Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Cars For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Roadmaster49 on September 15, 2012, 09:44:21 AM
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http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/3204848548.html
This is a nice one for a good price. Is this one of our members does anyone know?
Content of ad (not mine)--
I am selling my 53 Kaiser Manhattan for $5,500OBO. The only thing I had to do to this car is a new fuel pump. This is a very neat car not only from its backround but from its nice body lines. If you dont know the backround to Kaiser,He was a ship builder for the war and He only manufactued these cars for a short time,It is allways stored indoors and hardley ever driven. If you have any questions call me ,JON 612-644-4433
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Looks pretty nice. However, for that money he should have a link to more pictures, especially of the interior, underhood, trunk, and closeups of the body.
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Blaine, MN is not too far from me. I don't think I'll be going to look at it but I do like the color and it looks good from what you can see.
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That 53 is a match to mine...right down to the interior. The MN car looks like it's had a coat of spray can chrome applied to the shiney parts.
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Also...another 53 for sale. This one is across town from me. I've seen the car and it's a nice one...and it's a 2 door.
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/3248090720.html
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I agree that 2 door is nice AND another 2 door in somewhat muted conservative colors, like the black 2 door that received attention here awhile back and is enroute to Australia or New Zealand now.
IF this car has a legitimate 52,000 miles and the seller is asking $8500, that's a great deal.
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That 53 is a match to mine...right down to the interior. The MN car looks like it's had a coat of spray can chrome applied to the shiney parts.
Not sure about the spray can chrome or whether it just needs some serious detailing but I too like the color as one not as commonly seen - at least by me - on the 53 Kaisers. I was wondering if the interior had been redone incorrectly but I believe that would have been pointed out. I'm getting more and more burned out on projects when - in this economy - there are so many cars available that are just good drivers.
Take that 53 2 door you posted Joe F, 52,000 original miles, looks great, no need to restore, maybe he comes down $1000? and you get it for $7500. A person could own that for 10-15 years with a lot of "old car hobby" enjoyment derived from it. Exercise it maybe 2,000 miles a year on average and it would still only have 74,000 miles in 10 years.
I bought a 73 Buick recently from the original family - a car with 67,000 miles and all original in running driving condition for $2500. Some people have to have the 55-57 Chevy, the Camaro, Mustang or muscle car but for those just trying to enjoy old cars, there are a lot of bargains out there.
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The interior on the Cardinal 53 is correct as it is a match to mine. The interior in mine is original and near perfect which is amazing considering the exterior was a mess when I got it.
Speaking of lo-mile bargain cars, I bought an 81 Eldorado at auction last fall for $500. It has 39K miles and a perfect body and interior. Unfortunately, the mechanics were not as nice and I now have 4 times my purchase price in the car and can finally drive it more than a mile from home without worrying about getting back! This illustrates that not every low mileage barn find is a great deal...my Cadillac is proof of that!
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I heard about the Brecksville OH car from some of the people at the Ford plant. They knew of a car being in Brecksville but nobody--not even the old car guys--knew where the car was, who had it, etc.
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Looks like another 53 in the Cleveland area is for sale. Interestingly, this one was built by Ford...so the seller says!
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/3280503378.html
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Once again, who in their right mind would pay $10,000 for any car with such minimum content and 2 bad photos and of course the Ford note.
I still say 95% of these Craigs List ads never sell. Or find an audience.