A Picture Review of the Kaiser / Frazer
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pickup trucks from the first one to the present day. I thought , what a nice idea. I thought that I might try something similar with some of the car pictures I have collected. I have been collecting pictures of Studebakers, Packards and Jeeps for some time now and I first wrote a web page on the Studebaker. Then one on Jeeps, American Motors, Pickup Trucks and Volkswagen followed. Next I thought I would try a web page on the Kaiser and Henry J. and now I with the help of one of my visitors have written on on the Crosley These pictures came for a number
of sources including web pages of the manufacture,
I would like to invite any one that
has a favorite Kaiser / Frazer or a Web Page
John MacDonald |
This page was last updated on March 19 2008
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In 1945 California industrialist Henry J. Kaiser
partnered with automobile executive Joe Frazer to respond to the American
consumer's postwar demand for cars, mounting the last real American challenge
to Detroit's Big Three automakers.
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Special Addition
The following three cars are
owned by Dave Hollen of Glasgow, Pennsylvania.
I have heard of people having
an obsession for a car but I think Dave takes it a couple of steps further.
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| After a nearly 20 year search,
Eric's car was found by a Kaiser-Frazer
Club member. On January 14th 2006 the present owner allowed Eric and this K-F Club member to view Eric's car and take some snapshots.
Surprisingly, it is only 99.9
miles from the New Jersey driveway where
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The following announcement was received from Eric Gordon on the 28th of April 2006. <> NEWS <> CONVERTIBLE NEWS <> DRIVING TO PENNA
/ RENT U-HAUL
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There are many pictures showing the details of this rebuild |
Convertible Conversion |
First Kaiser A 1951 Deluxe which comes to a startling end |
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A CHANCE TO REBUILD MY CAR AGAIN, 20 YEARS LATER |
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When it came to the Kaiser or
the Frazer
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After Eric Gordon found his Kaiser Convertible after 20 years of searching I thought that maybe that was the end of it but not so. Bill Turner from Wilmington, North Carolina just changed all that. Here is his story of another lost Kaiser that CAME HOME. Home Again II John, I visited your Kaiser site and read the story about the return
of the Kaiser Convertible. I would like to share with you and your site
a similar story that happened to me a couple of weeks ago. In 1951
my father was the parts manager for the Kaiser dealership here in Wilmington
North Carolina. There was a funeral director here that bought a 1951 Kaiser
for his 60 year old sister to drive their 80 year old mother around. The
80 year old mother did not like the daughters driving so she took over
the driving duties for the next few years. She hit or bumped everything
in town from fire hydrants to road signs as well as a few cars. One day
she had the right rear door open and backed up and a telephone pole folded
the door back over the right front door. While the car was waiting to be
repaired her health took her license away and the car was sold to the owner
of the Sinclair Service Station next door to the
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1951 Kaiser This picture was taken in 1973 |
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And now the Kaiser/Frazer Pictures
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| This car is owned by Roland Boulware, Stockton, California USA | |||
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| This car is owned by Joe & Judy Hibbs From Debert N.S Canada | |||
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| These pictures were submitted by Tom Martin
TheMotorClub21 803-370-6354 http://TheMotorClub21.com who has the car for sale |
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of Framingham, Massachusetts |
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of Framingham, Massachusetts |
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and was taken at a California Car show |
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| This car is owned by Dave "Frog" Trethewey, Mishawaka,
Indiana
The car is original except for the paint and paint and tires. It has appx 25,000 original miles. |
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| This car is owned by Dick Heiderich
He had the following to say about his car: "These four pictures are of the 51 Frazer which I have owned since 1996. It was previously owned by Brooks Stevens the Milwaukee Industrial Designer, who as you may remember passed away in 1995. I worked for the firm (Brooks Stevens Associates) in the mid 50's and had the opportunity to drive the car back then on a number of occasions. You presently have another pictures of this car on your website. This was taken many years ago on the grounds of the Brooks Stevens Auto Museum north of Milwaukee, which has since been closed. The car however remains in the same traditional Brooks Stevens colors of a light yellow and black. These cars are very rare and seldom traded. These photos were recently taken by Betty Hucker who with her husband Chuck, have the blue 51 Frazer sedan posted on your website. Thanks for your effort to share this collection with those interested and especially all the Kaiser-Frazer nuts world wide." |
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This car is owned
by Mark Chandler
of Santee, California USA. Mark says that the car is completely original with just over 40K miles. He bought the car in Kansas in 1999. Click on any of the images for a larger view in a new window
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owned by Rudy Phillips who lives in Ramona, California. Many Kaiser-Frazer club members consider this the very finest 1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible anywhere. (A little more than 50 survived and are registered with the KF Club.) |
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The above pictures were submitted by Wayne Graefen along with the following text "In 1950 when sales were good plans for the 1953 line included a possible Kaiser convertible. Evidently at least two prototypes were built up from 1951 coupes. The car above, owned by Ed Hausgen, is the only known survivor. The car was originally yellow, but the car and wire wheels had been painted blue by the time Ed purchased the car. Over the years a large number of Kaisers have been customized into convertibles. Many of these are just hack jobs, but the great styling of the 51s holds up well in the top down mode!" |
