The Frazer marque was discontinued after the 1951 models.
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was established in August 1945 as a joint venture between the Henry J. Kaiser Company and In 1950, Kaiser-Frazer began production of a new compact car, the At the 1953 New York Auto Show, Kaiser-Frazer announced it would produce a fiberglass bodied sports car, called the While sales were initially strong because of a car-starved public, the company did not have the resources to survive long-term competition with the "At the 1953 annual stockholders' meeting, Kaiser-Frazer Corporation's name was changed by stockholder vote to Kaiser Motors Corporation.Kaiser-Frazer was able to work out deals with General Motors not only to purchase GM At the end of 1955, the management team of the Henry J. Kaiser Company used Kaiser Motors Corporation to create a new holding company encompassing the various Kaiser industrial activities.
I always wanted to own one." If memory serves me correctly, Smoky Eunich (sp?)
Both of them had a big part in designing the first Chevy “smallblock”, the 265 cu. He roared, "We are not in the business of selling sports cars," he chastised Darrin for proceeding with the project without his knowledge.As it turned out, there was actually a rush in progress among American car manufacturers to produce a two-seat roadster that would rival British imports.
Interesting cam lobe placement. The new AMC-built V8 replaced the Packard engine midway through the ’56 season.With the new 1951 design of Kaiser full size autos….and if a proper size V-8 would have been available for it….perhaps, it’s sales might have saved the brand. Kaiser continued automobile production in Argentina under the Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Even so, Severson continues, the company would likely not have made much money on the car. Practical considerations such as a lower price, better performance and effective weatherproofing might have led to higher sales. In 1947, the company acquired the automotive assets of Graham-Paige, of which Frazer had been president before WWII. Government restrictions imposed during the last 4 months of 1950 (we were the arsenal for UN forces in the Korean War) prevented expansion for civilian goods. When they were finally dug out, their fiberglass bodies were deemed too deteriorated to sell as new and Kaiser ordered them scrapped. built one of these.Thanks! Other alterations included separate lids for the trunk and top well instead of the one-piece lid on the prototype, a one-piece windshield without a "sweetheart dip" in place of a split windshield, an amended interior and a dashboard display with the instruments clustered ahead of the steering wheel instead of spread across the panel.The prototype Darrin was unveiled to the public in September 1952 (two months before General Motors debuted the Corvette) at the Los Angeles Motorama, an event founded by Among the factors that caused delay was the lack of an adequate powerplant.
In an attempt to remain competitive, Kaiser-Frazer’s experimental engine department at Willow Run, led by engineer Dave Potter, a Continental transplant, developed a 288 CID overhead-valve V8. Less than a year after Kaiser-Frazer's formation, the first Kaiser and Frazer branded automobiles were being produced at the Willow Run, Michigan, headquarter… Instead, the company chose to direct its modest product development budget to the Henry J, a new compact car based on a prototype by American Metal Products, a Detroit auto parts manufacturer.While the Henry J sold well in 1951, its first year, demand fell sharply the next and the car never came close to meeting its volume objectives. 1955 Kaiser Manhattan 4 Door. That body design is attractive still, in our decades later design of autos. 1955 Kaiser Manhattan 2 Door.