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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: travisd on January 27, 2010, 06:21:36 PM

Title: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: travisd on January 27, 2010, 06:21:36 PM

Hello Everyone.

I am new to the forum and have just purchased a couple of 49 Travelers.  One is nice with no rust (needs glass) and the other is kind of rough, but in my opinion, worthy of being saved. They are very similarly optioned. One was Horizon Blue and the other Cardinal.The bad one has the original Florida title. These are such cool cars.

Regards,
David

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 27, 2010, 06:42:15 PM

I agree these are very cool cars. Congrats on your purchase.  Here is a link to  a group of photos taken at the 2008 Salem KFOCI National of K-F Utility Vehicles.
 http://www.circlekf.com/pnwkfoci/photoclass02.html (http://www.circlekf.com/pnwkfoci/photoclass02.html)
Enjoy

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 27, 2010, 07:32:25 PM

Just Curious?  Did either of these Travelers come with a Tailgate bridge as shown in the image below??(http://www.circlekf.com/Bridge01.JPG)

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: travisd on January 27, 2010, 07:42:38 PM

I am not sure if that bridge section is present..I will have to check but don't remember seeing it. To add pictures to a post do I need to have them hosted somewhere? Thanks for your responses.
David

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 27, 2010, 07:50:43 PM

I believe images must be hosted some whare and then you can link them here with a HTML IMG reference.
(http://www.circlekf.com/Bridge02.JPG)

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on January 27, 2010, 10:07:32 PM

Hi,

1949-50 Kaiser hatchbacks should have the "bridge" between tailgate and trunk floor.  It appears in the rear deck illustration in the 1949 parts book but says the metal piece is "not serviced" and does not have a p/n.  Literature and factory photos show it in Travelers and Vagabonds.

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: travisd on January 28, 2010, 09:49:59 PM

Yes, I was able to check the worse of my two and it does have this section.

Thanks,
David

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 28, 2010, 10:04:07 PM

Could you provide the length measurement and a photo?  I made 6 or 7 of them last winter and had a difficult decision on the length measurement.  Hard to find a pattern ... pretty rare I think.  THANKS

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: travisd on January 28, 2010, 10:31:08 PM

Will do. It may take me a few days to get back to it.
Regards

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: travisd on January 28, 2010, 11:09:27 PM

Here's a picture (next post) of the bad one. I know. It looks like a mess. But it's actually solid and runs. I know it's ambitious ( and will be expensive) but  I think it's worth saving. The bumpers and chrome are inside it. and the frame is good. This is the one that was originally "cardinal red" which is maroon.

It was evidently last on the road in 1970.

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: travisd on January 28, 2010, 11:21:56 PM

[(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3479/kaisermaroon3.jpg) (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/kaisermaroon3.jpg/)][/img]

Title: Re: New to Forum with a couple of 49 Travelers
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 28, 2010, 11:35:05 PM

Thanks for the photo of your project.  A bridge photo later would be excellant!!