Thought this was interesting as you don't see Pontiacs of this vintage much anymore. I noticed in another thread about the Regina plant that it opened and closed a few times, the last of which was December 1937 for the 1938 model year. Yet, this one is a 1937 and has "Regina" stamped on the plate along with Oshawa and Walkerville. I'm curious as to whether the data plates continued to have Regina on them even when the Regina plant was closed? Otherwise it seems like somewhat of an anomaly.
1937 Canadian Pontiac 224 4 Door Sedan Suicide Doors
$3,500.00
Model 7-26-19 - Solid car for its age. Would make a great restoration project. Engine and transmission out of car. It was driven 20 years ago prior to parking for restoration project. No time or space to work on.
And the quote was from Oracle, who was working on a book about GM factories in Canada:
"I have the Regina serial numbers for all years, for all makes, and the opening and closing dates: roughly December 1928-mid-1931; February-August 1932; December 1937-June 1941. However when Regina re-opened for the second time in 1937 for 1938 MY, they used '8' as a plant code on the serial number after the Model Number, and Oshawa became '0'. 1935-1937 vehicles sold through (distributed through) the Western Zone Office in the Regina Plant had 'W' after the Model Number, although 1932-4 although sent to the Western Zone based in the closed Plant, they did not apparently indicate this on the build plate."
From this info, it sounds like they maintained the Western Zone Office in the Regina Plant which might explain why "Regina" was still included on the data plate, even when production was not happening at that location. Just a guess on my part, however.
