Frontenac (marque)

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For the private automobile company, see Frontenac Motor Corporation.
Frontenac
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Chronology
SuccessorComet

In 1960,

Ford Canada introduced the Frontenac to give Mercury-Meteor dealers a compact vehicle to sell. It was a separate marque, like Lincoln was to Ford. Produced for the 1960 model year only, the Frontenac was essentially a 1960 Ford Falcon with its own unique grille, tail lights, and external trim, including red maple-leaf insignia. It was the second-best selling compact in Canada during its one year (5% of Ford's total Canadian output).[1]

A total of 9,536 Frontenacs were built at its Oakville, Ontario, plant.[1] In August 1960 a prototype 1961 Frontenac was driven from Halifax to Vancouver for a photo shoot only for the crew to learn that the Canadian model was discontinued from the domestic market and replaced by the Comet for the 1961 model year.[2]

At launch the Frontenac was available in 2-door and 4-door sedan body styles with 2-door and 4-door station wagons added later.[3]

The Frontenac is one example of U.S. automakers' attempts to market slight variations of U.S. models as unique Canadian makes.

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, and was marketed as such.

The Frontenac was named after a late 17th century governor of New France. The name had been used previously, from 1931 to 1933, on a car assembled in Toronto by Dominion Motors.[1]

Model Information[5]

Name Engine HP Voltage Transmission Wheelbase Length Width
Frontenac 144 CID I6 90 12 3-speed manual; 2-speed automatic 109.5 in (2,781 mm) 181.2 in (4,602 mm) 70 in (1,778 mm)

Further reading

  • Zavitz, Perry R. (1985). Canadian Cars, 1946-1984. Bookman Publishing.
    ISBN 9780934780438
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c English, Bob (September 23, 2010). "The one-year wonder". The Globe and Mail. p. G5. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Frontenac from the "Magic World of Comet"". 61thriftpower.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. ^ The Frontenac, from Ford of Canada, falconfaq.dyndns.org Retrieved December 18, 2017
  4. ^ "New Ford Frontenac Goes On Display Here Oct 8th". St Maurice Valley Chronicle. September 17, 1959. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Frontenac brochure". Oldcarbrochures.com. p. 12. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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