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JoeKeys2010

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1949 Virginian
« on: October 13, 2020, 03:30:33 PM »
Here is a 1949 Kaiser Virginian I am considering. The motor has new pistons, rings, was bored and I think valves. It has overdrive. I’m looking for people who know more than I do on the correctness, value and rareness of the car.
1949 Kaiser Deluxe
1964 Ford Custom (Galaxie)
1960 Metropolitan

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Re: 1949 Virginian
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2020, 08:23:43 PM »
The Body Information Tag indicates it was the 153rd body to come down the body and trim lines;  As almost all of the finished  Virginian bodies sat in the Body Bank weeks (or sometimes, months) before final assembly you can't identify the month the car was built and ok'd by Final Assembly Instpection.  If you get the door post serial number, please post it and I'll see what I can come up with. 

Otherwise, here's the info off the headers on the firewall tag:

Model K4923 1949 Kaiser Virginian 4-door hardtop.  External Color is Horizon Blue Lacquer with a Black Nylon Top, with Havana Blue Stockholm and Beaumont Cloth.  Interior photo of rear seat area shows the push button that operated the vaccuum powered window lifts rather than crank type window controls.  Vaccuum unit is a system supplied by Trico. (060 and 2318 off the body tag). 

The Virginian presented here should be equipped with overdrive transmission; the 112 bhp dual-manifold version of the 226 was standard equipment on all K492 Kaiser Deluxe models.  The body was built for a car destined for domestic (rather than export) sale.  It was equipped with Accessory Group #3 as were all Virginians; this included electric clock, rear seat cigarette lighter set of 5 chrome wheel discs, tail pipe extension (the flat deflector) front cigarette lighter,  2 front and 3 rear bumper guards, heavy duty air cleaner, vaccuum booster fuel pump, siare tire and tube mounted on spare wheel.  Factory installed options included heater/air conditioner (conditioned air, not cold air) rear wheel shields, overdrive and set of 5  white sidewall tires rather than blackwall tires.

Because the ITEM number appears to be punched out the fill information on the date the body started through fabrication (before paint and trim lines) Date body started down the production line

 


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Re: 1949 Virginian
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2020, 08:57:31 PM »
The car does have overdrive and the windows work, slowly, but they work. Is the interior correct?  I noticed it doesn’t have fog lights or spot lights. Is that normal? What would you think the car is worth in today’s market?
1949 Kaiser Deluxe
1964 Ford Custom (Galaxie)
1960 Metropolitan

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Re: 1949 Virginian
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2020, 11:13:15 PM »
First, price.  The market's been in a tizzy for about a year now with prices for things K-F plunging more than rising.  That's one reason I don't like to put prices on things.

Second, Fog lights and spot lights were options on all K-F cars over the years of production.  Yes it is normal for a K-F product not to have them.

Third, while slow moving windows may be tolerable, the question to ask the seller is "when was the last time the power window system was rebuilt"?  The only person I know of who's re-done the power windows on a vaccuum system was the father/son team of Dale and Steve Hammon in Wisconsin. Dale is in Beloit WI and is a current member.  His address, email and phone number can be found in the 2020 roster.

Fourth, I refer you to the Chief Judge (Randy Rutherford) for a call on the interior.