A Picture Review of the Kaiser/Frazer

A Picture Review of the Kaiser / Frazer

A number of years ago I saw a one page calendar that showed all the Ford
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,
news groups and my own.
Since most of these pictures came from news groups there may be a chance that your car is shown here.

I would like to invite any one that has a favorite Kaiser / Frazer or a Web Page
that they would like added to this page to
E mail me a copy.

John MacDonald

This page was last updated on March 19 2008

			A Brief History of the Kaiser/Fraser 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. They produced cars like 1949 Kaiser Vagabond, 1948 Frazer Manhattan, 1953 Kaiser Manhattan two-door sedan, the Dragon sedans, and Henry J compact coupes as well as some modified Henry J race cars. The Kaiser and Frazer Manhattan series were mainstays of the company lineup. Kaiser and Frazer automobiles were manufactured at Kaiser's Willow Run, Michigan, factory from 1946 to 1955, when declining sales forced the closing of Kaiser's domestic operations. At that time production was moved to Argentina and Brazil, where the company turned out a series of sedans, trucks and Jeeps until the company was sold to a combine of Ford and Renault owners in the late 1960s.

Henry J

Kaiser

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.


1952 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1954 Kaiser Manhattan
	And that's only some of them

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
Eric had built/rebuilt this convertible in the early 60's.
It is now stored in a barn and needs lots of TLC. There are no major damages,
as these pictures show..........

!!!!Coming Home !!!!
The following announcement was received from Eric Gordon
on the 28th of April 2006.

<> NEWS <> CONVERTIBLE NEWS <>

DRIVING TO PENNA / RENT U-HAUL
TOW MY 54 KAISER CONVERTIBLE BACK TO CONNECTICUT /
THE PRESENT OWNER CALLED / WE MADE A REASONABLE $-DEAL



Eric Gordon's 1954 Kaiser ManhattanRebuild There are many pictures showing the details of this rebuild	Eric Gordon's 1954 Kaiser Convertible Conversion	Eric Gordon's First Kaiser A 1951 Deluxe which comes to a startling end

THE MIRACLE OF GETTING
A CHANCE TO REBUILD MY CAR AGAIN, 20 YEARS LATER

Click here to watch the progress being made in restoring this one of a kind car

When it came to the Kaiser or the Frazer
nothing beat

It would almost seem that Kaisers have a way of returning to their roots.
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
funeral home and was stored till 1970 when the station owner and I started restoring the car. Since my dad knew
the car so well from the dealership, after finishing everything but the interior my dad and I bought the car
and put a new interior in. We sold the car around 1985 and kept up with it. Last week I was looking at some old pictures and got sentimental and called the owner and he made me an excellent deal. The car had been sitting in the garage without being touched for 17 years and was covered with stuff so deep you could not even see it.
I am attaching a picture taken in 1973 after restoration and pictures of the recovery that took place
yesterday 1/28/07. The car is back home and is being cleaned up at this time.

1951 Kaiser This picture was taken in 1973

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These pictures were submitted by Jur Klavers from The Netherlands. These pictures were take in 1959 and show a 1949 Kaiser Rotterdam Special in the background. The pictures include Jur's family at that time. The other car shown in a 1959 Vauxhall Velux.
A lot of American cars, including the Kaiser which was built there were quite popular in
The Netherlands at that time.

And now the Kaiser/Frazer Pictures


1946 Kaizer 4 Door Sedan	1947 Frazer Special Sedan


1947 Kaiser Frazer Assembly Line	1947 Kaizer 2 Door Sedan


1947 Frazer Manhattan	1947 Frazer Manhattan


1947 Frazer 4 Door Sedan	1947 Frazer 4 Door Sedan
This car is owned by Roland Boulware, Stockton, California USA

1947 Frazer 4 Door Sedan	1947 Frazer 4 Door Sedan


1947 Kaiser	1947 Kaiser


1947 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Sedan	1948 Kaiser 4 Door Sedan


1948 Kaiser Custom This car is owned by Les and Kathy Rohlfs of Emden, Illinois	1948 Kaiser Custom


1948 Kaiser Custom	1948 Frazer This car is owned by James Rucker of Maple Heights Ohio


1948 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Sedan	1948 Frazer Manhattan

