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early Kaiser Frazer wheel colors
« on: January 17, 2015, 02:43:54 PM »
From about serial number 5,000 and until Jan 1947 GP Frazer's and Kaiser's were available with assorted wheel colors that were different from the body colors.  These colors can be seen by looking at the 1947 colored magazine ads.  A 1946 color chip page just for these K-F wheel colors documents these colors and I have never seen them discussed before.  The colors are Alpine Rust, Indian Red, Cabaret Green, Buckeye Maroon, Emblem Red, and Lambswool Cream.  Only Buckeye Maroon and Lambswool Cream were body colors in 1946.  Unfortunately the color chip page does not specify what wheel color went with the different body colors but we can get an idea by looking at the different combinations in the early magazine ads.  The cars looked very nice with the various wheel colors and I suppose that the practice was stopped because of the additional cost.  We don't get to see these early cars very often at our meets.
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Re: early Kaiser Frazer wheel colors
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2015, 10:04:30 AM »
The practice was stopped because it limited use of wheels on the production line during 1947.  It also saved money by doing everything in one color.

The information on wheel colors is in KFOCI HANDBOOK in both the overview sections and in the special General Information on Paint in the Handbook.  In the GI section, it appears as a Service bulletin with colors and details.