I don't know if the trucks were the same, but one way to distinguish a Canadian-made ford from an American one was the star in the grille. A Canadian Ford was called a "Meteor" and a Canadian Mercury was a "Monarch". GM and Chrysler also had uniquely Canadian versions of some of their American offerings. In Canada a Chevy Nova was called an "Acadian" while the Pontiac Bonneville was a "Parisienne", just to name a few. Usually a subtle trim change (like the star) was the only difference between the two country's versions.

Thanks for the bit of trivia!

I never knew that!

V.

Whoa! This is really fascinating. Thank you for enlightening us!

Tah for the info, Australia used to get some Canadian versions of cars like the Pontiac Parisienne.

Oh yes, that's right--I'd forgotten that some of them went to Australia! Funny...the Canadian Parisienne was a weird Chevrolet/Pontiac hybrid that only sort of resembled its U.S. counterpart.

What a nifty lil detail.