Heel low Frank:
The lengthy post from 2008 is ours.
Maple Leafs were built for 21 years. In '36 and '31, GM made the "Chevrolet and Maple Leaf" trucks: 1931 — 1½ ton with WB 131” and in 1936 — 2 ton with WB 131” or 157”. The Chev portion in those models basically meant they used parts from the Chev bins too. Maple Leafs are not an independent "brand" but a truck model GM of Canada produced.
November 20, 1907, Oshawa Ontario carriage & horse drawn sled maker Colonel Sam McLaughlin incorporated the McLaughlin Motor Car Company which went on to evolved into General Motors of Canada. Sam became a director of GM Canada in 1910 and sat on the board of directors for GM in Detroit. He sold his Chev company stock in 1918 & became President of GM Canada. GM made McLaughlin-Buick brand vehicles up until 1942. He remained chairman of the board until his death at 100 years in 1972. He's received the Order of Canada, was inducted into the horse racing & sports hall of fame, when his older brother passed, he became president of his brother's company, Canada Dry. He was involved in thoroughbred horse breeding, racing (winning the Queen's Plate three times), show jumping, cycling, yachting, and donated hundreds of millions to education, art, libraries, museums and youth camps.
Without Colonel Sam, we'd likely not have seen the fancy Maple Leaf truck models made with their leather seats, chrome accents, and nitrocellulose paint.
Doggone,
Tara
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