianautomotivemuseum....

Audio Credits:

"Ray and his Little Chevrolet", Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra, Brunswick Records, 1924. Collection of the Internet Archives.
https://archive.org/details/78_ray-an...
"Traveling Blues", Ted Weems & Orchestra, Victor Records, 1924. Collection of the Internet Archives.
https://archive.org/details/78_travel...
"At the End of the Road", Carleton Terrace Orchestra, Pathé, 1924. Collection of the Internet Archives.
https://archive.org/details/78_at-the...