Vehicle Description
After World War 2 shipbuilder Henry J Kaiser, whose Liberty ships
were important in winning the war, and automobile executive Joseph
W Frazer took a huge gamble and formed an automobile company to
take on the "Big Three". The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was formed
in 1945 and their first cars went on sale in 1947. The cars were a
big hit and in 1948 they claimed a 19 million dollar profit! But,
this success was fleeting. The Kaiser and the Frazer (each
executive had a model named after them) were the only "new" car
available after the war. The "Big Three" could only offer rehashed
pre-war cars. Once the "Big Three" started to make truly new cars
all things change. Also, it didn't help that Kaiser and Frazer
disagreed on how to run the company. Frazer left leaving Kaiser to
run things by himself until he moved operations overseas but that's
another story.
The Special was the entry level car. It was powered by an L-head
IL-6 226 cid motor made by Continental that provided 85 hp. Ahead
of its time, the Kaiser had a 3 speed all synchronized
transmission.
We are offering an extremely original example of the first year of
the Kaiser. A true survivor this maybe the most original example of
the 66,801 specials manufactured in 1947. Owned by one family for
almost sixty years, this is a time capsule still in its original
Clay Pipe Gray exterior.
-First year manufactured
- One owner for nearly 60 years
- Driven often
- No rust
- Always garaged
- Never driven in bad weather
- For those who love rare survivors -
