An unusual Canadian car - 1961 Meteor Montcalm

[Rusty_OToole]

Feast your eyes on this beauty

 

 

[8E45E]

The Canadian 1961 Meteor Rideau & Montcalm is different than the US Meteor 600 & 800 from the same year.

 

Canadian 1961 Meteors:

 

Orphan of the Day, 04-08, 1961 Meteor Montcalm - Studebaker Drivers Club Forum

 

What makes people do this? - Studebaker Drivers Club Forum

 

The well-known '61 US Meteor being restored here:

 

 

Craig

[Dosmo]

To me, that is just a great car - very uncommon, especially in the U.S.  Not flashy at all, but so well preserved.  I love watching these "Cold War Motors" videos.  Those guys seem like great people.  One of my favorite stops on YouTube.

[58L-Y8]

For a ten-year-old car-crazed youth, our 1962 family visit to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto was an automotive revelation.  While they clearly were based on the American models with which we were familiar, they still were so unique and different.

[1912Staver]

The little boy sitting in the red convertible could have been me. Except I don't have a blonde sister, and my father would have been looking at a sedan. Growing up in Canada in this time period I saw lots of the bread and butter Canadian market cars. At the time they were just every day sights. Most of the sporty body styles have quite low production numbers, and are rarely seen these days.

[58L-Y8]

These 1961 Meteors have the most intriguing rear styling configuration applied to that Ford-Mercury body.

[Laughing Coyote]

They are very unique cars and not seen very much. I have decided to place my 1961 Mercury Meteor 800 n2dr hardtop up for sale. It's a good running and driving car, but I was gifted another car so I decided to let it go. If anyone is interested shoot me a PM for details.