General Information

Serial #

001354

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL FRAME AND BODY CONSTRUCTION/ CLOTH COVERED SEATS/ GLASS WINDOWS/ PLASTIC IN DASH ASSEMBLY

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1560.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Willys

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Willow Run

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1954 - 1967

Canada

The Kaiser-Fraiser had a plant in Toronto (Leaside). In fact, it was Reo who had accepted to build Kaiser cars with Reo employees but with Kaiser-Fraser Corp management and sales staff onsite. An extensive Canadian Kaiser-Frazer dealer network already existed for the importations. Reo stopped production in 1952 because of orders from the Canadian government to produce military vehicles for the Korean war. 4107 cars were produced in 1954.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportaiton.

Technical

An example of a new American automaker to achieve success after WW2. The Manhattan model is a top of the line model. Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was founded in 1945 and presented to the public, along with Studebaker, cars with new styling in comparison with the Big 3 who presented pre-war designs. They also introduced elements standard in their cars that will later be accepted by the automotive industry as standard equipment. They pioneered in the use of dual purpose tail lamps as safety markers as well as stop and directional lights. There were also the first to provide a full instrument panel crash pad as standard equipment. In 1951, a new design was introduced by designer Howard "Dutch" Darrin. It is considered as one of the most beautiful early post-war American designs. The 1954 model was the final version of the 1951 version. They made it supercharged because their previous engine lacked power in comparison with other makers. The last passenger cars were made in 1955.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

ENGINE AND OTHER AREAS DISMANTLED/ HEAD GASKET NO GOOD/ TRANSMISSION SEAL SHOT/ ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE IN CARDBOARD BOX INSIDE CAR From CA of 08/27/1997 by Serge Ouellette: Yes - Missing original shifter, present shifter not working. Cylinder head reinstalled on engine, thought other parts are missing, not in working order. See dossier for more

Finish

SILVER GREY - PAINT 462. Not the same colour. Was light green before.

Decoration

N/A