Buyer of late 40's Manhattan

[johny]

Willing to spend $10K to $12k for a late 40's Manhattan in good running order and with no rust.  There must be someone out there who either wants to sell or knows someone who does.  Been looking since October with no luck.  Any sellers?

Thanks,

Johny

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

This seems strange as there are cars available.  Which  are you more interested in, 1947-48 or the 1949-50?  They are on the same body platform but the 49-50 were different interiors and external changed from the original versions.  This could be another part of not finding anything.

[HJ-ETEX]

Johny - I know of 2 Club members that have been looking for a 49-50 Frazer Manhattan for a number of years. Both have run across some good earlier Manhattans and good regular 49-50 Frazers, but not exactly what they are looking for. If you have a certain model & condition in mind, you need to be patient - much more than 2 months patient. This is true of most all collectible cars.
I once had a 1965 Pontiac Catalina. I wanted to take the 389/2bbl & TH400 and put them in a 65 Tempest. I was flexible...it didn't have to be a hardtop or even a 2 dr sedan. Well in nearly 3 years, I didn't locate a 65 or even a 64 or 66-67 Tempest of any body style. The closest I came was a 68 Tempest 4 dr with a OHC 6. At the time, I couldn't get enthused about that car. I sold the Catalina cheap when I got an offer and it was just as well because it would have been a diversion from the Studebakers and Kaisers I was already working on.