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1948 Frazer Manhattan	1948 Frazer Manhattan
This car is owned by Joe & Judy Hibbs From Debert N.S Canada
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1948 Kaiser Custom 4 Door Sedan	1948 Kaiser Custom 4 Door Sedan
These pictures were submitted by Tom Martin TheMotorClub21 803-370-6354 http://TheMotorClub21.com who has the car for sale
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1948 Kaiser Custom 4 Door Sedan	1948 Kaiser Custom 4 Door Sedan Engine


1949 Frazer Hardtop This car is owned by Tom Morganti of Framingham, Massachusetts	1949 Frazer Hardtop This car is owned by Tom Morganti of Framingham, Massachusetts


1949 Frazer Hardtop This car is owned by Tom Morganti of Framingham, Massachusetts	1949 Frazer Hardtop This car is owned by Tom Morganti of Framingham, Massachusetts

1949 Kaiser DeLuxe Sedan 1 1949 Kaiser DeLuxe Taxi Sedan and DeLuxe Vagabond Sedan
	1949 Kaiser DeLuxe Vagabond Sedan


1949 Kaiser Vagabond Sedan This picture was submitted by Bob Velon and was taken at a California Car show	1949 Kaiser Vagabond Sedan This picture was submitted by Bob Velon and was taken at a California Car show


1949 Kaiser DeLuxe Virginian Convertible Sedan	1949 Kaiser DeLuxe Virginian Hardtop Sedan


1948 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Sedan	1949 Frazer This car is owned by Jim and Carol Bunting, from Romulus, MI USA


1949 Frazer Convertible	1949 Frazer


1949 Frazer 4 Door Convertible	1949 Frazer Manhattan Sedan


1949 Frazer Manhattan Sedan	1949 Kaiser Virginian 4 Door Hardtop


1949 Frazer Manhattan	1949 Kaiser


1949 Kaiser Special Traveler Utility Sedan	1949 Kaiser DeLuxe Sedan


1949 Kaiser Traveler Sedan Utility Hatchback	1949 Kaiser Traveler

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1949 Frazer 4 Door Sedan
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.

1950 Frazer Standard 4 Door Sedan	1950 Frazer Standard 4 Door Sedan


1950 Kaiser Deluxe Vagabond	1950 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan


1950 Kaiser Virginian 4 Door Hardtop	1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible Sedan This picture was posted on alt.binaries.pictures.autos by MagisterMax

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1951 Frazer Convertible	1951 Frazer Convertible
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."	Click on this image for a larger view in a new window 1951 Frazer Convertible
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1951 Frazer Convertible

Click on this image for a larger view in anew window	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
1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan


1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan	1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan


1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan	1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan


1951 Frazer Ad	1951 Frazer Ad


1951 Frazer Ad	1951 Frazer Vagabond Ad


1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Convertible	1951 Frazer Manhattan Sedan


1951 Frazer Vagabond	1951 Kaiser Traveler Dutch Ad


1951 Kaiser 2 Door Sedan	1951 Kaiser Ad from Rotterdam


1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible	1951 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan


1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Convertible	1951 Kaiser Assembly Line


1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan	1951 Frazer 4 Door Convertible


1951 Frazer 4 Door Sedan	1951 Kaiser Traveler 2 Door Utility Sedan


1951 Frazer Manhattan Hardtop	1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Convertible


1951 Frazer Vagabond	1951 Kaiser Deluxe 4 Door Sedan


1951 Kaiser 2 Door Sedan	1951 Kaiser Coupe With Hydramatic transmission


1951 Kaiser 4 Door	1951 Kaiser 4 Door


1951 Kaiser 4 Door	1951 Kaiser 4 Door


1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible This beautiful blue Convertible 51 Frazer Manhattan is 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.)	1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible


1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible	1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Hardtop


1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door	1951 Frazer Sedan


1951 Frazer Vagabond Ad	1951 Frazer Vagabond Ad


1951 Kaiser DeLuxe Traveler 2 Door Sedan Picture was poster on alt.binaries.pictures.autos by All Things Mopar	1951 Kaiser Traveler Station Wagon Styling Sketch Picture was poster on alt.binaries.pictures.autos by All Things Mopar


1951 Kaiser Convertible 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!"	1951 Kaiser Convertible 1951 Kaiser Convertible Prototype Drawing


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.
	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.


