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These cars have no pickup, A Strike by 20,000 truck drivers in the United States has stranded thousands of Canadian-made cars awaiting delivery to the(...)
These cars have no pickup, A Strike by 20,000 truck drivers in the United States has stranded thousands of Canadian-made cars awaiting delivery to the(...)

These cars have no pickup, A Strike by 20,000 truck drivers in the United States has stranded thousands of Canadian-made cars awaiting delivery to the(...)

Date8/8/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: These cars have no pickup; A Strike by 20;000 truck drivers in the United States has stranded thousands of Canadian-made cars awaiting delivery to the U.S. These cars from the Ford plant in Oakville are sitting in the parking lot of the Fort Erie Race Track. Most of the 6;500 autos made in Canada every day are fro the U.S. market.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009895F
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