Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: 51henryj on November 22, 2009, 09:54:37 PM
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You are doing a great job of saving it. Do what you can but what you have done so far looks great and we know from the pictures what you started with. Once the missing pieces are replaced and it gets painted it will look like new again. Keep up the super job you are doing!
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It is coming along nicely although I did not notice the center grille bar piece in the photos...it is still around???
Over the years Kaiser-Frazer made dozens if not hundreds of scale models about this size to test color combinations and trim ideas before moving to full-size mock-ups. I don't know of any other surviving Willys models from the period (the Brazillian clays that Brooks Stevens had were from early 1960's) and know of only one of the K-F scale models, it's a 1947-48 type.
It would be nice to get one of these some time but I don't expect I will ever see one around the place here. However, I will settle for the fact that I have what may be the only surviving Mobilgas Economy Run trophy given to Kaiser-Frazer (1953, Class F, Kaiser Dragon for best actual miles-per-gallon in class).
Jack Mueller
Club Historian.
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There was at least one large Kaiser styling model on display at the Salem Oregon meet last year. When I still had my Ford collection I had a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr model about 16 inches long that was made of wood. It was a Tudor on one side and a Fordor on the other side. Even back then the stylists tried to save money by making one model do the work of two. I also had a larger styling model made of plaster about three feet long that was of a future dream car. This one was made about 1953 and was a half a car mounted on a base with a mirror behind it so that it looked like a complete car. Those stylists were full of tricks! At least I still have pictures of much of my collection. I just sold 4,000 FoMoCo toys at Lloyd Ralston's auction last month so now I enjoy K-F stuff and a few Chrysler and De Soto Airflow toys as I own a real 1935 De Soto Airflow. It is fun collecting the stuff but they say that "The Fun is in the Search" That was the slogan of automotive toy writer Al Marwick and it is so true!
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Hello,,,, I do have the Grill.. and 1 Complete REAR Bumper.. uncracked.. the front bumper got mashed.. it needs a complete redo.. the " W " for the Grill and the Hood Ornament will be made.. But.. for a Special Car like this.. it will be made of SOLID GOLD.. a personal touch.. The door handles and Rings and Marker light are Made Originally of mahogany and Foiled.. The Original foil on the trim is Lead Based Foil... and Thanks for your Comments...
It means alot..
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Makes me happy to see you never gave up on it. Keep it up!
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The only picture I have of this is a photo showing trim ideas for a 195? Kaiser based on the 1954 Manhattan set-up. The scale model is on a table in the background. It is black & white and a 3/4 rear perspective, so you cannot see what the damaged area looks like.
Jack Mueller
Club Historian
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Pretty amazing what you're doing! Some of the photos actually look like photos of my Willys Aero while I was restoring it! Good luck in 2010!
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Please explain the "from the archives of the K-F Club" on the picture from the styling department...I've always been told there is no club archive...that's why I've spent $$$$$$$$$ over the years to build up the files I use for research. It's been my own money from my own pocket with no reimbursement. If someone in the club is hoarding this stuff, he or she can take over my job.
Jack Mueller
Club Historian
Kaiser-Frazer Owners Club International
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I have attempted to write to 51henryj to clarify my earlier posting on archive materials. The system will not deliver, so I will put it up here.
Please do not pull the pictures on the restoration of the Willys model, including the black and white of the styling department.
My concern was the caption about the photo being from the "K-F Club Archives". I have always been told--even before I became club historian--that the club has no archive materials of its own. If someone had a collection of material and claimed it to be club property, I know nothing about it. The materials I have and use for research are my own, purchased, traded for, etc. I used by own $$$$ or was fortunate enough for others to think of me through offering copies of their materials, acting as "agent" at events I could not attend, etc.
From time to time I recieve e-mails from people believing a club-owned archive exists and want to know how to "borrow" materials.
The incorrect assumption that the club has materials may be at the root of a situation that is now under investigation, between the club and the AACA>