Looking to buy a buddies 1952 kaiser and Looking for ideas for one. I thought someone on here had one but cant remember who. Just want some info about them like clubs or websites about them. I googled them but havent come up with anything good. Hoping someone here might have a better idea to find some. Also maybe a little photoshop too.
I wish it was that one, but its not. Thats one i pulled off a website. I lowered it but thats about the extent of my photoshop skills. Sorry, i shoulda mentioned it was not the one i want to buy. My bad.
I can't seem to find anything either, kinda strange. I mean, there's clubs for Stanley steamers, you'd think Kaiser guys would have a club too. I love Kaiser manhattians, such a good looking car.. An underappriciated body style imo. Is the one you're looking at supercharged?
51-53 Kaiser pics I've collected over the years. Also, look for the KFOCI. Kaiser Frazer Owners Club International. You'll find em. LOTTA purists, beware.
Here is a link to the Kaiser Frazer Owners club. Not a lot of custom ideas but some tech stuff. http://www.kfclub.com/
OK, you guys asked for it. A Kaiser story (true). A guy I knew in high school in the late fifties had a "54 Kaiser, 4-door that was built by BobEstes Lincoln/Mercury as a sleeper joke. It ha done of their NASCAR Lincoln motors with a hydramatic. One with a brand new Chevy 348 tri-power,4-speed had to race him three times before he could believe that he had actually been beaten by a Kaiser.
Here's my '52 Kaiser Manhattan I bought for $450.00 from Hopkin's Junk Yard in Caldwell, Id. It was a complete driver when I got it. I cut the top off and primered it pink because of the shape of the windshield. This picture is of me receiving the "Slow Drags" award at the 1998 WCK Paso run. I sold it in Paso a year or two later for $800 bucks. P.S. There is another picture of it after I primered it black up in another post.
Thanks everyone. Its such a cool car i dont want to pass it up. PLus with another kid on the way i need something more practical to cruise in with kids. I am thinking of at least lowering it but now that ive seen chop pics i really am considering that. Thanks for the website to the owners group, hopefully it will give me some help.
if your getting a new project you gonna sell me the roadster for say 10 bucks ? sound cool ill be over tomorrow to pick it up.......
a question: was the kaiser six cylinder engine the same as the hudson and/or willys six? what about the rest of the AMC family? was there at any point mixing in the families?
Way cool cars...even though most of the cars posted are two-doors and are the car of choice,they are very rare..found one once in San Antonio,straight, for 600.00, still kicking myself for not buying it..the guy had a Golden Dragon with an alligator dashboard!.....
kAISER FRAZER CORP. built some cool car's ,Henery J for one.The Dragon had bambo dash and top covering. 1951 Frazer made a 4-door convert.,4-door hard top, The Vagabond had a hatch back with cargo runners in the floor. Taillight's on top of fender's like 57 Vette. Have more info, if any one's intrested. I own one Frazer and 5 Kaiser's no 2-door's. Kaiser's were built from 1946-1955. 1951 2-door sedan(5114) 8,166 WERE MADE 1951 club coupe(5117) 623 were made Hove
if anyone needs parts for them...this guys got 12 of them! he just lives 7 miles from me! the black ones his daily!
Located a 51 2dr a couple hours north of me, I need to get up and look at it, he wants $400.00 for it. This post is good incentive to get off my butt and go take a look at it. Great looking cars.
your welcome! heres the home num for dad! butch...660-727-2297..he owns them but the boy steve dos alot of the whellin! be sure and tell him who gave ya the num!!!kinda picky like that!!!good luck bud!! todd
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