Red 54 Manhattan

[Mr Manhattan]

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4855776890.html  No engine or tranny, looks great red . ) Not a bad deal.

[joefrazer]

Look closely, it has a 55 hood ornament.

[Roadmaster49]

Great color. if I were in So Cal, I would buy it.   A couple of things:  The inner doors are painted white. It has a white top but why would the factory paint the doors white (inner) on a red body.  Does this maybe mean the whole car was a single white color at one time or am I missing something.   2.  The engine bay and floor pans look rust (perforation) free.  How refreshing!  That would cut down on a restoration right there.    3.  This would be a good one to use that drivetrain out of that a seller had on here about 4 months ago - Sam's car that had the supercharger robbed off it. 

And what if it is a 1955?

[joefrazer]

I think this car was originally white over a light green. I'd be willing to bet that it was painted when put on display in the museum. Since it's rust free and probably a 55 (extremely low production) it's well worth the asking price. Too bad it's on the wrong coast!

[Mr Manhattan]

Would the vin number tell if it is a 54or 55 ? The number is K2176037 . I assume the ID tag is on the firewall.

[joefrazer]

That sounds more like an engine number. Back in the day, it was common to register using it instead of the VIN.

[Mr Manhattan]

This is the tag on the Red Kaiser is it a 54 or 55 ?

[pnw_oldmags]

Need the Driver Door Post serial plate to tell I do believe.

[Mr Manhattan]

Here is the driver door tag. Can you tell the original color by the firewall tag ?

[pnw_oldmags]

Its a 54 ... 55s were retagged.  On the Door Post

[pnw_oldmags]

Paint Code 462 would be Jade Green Lower and Signal Green Metallic Upper.
Here is a link to the Paint Chips
http://circlekf.com/kfcars/KFCPDupont_540310.pdf
Hope this helps.

[joefrazer]

Yep, definitely a 54.