1951 Kaiser Convertible	1951 Kaiser 4 Door


1951 Kaiser Deluxe Traveler Hatchback Sedan	1951 Kaiser Dragon Prototype


1951 Kaiser Traveler This car is owned by Dave Hollen	1951 Kaiser Traveler This car is owned by Dave Hollen


1951 Kaiser Golden Dragon	1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Hardtop
	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.

1951 Frazer 4 Door Convertible	1951 Frazer Manhattan 4 Door Hardtop


1951 Kaiser Traveler	1951 Frazer Vagabond


1951 Kaiser That's a Dehaviland Comet in the background	1951 Kaiser 4 Door Sedan


1951 Kaiser DeLuxe	1951 Kaiser 4 Door Sedan


1951 Kaiser Delux 4 Door Sedan	1951 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan

1951 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan	1951 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan


1951 Kaiser Engine	1951 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan


1951 Kaiser Special 2 Door	1951 Kaiser Traveler 4 Door




1951 Kaiser 4 Door Sedan

	1951 Kaiser Traveler Sedan
1951 Frazer Vagabond


1951 Frazer This car is owned by Chuck (#8336) and Betty Hucker of LaCrosse, IN 46348 USA Web site http://www.geocities.com/kaiserfrazergardens/	1951 Frazer

1951 Kaiser Club Coupe with Hidramatic Transmission	1951 Kaiser Club Coupe with Hidramatic Transmission



	This 1951 Kaiser was imported into Argentina and is now for sale. If anyone is interested please E Mail me at the link below.


1952 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1952 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan


1952 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1952 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan This car is owned by James Rucker of Maple Heigths Ohio

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1952 Kaiser Manhattan 2 Door Traveler	1952 Kaiser Manhattan 2 Door Traveler

Click on this image for a larger view in a new window	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.
1952 Kaiser Manhattan 2 Door Traveler


1952 Kaiser Convertible	1952 Kaiser Convertible

	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 "
1952 Kaiser Convertible

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1953 Kaiser Traveler Deluxe This very rare Kaiser is ownwd by Richard Mitchell of Crystal Beach, FL	1953 Kaiser Traveler Deluxe This very rare Kaiser is ownwd by Richard Mitchell of Crystal Beach, FL
Richard has the following to say about this car" I bought it in November, 2006, after it had been stored in Colorado barns and last licensed in 1981. It cranked right up, is mechanically refurbished and back on the road now. It is number 36 in registry with fewer than 900 built. It shows 30K miles and is the darling of local shows. I'm not trying to sell it but will consider offers in the $20 K range.

1953 Kaiser	1953 Kaiser


1953 Kaiser All Vinyl Dragon	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Taillight	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1953 Kaiser 2 Door Carolina advert


1953 Kaiser Darrin DKF 161 Sports Roadster	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Dragon	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Dragon	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan This car is owned by Jean-Claude and Lucille Marcoux Click on the image to view all of their cars	1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan This picture was submitted by Bob Velon and was taken at a California Car show


1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan	1953 Kaiser Manhattan Sedan


Custom built 1953 Kaiser Hard Top	Custom built 1953 Kaiser Hard Top
These pictures were sent to me 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


Photo by Mano Forsman
1953 Rotterdam Assembled Kaiser Manhattan Before

Photo by Mano Forsman
1953 Rotterdam Assembled Kaiser Manhattan After	Photo by Erik Stigssons 1953 Rotterdam Assembled Kaiser Manhattan

These pictures were also sent to me by Mano Forsman. 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.

