Robert McLaughlin began
his carriage works at En-
niskilen, Ontario more than
a century- ago, with the
motto: “one grade only, and
that the best”. Before long,
the McLaughlin Carriage
began to take prizes at the
local fairs, and the young
owner moved the plant to
Oshawa in 1878 to gain a
larger production capacity.

Robert McLaughlin was
both a craftsman and an
astute businessman. He soon

acquired the Heaps Fur-
niture Company so as to
imprve his product. He was
aided by his sons, G.W. and
R.S. McLaughlin, who
learned their trade through
practical employment in
every department of the
company.

At age 16, Sam
McLaughlin was an ap-
prentice in the factory, and
became a partner in 1892.
He was aware of the new and
upstart automobile, and

convinced his father that
they should try their hand at
this strange machine.

By 1907, McLaughlin's
slogan had become
“Canada's Standard Car”.
About a hundred units were

assembled, awaiting their
engines, when the firm's
chief engineer fell ill,

depriving the cars of this
vital element.

In 1918 corporate
revisions were made in the
company, and -McLaughlin

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CANADA'S STANDARD CAR was the name Robert McLaughlin gave to his autos

way back in Enniskillen, Ontario. Later moving to Oshawa, the McLaughlin was a
solid dependable piece of automotive machinery. The model above is a 1920
McLaughlin which generated 41 horsepower from its North Way engine. (Craven

Foundation)

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merged with General Motors
of America, becoming
General Motors of Canada
Limited. In later years, they

built Cadillacs, OldSmobiles.

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Peter Brand Motors Lid.

Oakiands,
Marqueties,
Pontiacs.
The McLaughlin
nameplate continued to be
attached (o each Buick that

Vikings,
La Salles and

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came from the Oshawa
and iwo custom-built
cars used in the 1939 Royal
Tour had only McLaughlin’

on their hubcaps.

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