Looking for a Traveler or Vagabond

[rustanddust]

Looking for a Traveler or Vagabond...prefer a runner and not a basket case, really prefer the Traveler to have 4drs.... I'm a hobbyist not a dealer....and in SoCal. Thanks all!

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

Some questions to clarify search requirements:

1.  What year(s) are you considedring?  The body type was produced from 1949 to 1953 model years.  Two door Travelers were only built during the 1951-1952 Virginian programs.  1949 and 1950 model year Kaiser Travelers and Vagabonds normally had the driver side rear door welded shut (that's where the spare tire was mounted on the inside).

2.  Are you open to cars only within X miles of, say, Los Angeles or are you willing to have something trailered in from the east?

3.  In the case of 1951-53 models, some were built with Hydra-Matics; are you open to any type transmission or should it be automatic or manual only?

[JFerriss]

Just curious, were there any 1951 FRAZER Vagabonds WITH Hydramatic transmissions? My KFOCI handbook is packed away.

[joefrazer]

The club registry doesn't show any Vagabonds with a hydramatic.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

According to the monthly production figures for 1951 model year cars and factory delivery informnation shared with dealers in the ordering information for 1951 Kaiser and Frazer cars, all 1951 Frazer Vagabonds were built before the first shipment of Hydra-Matics was scheduled to arrive at Willow Run.  Most of the 1951 Frazer Manhattan hardtops and convertibles did have the automatic gearbox.

Hydra-Matic was exclusive to 1951 Kaiser Deluxe series models until June 1951 when the factory announced automnatic transmnissions could be ordered as an optional transmission on the Specials at the same pricing as announced earlier for the Deluxe.