1953 Kaiser

[Mr Manhattan]

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/1953-kaiser-manhattan/6718217688.html

Clean & Original.

[Roadmaster49]

I agree - you have apparently found another good one.  Personally, I love the Grey paint and toned interior.  You get to seeing so much Green and White, you just want something different. But, Grey is also not a bad color for this body as it is with the slab siders (in my opinion).

There is a fair amount of information missing from the ad but is that a slab sider in the background  on photo 1?  I wonder if this person inherited this Kaiser and simply has no interest in collector cars as many do from that generation.

Also, mileage is missing (unless I missed it) but overall condition is decent.  The lack of spelling is a sad curiosity and a possible condemnation of the youth and using a cell phone to create this ad. 

[Kato]

Hi, folks.  I'm the new owner of this car, and it now resides in (mostly, but not so much today) sunny Albuquerque, NM, where it won't rust.  The Craigslist post was written somewhat in Textese, but when I spoke with the owner (whose nephew, I believe, had created the post) he was quite informative and very honest.  The car just rolled over the 60,000 mile mark, and I can't find any hint of rust on the underside.  Took some time to transfer hands, but I'm now a proud Kaiser owner, and it looks awfully nice in the driveway next to my '51 Hudson Pacemaker and my girl's '51 Studebaker Champion!

[r1lark]

I'm now a proud Kaiser owner, and it looks awfully nice in the driveway next to my '51 Hudson Pacemaker and my girl's '51 Studebaker Champion!

Congrats on your new Kaiser! We would love to see some pics since the Craigslist pics are gone.

(Notice that your girl has a Studebaker......I've got a few of them too, but unfortunately no Kaiser or Willys yet. I do really like the Willys Aeros tho    )

[Mr Manhattan]

 Congrats...Glad my posting paid off. Keep us posted on its progress.

[Kato]

Thanks for the responses, guys.  I'll try to get some pics uploaded soon, but first gotta get her back on the road.  Planning on replacing the master cylinder tomorrow and hoping to get the starter back from the shop in a couple of days, then we'll see what we've got!