Nice 52 Manhattan Ohio

[Mr Manhattan]

http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/4991880027.html

Nice clean original car. Not out west ))

[joefrazer]

I do not know the seller, but I do know a previous owner and he spared no expense in making this car right. There's no price mentioned but I can tell you this is a nice car.

[Fid]

Looks very nice indeed but because I'm me, I have to take issue with

100% all original

as stated. If it's a '52, it would not have had the chrome trim on top of the rear fenders/tail lights - that was not introduced till 1953.  External trunk hinges and hood ornament indicate it is indeed  a '52 so it's 99% original.  And if you're interested in it don't let that stop you. It appears to be a gorgeous car.

[StillOutThere]

An owner of this car has liked shiny stuff.   The door edge guards, bright edged visor, gas door guards, chrome fins, perhaps more.  A matter of personal taste.

[checker]

Guys, this very nice looking car has a two tone paint scheme.

Was this available from Kaiser in 51 - 52 ?
Cause I noticed that there's no chrome trim to seperate the two colors at the bottom rear of the top.

My 51 is the same way (black body with silver top without chrome trim) but by the VIN it was originally all black as I was told by the Club.

If two tone was not available as an option from the company in those years, where the KF dealers offering the option by painting the tops at the shop ?

I think things (paint / trim options) were a bit different with the 53 - 54 's right ?

Thanks for educating me 

[Roadmaster49]

I have seen two tone as early as 1947. Right?  Now you have me wondering! 

This is a nice appearing car from the one photo.  The minimum content and lack of a price are problematic.

[Fid]

There were no factory tutoned '47 or '48 Kaisers. Some '47 and '48 Frazer Manhattans were factory tutoned.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

Each automobile type in KFOCI HANDBOOK for Kaisers has a factory list of paint colors (including two-tones) available along with the firewall body tag paint number to help determine if the color(s) was (were) correct for the car.

[joefrazer]

Yes, the color scheme shown in the photo was available in 1952. KF offered, throughout their run, one of the largest color selections in the market. This resulted in some very pretty, and in some cases very interesting, color combinations.

I mentioned earlier being familiar with this car and a previous owner. Fid pointed out the rear fender spears which would have not been used in 1952. I can tell you they were not present when I last saw the car. I wonder what else made its way onto the vehicle over the years!

[Fid]

I do like the color schema on the car.

[bryan.hilling]

sorry I don't have a price on the car .im not sure what its worth

[Roadmaster49]

Brian

Add some photos and content to let potential buyers know what you have.  As for price, consider what you have in it as a starting point.  As long as you paid a fair price.   It's a nice appearing car but we need more photos and information.

[bryan.hilling]

I really don't know a lot about it.i got it from my grandfather.and the garage its in I'm about to lose so I don't want it out in the weather.i rebuilt the engine myself.a year ago have paper work on everything I done

[Roadmaster49]

Well it shows nice and one of the members that commented on it (Joe Frazer on this forum) has seen it and stated it is a nice car.

Without knowing much more, it should be a $7500 + car.   

Consider a well sorted ebay auction (15 or more photos and as much background as you know) set the reserve a bit higher and monitor bidding and views.