Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
1918 McLaughlin Buick
Open Now
Hours of Operation
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Wednesday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Thursday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Friday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Saturday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Sunday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Upcoming Alternate Hours
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Tuesday, Oct 17 2023
Closed
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Wednesday, Oct 18 2023
Closed
Exhibit Details
Category
Antique Car
About the 1918 McLaughlin Buick
It was advertised as “Canada’s Standard Car” and often used for family road trips, but in Crowsnest Pass the McLaughlin was associated with rum-running and murder. Alberta’s most famous bootlegger, Emilio Picariello, used a fleet of McLaughlin-Buicks (whisky sixes) to transport illicit liquor from British Columbia into Alberta and Montana during Prohibition. After “Emperor Pic” and his female partner in crime were convicted of shooting a police officer, the McLaughlin became an icon in Albertan history.