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Mr Manhattan

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Crushed Kaiser
« on: December 21, 2015, 11:32:30 PM »
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/5369089239.html

Look at the forth photo ..is that a Kaiser 2 door below the Rambler   ? It looks like it has been there for a long time ))

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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2015, 09:05:54 AM »
I think it is. 1951 or 1952 but it looks truncated, smaller.  But that could be because it is cut/smashed and photo pixel sizing.
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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2015, 09:56:28 AM »
Sure looks like a useful project car to me !!
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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2015, 10:58:12 AM »
It looks like a '51 Ford tudor to me - hard to tell but it's definitely not a Kaiser as none of the early slabsiders (save for the one-off Pinconning Special) were 2 doors.
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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2015, 12:40:11 PM »
Bullet nose on the grille and rear side window shape Ford as well.

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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2015, 02:25:49 PM »
Fid's the closest, but it's a '49 Ford Tudor.
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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2015, 02:58:08 PM »
The 1951 Ford used two smaller bullets rather than one large unit in the center of the grille. It's difficult to tell from the picture but the car could be a 50. The difference is in the park light housing and it's missing.

Either way, neat pictures!

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Re: Crushed Kaiser
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2015, 09:00:22 PM »
It's a '49 because the parking lights are just spear-like extensions of the grille. The '50 had a rectangular chrome block for parking lights.
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