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Help identifying an antique car
Hello,
As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the collage, is pictured he http://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can provide any information at all regarding this. Thanks in advance. Regards, Ryan |
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:47:24 +0100, Yippee
> wrote: >George Patterson > realised it was Thu, 22 Feb 2007 >04:18:20 GMT and decided it was time to write: > wrote: >> >>> I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can provide any >>> information at all regarding this. >> >>That's a 1951 Kaiser. > >Yep, 1951 Kaiser Frazer Continental. Production figure was 8,888. Or >thereabouts. ======================================== Ummm....been a long time since I owned a '51 Kaiser, and I didn't have it long enough to become knowledgeable, but I'm pretty sure I remember a couple of things about them. The Frazer was the sister to the Kaiser, with different sheetmetal. See http://forums.aaca.org/misc/443561-Frazer1951.JPG for a picture of one. So while there were several Kaiser model names, Frazer wasn't one of them but rather a different car. I don't think Continental was used as a Kaiser model name until later...maybe '54 or '55. I could be wrong about that, though--as I say, I wasn't an expert even when I had one. I do believe the underpowered industrial 6-cylinder engine used in the Kaiser was a Continental. Joe -- Heather & Joe Way Sierra Specialty Automotive Brake cylinders sleeved with brass Gus Wilson Stories http://www.brakecylinder.com |
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Yup that certainly is a Kaiser, There was also a Frazer around that year
too but it looked much different. > wrote in message oups.com... > Hello, > As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively > identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 > collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the > collage, is pictured he http://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car > > I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can provide any > information at all regarding this. > Thanks in advance. > Regards, > Ryan > > |
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Help identifying an antique car
Thats great, thanks everyone for all of your help with this - its very
much appreciated. Cheers, Ryan On Feb 23, 3:26 pm, "duke39" > wrote: > Yup that certainly is a Kaiser, There was also a Frazer around that year > too but it looked much > wrote in message > > oups.com... > > > Hello, > > As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively > > identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 > > collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the > > collage, is pictured hehttp://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car > > > I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can provide any > > information at all regarding this. > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > > Ryan > > |
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Help identifying an antique car
On Feb 22, 8:54 pm, wrote:
> Thats great, thanks everyone for all of your help with this - its very > much appreciated. > Cheers, > Ryan > > On Feb 23, 3:26 pm, "duke39" > wrote: > > > > > Yup that certainly is a Kaiser, There was also a Frazer around that year > > too but it looked much > wrote in message > > roups.com... > > > > Hello, > > > As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively > > > identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 > > > collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the > > > collage, is pictured hehttp://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car > > > > I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can provide any > > > information at all regarding this. > > > Thanks in advance. > > > Regards, > > > Ryan > > > - Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The '51 Frazer was built on the 1950 K/F body, with attractive update / modifuication,making it the best looking of all Frazers. By 1951 Joe F and Hank K hated each other. Edgard K was running the company as best as he could despite the bad feelings. (POI The first Frazers that rolled off the KF assembly link bore the plate, "A product of Graham- Paige," a company which JF still owned. HK put a stop to that. Afet 1955, Kaiser moved to Argentina, building the '55 models for a while. Kaiser moved the Willys production to Brazil at about the same time. The Willys Jeep line had stayed in the US, under different owners. Studebaker had the motto: "Give more than you promise.". I guess I did that with this answer. |
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"duke39" > wrote in message . .. > Yup that certainly is a Kaiser, There was also a Frazer around that year > too but it looked much different. > > wrote in message > oups.com... >> Hello, >> As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively >> identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 >> collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the >> collage, is pictured he http://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car >> The giveaway is the windshield. You'll notice it dips down in the middle; it was dubbed the "Sweetheart Dip". Kaiser had it, Frazer didn't. Rabbit |
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:35:58 -0500, "Rabbit"
> wrote: > >"duke39" > wrote in message ... >> Yup that certainly is a Kaiser, There was also a Frazer around that year >> too but it looked much different. >> > wrote in message >> oups.com... >>> Hello, >>> As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively >>> identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 >>> collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the >>> collage, is pictured he http://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car >>> > >The giveaway is the windshield. You'll notice it dips down in the middle; it >was dubbed the "Sweetheart Dip". Kaiser had it, Frazer didn't. Also, 1951 is a split windshield/screen. For 1952 and on Frazers, it was one piece. |
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:41:27 -0500, Dean Dark
> wrote: >On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:35:58 -0500, "Rabbit" > wrote: > >> >>"duke39" > wrote in message t... >>> Yup that certainly is a Kaiser, There was also a Frazer around that year >>> too but it looked much different. >>> > wrote in message >>> oups.com... >>>> Hello, >>>> As part of an art history research project I am trying to definitively >>>> identify the make, model and year of a car that appeared in a 1952 >>>> collage by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi. The car, along with the >>>> collage, is pictured he http://johnston.rs.googlepages.com/car >>>> >> >>The giveaway is the windshield. You'll notice it dips down in the middle; it >>was dubbed the "Sweetheart Dip". Kaiser had it, Frazer didn't. > >Also, 1951 is a split windshield/screen. For 1952 and on Frazers, it >was one piece. Grrrr. I meant Kaiser, not Frazer. |
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