1953 Kaiser Manhattan	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser	1953 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1953 Kaiser Dragon	1953 Kaiser Series K530 Dragon Sedan


1953 Kaiser Dragon	1953 Kaiser Manhattan


1953 Kaiser Custom Pickup This Kaiser is listed for sale on Hyman.com	1953 Kaiser Dragon


1953 Kaiser Custom Pickup	1953 Kaiser Custom Pickup


1954 Kaiser Darrin Car number 104 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.	1954 Kaiser Darrin Car number 104 This car is owned by Richard Johnson Click on the image for a larger view in a new window


1954 Kaiser Darrin Car number 104 This car is owned by Richard Johnson Click on the image for a larger view in a new window	1954 Kaiser Darrin Car number 104 This car is owned by Richard Johnson Click on the image for a larger view in a new window


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin DKF 161 Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster Ad	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster Ad


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster Ad	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Special	1954 Kaiser


1954 Kaiser	1954 Kaiser


1954 Kaiser Special Sedan	1954 Kaiser Special Sedan


1954 Kaiser	1954 Kaiser Series K 542 Manhattan SC Sedan


1954 Kaiser	1954 Kaiser


1954 Kaiser Manhattan	1954 Kaiser Manhattan by the factory

1953 Kaiser Darrin Roadster

The following Brochure for the 1953 Kaiser Darrin Roadster
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 and
white brochure that measures 11" X 8 1/2" folded. The front cover shows a head on view of the car and the back cover has four smaller pictures extolling the wonders of the new Darrin i.e. the sliding doors, etc. There is a small 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" fold in third page showing the car from an overhead view on the front and three smaller pictures showing the three ways the roof can be used. I have never seen another brochure like this on the web or at auto shows. Someone once told me that there was never a brochure printed for the 1953
Darrin ... they are wrong."

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Back

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1954 Kaiser Manhattan	1954 Kaiser Manhattan


1954 Kaiser Special 2 Door Sedan	1954 Kaiser Special 4 Door Sedan


1954 Kaiser Special 4 Door Sedan	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Brochure Cover	1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster


1954 Kaiser Special 4 Door Sedan	1954 Kaiser Special 4 Door Sedan

	These three pictures were submitted by Don Hoffman 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.
1954 Kaiser Special 4 Door Sedan

	This car has been completely rebuilt and upgraded. Click here to view this rebuild.
1954 Kaiser Manhattan This car is owned by Eric Gordon


1954 Kaiser Convertible 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.	1954 Kaiser Convertible This car is owned and the conversion was done by Eric Gordon of New London County CT

A Very Special 54 Kaiser
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1954 Kaiser Traveler	1954 Kaiser Traveler

Click on this image for a larger view in a new window 1954 Kaiser Traveler Name Plate	This car is owned by Don Jennings and 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. The body number is 1001, which the Kaiser Guys tell me is the first one of any given body type. It has numbers on it that Jack Mueller, Kaiser Historian, says make it a special order car. I'm a jeep guy and knew nothing about Kaisers. I only bought it to get the motor and supercharger to put in my Willys Pickup. It had no paperwork, so I did a little research to get the paperwork started so I would have a title, and I discovered it didn't exist. That's when I started communicating with Jack Mueller. Now I feel a responsibility to retore it, or have it restored. I can't just strip out the motor & supercharger and part the rest out. I have other photos if you would like to see them. Everything seems to be there in the car except for the rear view mirror that attaches to the passenger side spot light. Even things that aren't in the photos I have. The guy I got it from took stuff off so people wouldn't strip it. Nothing's been modified, but everything needs restored or rebuilt. I'm probably luckly it sat in a guys field since the sixties. At least nobody bothered it.


1955 Kaiser Manhattan This car is owned by Ken Lindsey of Normal, IL.	1955 Kaiser Manhattan


1955 Kaiser Manhattan This car is now owned by Tom Null	1955 Kaiser Manhattan


1955 Kaiser Manhattan This car is owned by Walter Borri of Argentina	1955 Kaiser Manhattan This car is owned by Walter Borri of Argentina


1955 Kaiser Manhattan	1955 Kaiser Manhattan


1955 Kaiser Serial Number 11021 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/	1955 Kaiser ad


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	These black and white pictures were sent to me by 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







1961 Kaiser Carabela This car is also owned by Juan Carlos Tuzzolino from Argentina. Juan Carlos tells me that Kaiser produced these cars in Argentina from 1958 to 1962


1955 Kaiser Manhattan	1955 Kaiser Manhattan


1958 Kaiser Carabela This car is being sent to the USA to be sold	1958 Kaiser Carabela


A rescued 1953 Kaiser Manhattan	Show in the police pound in Punta del Este City, Republica Oriental del Uruguay

1958 Kaiser Carabela	1958 Kaiser Carabela