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Derby (Canadian automobile)

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47:. Rather than build cars, Arsenault imported American built Davis cars, changed the nameplates to "Derby" and added "Derby" tire covers. Conversion of the cars took place in the former Marshall tractor factory in 230: 202: 122: 78:
According to surviving company records, 31 cars were sold before the venture folded in 1927, with original plan of building 50.
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between 1924 and 1927. Company principal Louis Arsenault believed that with a booming wheat trade in the
32:, customers and investors would support a car company. Arsenault opened an office for Derby Motors in 153: 102: 44: 29: 126: 219: 145: 40:, in early 1924, following the dissolution of Winnipeg Motor Cars Ltd. in fall 1923. 25: 174: 52: 21: 48: 37: 33: 203:"Saskatchewan-built Derby car gets new lease on life" 62:
Series 92 Man-o-War roadster, selling for CDN$ 1750;
65:Series 92 Legionaire sedan, selling for CDN$ 1750; 101:. Canada: McClelland and Stewart. p. 384. 231:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Canada 175:"Derby represented brief career of automaker" 8: 152:. London: Stationery Office. p. 1792. 150:The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile 140: 138: 136: 92: 90: 59:Series 92 tourer, selling for CDN$ 1995; 43:The car was in fact an early example of 86: 74:Series 93 tourer, selling for CDN$ 1750 71:Series 93 coupe, selling for CDN$ 1750 68:Series 93 sedan, selling for CDN$ 1750 55:, and came in four different models: 7: 123:"The Derby: Pride of the Prairies" 14: 51:. The Derby used a Continental 1: 247: 182:Montgomery Place Community 97:Durnford, Hugh (1973). 18:Derby Motor Cars Ltd. 53:six-cylinder engine 45:badge engineering 238: 226:Vintage vehicles 211: 210: 205:. Archived from 199: 193: 192: 190: 188: 179: 173:Grosse, Noelle. 170: 164: 163: 142: 131: 130: 125:. Archived from 119: 113: 112: 94: 246: 245: 241: 240: 239: 237: 236: 235: 216: 215: 214: 201: 200: 196: 186: 184: 177: 172: 171: 167: 160: 144: 143: 134: 121: 120: 116: 109: 96: 95: 88: 84: 20:was a Canadian 12: 11: 5: 244: 242: 234: 233: 228: 218: 217: 213: 212: 209:on 2022-07-21. 194: 165: 158: 146:Georgano, Nick 132: 129:on 2022-07-21. 114: 107: 99:Cars of Canada 85: 83: 80: 76: 75: 72: 69: 66: 63: 60: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 243: 232: 229: 227: 224: 223: 221: 208: 204: 198: 195: 183: 176: 169: 166: 161: 155: 151: 147: 141: 139: 137: 133: 128: 124: 118: 115: 110: 104: 100: 93: 91: 87: 81: 79: 73: 70: 67: 64: 61: 58: 57: 56: 54: 50: 46: 41: 39: 35: 31: 27: 23: 19: 207:the original 197: 185:. Retrieved 181: 168: 149: 127:the original 117: 98: 77: 42: 26:Saskatchewan 17: 15: 187:11 December 220:Categories 159:0117023191 108:0771029578 82:References 22:automobile 49:Saskatoon 24:built in 148:(2000). 38:Manitoba 34:Winnipeg 30:Prairies 156:  105:  178:(PDF) 189:2012 154:ISBN 103:ISBN 16:The 222:: 180:. 135:^ 89:^ 36:, 191:. 162:. 111:.

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automobile
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Winnipeg
Manitoba
badge engineering
Saskatoon
six-cylinder engine


ISBN
0771029578
"The Derby: Pride of the Prairies"
the original



Georgano, Nick
ISBN
0117023191
"Derby represented brief career of automaker"
"Saskatchewan-built Derby car gets new lease on life"
the original
Categories
Vintage vehicles
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Canada

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