Can-Car Canadian Car & Foundry Co Ltd

Commercial vehicle manufacturer, Fort William, Ontario Canada 1946-1962

Can-Car Canadian Car & Foundry Co Ltd built buses along with forestry equipment and also railway rolling stock from the early part of the 20th century.

History

Can-Car also built large machines including boats and planes for the war efforts of WWI and WWII Post war production included public transport later returning to rail production by the 1980s. The first Can-Car was a 44-pasenger trolleybus built by the Canadian Car & Foundry Co Ltd, Fort William, Ontario. This also formed the basis of a new Brill machine built in the USA but it was not until 1956 that the Can-Car name was adopted for all Canadian-built models. Air suspension diesel-engine buses for up to 52 passengers.

In 1960 the company re-named the Canadian Car Co Ltd, moving to Montreal, Quebec More buses were built up to 1962.