Hi, I'm just curious to know what "Can-Am" actually stands for? Any stories behind how BRP came up with the name?
Cheers.
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Hi, I'm just curious to know what "Can-Am" actually stands for? Any stories behind how BRP came up with the name?
Cheers.
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Generally the abreviation stands for Canadian- American.
There used to be a racing series called Can-am. which was the the badest of the bad! 7.0 liter full bodied cars on a road course! They would make your chest vibrate! (7.0 liters=427ci)
There used to be an American component to the business both with off road motorcycles and auto's. The American component has long since gone away. But Can-Am built such a great reputation, why change the name?
I guess Americans still buy the Canadian product and so that link still remains.
And Canada has passed up America in the Free Enterprise catagory, so it is likely that more innovative products will be coming from the other side of the border.
Thanks for the replies!
Cheers.
Like others have said, it's based on the recognition of how closely our 2 countries are attached.
There's also the CanAm Highway -- see my signature. And a similar acronym for another highway, Alcan, is for the Alaska-Canadian Highway constructed during World War II that connects the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada.
Never saw a Buick Electra but I did see a Gran Sport runing in the Can-Am circuit. It was raced in Canada and the states hence the name.
Thanks they are from Spyderdetailing.com Peter does good work. I think I saw the Buick in around 69 or 70 can't remember. It was giving away to much weight.