Auteur: Dennis Jarvis
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With the top down, you could see and be seen wherever you travelled. With a price tag of $4,000, touring in this convertible was for the privileged few. Even vacations themselves were a luxury for most Canadians in the late 1940s.
White Rose Gasoline Sign, 1950-1959
Goodyear Tires Sign, about 1950
Old Ontario Highway Sign
Old Ontario Speed Limit Sign
Driving Freedom - As automobile prices went down in the 1920s, more Canadians hit the road. Having a car meant you were no longer restricted to train or boat schedules and their set destinations. It was just you, and your sense of adventure.
In the mid-1940s, Canadians rarely used their cars for vacations. Gravel-roads were rough, and paved roads were few and far between. But by the time the Trans-Canada Highway was officially opened in 1962, the country had doubled its paved roads. A new love affair with road trips blossomed.
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