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| Pictures and text supplied
by Eric Gordon from an article by
writer Richard Langworth in "Collectible Automobile" March 1985. |
Pictures and text supplied
by Eric Gordon from an article by
writer Richard Langworth in "Collectible Automobile" March 1985. |
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| Pictures and text supplied
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writer Richard Langworth in "Collectible Automobile" March 1985. |
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This car is owned by Dave Hollen |
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| This picture was submitted by Judi Holdeman
It was taken in 1951 when the automobile was purchased by her father new in New York City in the summer of 1951 and driven to California where his wife and children (including me - I was 11 years old) were living at that time. The woman in the picture with the auto is my mother. It was taken on a trip through the redwood forest in Northern California. |
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1951 Kaiser Traveler Sedan
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This car is owned by Chuck (#8336) and Betty Hucker of LaCrosse, IN 46348 USA Web site http://www.geocities.com/kaiserfrazergardens/ |
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1951 Kaiser Club Coupe with Hidramatic Transmission |
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This 1951 Kaiser was
imported into Argentina
and is now for sale. If anyone is interested please E Mail me at the link below. |
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This car is owned by Rick Kamen
of Decatur, GA
Rick had the following to say about his car. "It is so rare that the factory never made one! Former Kaiser Frazer Club member Don Rouse put this car together some 30 years ago. Since the factory never made a '52 2-door hatchback, this would be a what the hobby has called a phantom. It started life as a '51 Special 2-door Traveler and then parts were added from '52 and '53 Manhattans. I've owned it for about 4 years now and intend to restore it as if the factory had actually built it this way. |
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This 52 Kaiser was owned by Butch
Daley 15 to 20 years ago.
In Butch's words "I bought it from an old car junk yard in Idaho for $400 bucks. I was building it like a '50's style kustom but sold it before I got it done. I did cut the top off and drove it around for a couple years. The stock drive line was still in the car when I sold it. I drove it from Reno,NV all the way to Paso Robles, Ca. one year for the West Coast Kustom's Memorial Day car show. The first picture was when I won the "Slow Drags" contest at the WCK show. The next one is of the Kaiser in front of the James Dean Monument in Chollame, Ca. The last one was after I shot some black hot rod primer on it and drove it to Paso again.. It sure was a fun car. Thanks Butch " |
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This very rare Kaiser is ownwd by Richard Mitchell of Crystal Beach, FL |
This very rare Kaiser is ownwd by Richard Mitchell of Crystal Beach, FL |
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Jean-Claude and Lucille Marcoux Click on the image to view all of their cars |
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by Mano Forsman from Sweden. The car was built 1995 by his son Henricat the age of 19 and styled by himself. They call her Lady K |
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The car was restored from the ground up 1976-1992, from an old Swedish junk yard, to show condition. It was sold later to a collector in Germany. |
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This Kaiser is listed for sale on Hyman.com |
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This car is owned by Richard Johnson Click on the image for a larger view in a new window Note the "pocket door" that slides into the fender. |
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This car is owned by Richard Johnson Click on the image for a larger view in a new window |
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was submitted by John W. Gardner. He had the following to say about this brochure. "Several years ago, while rummaging through
an old suitcase that had been lying around the attic, I came across a brochure
advertising the soon to be manufactured 1953 Kaiser Darrin. This is a black
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Don spends the winters in Yuma, Arizona. Seems he likes the winters better there then his home state of Michigan. He spotted this car parked outside behind a fence. Don spent his working life as an engineer with GM. |
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This car is owned by Eric Gordon |
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This car is owned and the conversion was done by Eric Gordon of New London County CT Click on the image to go to the page showing how th convertion was done. |
This car is owned and the conversion was done by Eric Gordon of New London County CT |
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Click on this image for a larger view in a new window 1954 Kaiser Traveler Name Plate |
he has the following to say about his car. I'm a recent student of Kaisers and I
appreciate your web site. I have a Kaiser K5325 which is a Traveler
built as a 1954 and the only known example. All the books/sources
say no Travelers were built in the '54/'55 models, but they did build one.
It's not restored (yet). I noticed all your photos are of nice examples
and I just pulled my Kaiser from a field where it had been parked for decades,
but as a one-of-a-kind there are no better examples.
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This car is owned by Walter Borri of Argentina |
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This car is owned by Chuck and Betty Hucker LaCrosse, IN USA This is the last Kaiser to come down the production line in Toledo, Ohio. Click on the image for a larger view in a new window. Web site http://www.geocities.com/kaiserfrazergardens/ |
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Betty Hucker LaCrosse, IN USA Betty has also helped me identify some of the cars shown on this page. |
| Juan Carlos Tuzzolino from Argentina
submitted the following pictures of his 1955 Kaiser Manhattan. The before
and after pictures show what he did to have such a beautiful car.
He should be very proud of the results. Juan Carlos also submitted the dark blue over light blue pictures. They are of the car of a friend of his in Argentina. Along with these pictures he submitt many others of the Kaiser Carabela and other cars which was manfactured in Argentina until 1962 |
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Juan Carlos tells me that Kaiser produced these cars in Argentina from 1958 to 1962 |
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