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Elder Motor Bodies – Canadian Commercial Body builder
who built a few streamlined brewery trucks in the 1940s. (probably in
Toronto). The American firms had their counterparts in Canada, and while
there weren't quite so many, some became larger on that account. Some of the
better-known Canadian truck customizers included Elder Motor Bodies of
Toronto, Smith Brothers Motor Bodies of Toronto, and Wilson Motor Bodies -
all large shops that compared with the best anywhere.
Smith Bros. Motor Bodies Ltd. An old (1850) established
Toronto coach builder better know for its aerodynamic beer truck bodies
designed by Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. ---- Smith Motor Bodies – Toronto,
Ontario, Canada - The American firms had their counterparts in Canada, and
while there weren't quite so many, some became larger on that account. Some
of the better-known Canadian truck customizers included Elder Motor Bodies
of Toronto, Smith Brothers Motor Bodies of Toronto, and Wilson Motor Bodies
- all large shops that compared with the best anywhere. …Smith Bros. Motor
Bodies of Toronto, Canada built the famous Sakhnoffsky-designed Labatts
Streamliners as well as many other brewery streamliners during the 1940s.
Smith Bros also built the famous 1931 Barron Buick, the subject of an
article in the March 1973 issue of the Classic Car (pp38-40) The Barron
Buick was an unusual custom dual windshield phaeton that was built on a132”
Buick 8-92 chassis. It was featured at the 1931 Canadian National
Exhibition’s Automotive exhibit.
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