Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Roadmaster49 on September 05, 2015, 07:56:07 AM
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Is there enough parts and service support to keep KF's going for years?
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I think the answer to your question is: As long as there is someone willing to keep them running, they will keep running. People are still running Model T's, so I would say as long as we live there will be some of us keeping Kaisers and Frazers running.
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In order to save on costs & to get production going (as well as keep it going) Kaiser-Frazer vehicles were assembled items rather than manufactured like Packards were. This means going to supplier catalogs whenever possible to pick something already in use by others rather than having the item made special for a Kaiser, Frazer or Henry J automobile. That's why electrical parts either interchange with Chrysler Corporation 6 cylinder 6 volt (Auto-Lite) or 1951-54 6 volt Chevy pick-up truck (Delco-Remy). Also why Borg-Warner transmission and overdrive parts are available (the components went into various vehicles of the time and later) as well as brake parts (such as 51-55 Kaiser master cylinders that are same as 49-51 Ford passenger car). And so on & So on.
Of course over time, the prices will go up a bit (compared to when the cars were new) and certain specialized trim bits, etc will not be easy to find. However, this is already happening with other makes including more popular things like 1960's Mustangs, 55-57 Chevrolet & Ford and even 1980's GM products.