General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY; METAL, WOOD & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. RUBBER TIRES ON WOODEN RIMS. CANVAS ROOF HAS LEATHER TRIM, METAL ATTACHMENT POINTS & SUPPORTING FRAME & CELLULOID (?) WINDOW PANEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1650.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Chevrolet

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Oshawa

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Chevrolet 940 MFD c. 1914-1916. Specific period unknown.

Canada

An example of a 1916 Chevrolet 490, the first model of Chevrolets produced in Canada by the predecessor of General Motors of Canada in Oshawa, Ont. In 1915, McLaughlins formed Chevrolet Motor Car Company of Canada and the first model was a 490. This vehicle conforms to all standards of a 1916 model 490 Chevrolet and while not certain, there is a strong possibility this vehicle was made in Oshawa, Ont. (ref.1)

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

An early example of a well known North American product- the Chevrolet. It is a good example of a low priced automobile designed to compete with the rising popularity of the ford model "T". A total of 7,796 chevs. were built in Canada in 1916, and their success enabled GMC to compete with ford for control over North American automobile market (ref.1). 490 model name refers to the sellling price.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON TOP OF ENGINE BLOCK: '407-4/ 62721'; ON BLOCK SIDE: 'HSP1'; '6921/ 45834'/ MECHANICAL COMPONENT BELOW ENGINE BLOCK BEARS FOLLOWING INFO. CAST IN RAISED PRINT: 'ZENITH/ DETROIT- U.S.A./ U.S. PAT./DEC. 29, 08.' DASHBOARD FITTED WITH ODOMETER, MARKED 'Stewart/ MAGNETIC TYPE/ PATENTED/ MADE IN U.S.A./ SEASON MILES/ TRIP/ MILES PERHOUR'. 'H144' CAST [UPSIDE DOWN] ON PLATE BACKING STEERING COLUMN. PLATE ON IGNITION PANEL READS 'CONNECTICUT/ TEL & ELECTRIC-CO.INC./ MERIDEN, CONN. U.S.A./ IGNITION'/ BATTERY GAUGE FACE READS: 'AUTO-LITE SYSTEM/ TOLEDO, OHIO/ AMPERES/ [15-0-15 SCALE]/ DISCHARGE CHARGE/ THE W.G. NAGEL ELECTRIC CO.- TOLEDO, OHIO". TO RIGHT OF BATTERY GAUGE IS GAUGE MARKED: "0-25-50/ OIL/ PRESSURE". ONTARIO MOTOR LEAGUE & ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA DECALS APPLIED TO FRONT WINDSHIELD.

Missing

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION PLATE/ THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN 'RESTORED', THEREFORE IMITATION LEATHER (VINYL) UPHOLSTERY AND EXTERIOR PAINT ARE NOT ORIGINAL

Finish

BLACK PAINTED EXTERIOR; FINE RED & WHITE PINSTRIPING ALONG TOP EDGE OF DOORS & ON VENT OPENINGS OF FOLDING HOOD. BLACK UPHOLSTERY, INSIDE DOOR PANELS & DASHBOARD.

Decoration

N/A