Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Henry J & Allstate Forum => Topic started by: 51HJ on May 06, 2015, 02:29:50 PM
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Does anyone have any of the factory bulletin's for a Henry J? Since this car is an early '51, I thought I would try to find them from 1950 to 1951. Thanks
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The KFOCI HANDBOOK section on the 1951 Henry J includes pricing, accessory group break-down and other contents of the various
Confidential Bulletins issued by the factory. There is a 4 cyl version and a 6 cylinder version in the Handbook.
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Thanks for the info, but the version 5, from Aug. 2013 , that I have, doesn't have what I'm looking for.
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Are you looking for the factory service bulletins? That would be the service lit printed on goldenrod color paper? There are also some pre-delivery service papers as well.
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All of the HJ Service Bulletins are available at CircleKf.com in the service DEPT.
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I'm looking for the Confidential Bulletin's and General letters from about September 1950 to about June 1951. I could even use copies.
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Also on the version 5 disc of the handbook, it has listed the retail and wholesale prices of the 10/50 to 2/51 early '51 Henry J six cylinder as the same price. Can someone check this out? Thanks
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Because of regulations imposed by the government reflecting American involvement in the Korean War (kind of like the World War II production restrictions to a much smaller degree) car companies had to get government approval for price increases starting late in 1950. There was a price increase on Kaiser automobiles in late summer 1950 before the HJ came out. Speaking just for the Henry J, the original price as of the end of September 1950 was in place through March of 1951 when the Office of Price Stability (OPS) allowed price hikes on current production 1951 Kaiser and Henry J automobiles (all the 1951 Frazers to be built came off the line by the early part of November 1950). The Federal Excise Tax on cars went up from 7% to 10% at the end of October 1951. Equipment offerings changed due to restrictions (like spare tire and tube being discontinued for part of calendar year 1951) or company policies.
All this is documented in KFOCI HANDBOOK. Oh, forget the paper versions of the Handbook unless you want to collect old history. The handbook on CD is better researched than the paper versions because of the access to Confidential Bulletins, Parts & Accessory Bulletins, Service Bulletins and other factory materials I have. The Handbook even shows how dealers were instructed for two-toning of Henry J's.
If you are looking for copies of factory materials, e-mail me with a list of wants (which types of bulletins, factory correspondence, etc) and be as specific as possible (HJ prices and equipment not just 'Henry J information") otherwise you could get hundreds of pages worth of things you don't really want. DO NOT EMAIL ME HERE ON THE FORUM. Use the email address for the Club Historian as found in each issue of KFOCI MONTHLY BULLETIN.