Close. BP acquired Supertest around 1971 and then phased out the Supertest brand by the end of 1974. It was British American (B-A) that was bought by Gulf in the late '60s. Both, along with Fina, ultimately became the retail arm of Petro-Canada.

Bloor at Bay - 1969 Yes, the licence plates are definitely 1969. The maroon car is either a 1962-64 Vauxhall Victor or it's badge engineered equivalent, the Envoy. Vauxhalls were sold by Pontiac-Buick dealers, while Chev-Olds dealers handled the Envoy. Here's a good Flickr photo set...

Studebakers were both sold and built in Canada. I was referring particularly to 1958, which was a bad year industry-wide. Studebaker's total production was less than 45,000 cars- there just weren't a whole lot of them made, and the company very nearly packed it in that year.

I think "Able-Atlantic" was the cab company with that blue/white livery. Yellow police cars were used municipally across Ontario - I seem to recall that it was mandated by the province about 1973. There were issues with lead in yellow automotive paints, but I don't think this is why they...

Yes, the cruiser is a 1976 or '77 Plymouth Gran Fury, and I agree regarding the font and markings being off and that this is likely a movie car.

Mike - I tend to think 1963 is correct. The newest car I can identify is a 1963 Pontiac (two back and left of the Beetle). The cars also appear to have black plates, which is correct for '63. Other cars include '58 Chev following the Beetle, a '61 Pontiac heading the other direction - the two...

1960 by the white licence plates. The two newest vehicles are the panel van in the foreground (1960+ Chev) and a 1960 Ford in the far parking lot.

The fire truck has a 1966 commercial licence plate (the expiry, "MAR 67" would be to the right of the crown). That was the only year for this format plate with blue text.

H-42759 is a 1957 Monarch, Mike, another unique Canadian Ford product. For reference: http://www.mercuryarchive.com/1957to1960/1957MonarchAdBlkRd.jpg I think you're right that the plate is 1959, although it could be 1957 since the format was identical.

Good catch about the cemetery entrance - I think that's clearly what it is. North York Blvd. has a reverse curve to align it with Elmwood - the parking lot of the Board of Ed. building appears to be the original alignment of the entrance. There is a set of pillars over at Beecroft Rd. that...

"Oh Rochester, go start the Maxwell!" Maxwell-Chalmers was reorganized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1924.

"...2 Bloor West looks complete and occupied, so post 1972 anyway. Not a car nor a person to be seen in that photo... Were they filming an "End of the World" movie? LOL edit: OK I exaggerate... I magnified the picture and I found two people and one car." Not entirely clear, but zooming in I...

That's a very early example of the octagon shape used for the Stop sign. They were black on yellow with the "Stop Through Street" legend, but through work I've seen photos showing square ones well into the '50s.

Yes, 1964 Meteor. It was a Canada-only make, in this era basically the Mercury body with a Ford interior, intended to give Mercury dealers a car to sell in the low price field. Meteor was the make, not just a model name. Note that the negative's been reversed, the "Meteor" script on the rear...

It's definitely a BC plate. The '80+ Buick Skylark behind as well as the other vehicles around rule out it being an Ontario plate from the '65-'71 era. The Pontiac "listing" out of the parking space is actually a '74 Olds Cutlass (my first car!). There's an '88+ Chevy pickup front and centre...