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84RabbitGTI

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Kaiser in Cuba video
« on: March 03, 2012, 04:25:06 PM »
I found this (very) short video of a Kaiser in Cuba while I was watching a railfan video from http://www.machinesofiron.com.  The video was done in 1998 by some railfans who work in the TV industry, so it is of good quality.  The clip is rather short, but clearly shows a 1951-53 Kaiser towing a little trailer, and the narrator mentions the car correctly.  I asked the owners of Machines of Iron for permission to use this short clip which they generously granted.  I just hope my equipment can do it justice as it was from a VCR tape.
http://youtu.be/U3BFIZjzodM
L Mommsen
Marysville, WA
1951 Kaiser Deluxe 4 Dr
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Re: Kaiser in Cuba video
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2012, 04:51:02 PM »
Then there are at least 3 Kaisers in Cuba. There is also an early body Kaiser 47? 48? not 49/50. and a later utility model, likely a 51. Several years ago, a Canadian visiting Cuba snapped several pictures of unusual old cars including the two Kaisers, and they were published in the Canadian newspaper "Old Autos"
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Re: Kaiser in Cuba video
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2012, 10:09:31 AM »
There was a distributorship in Havana and a number of K-F products --including Henry J automobiles-- are known to exist at least in the greater havana area.  Many of them have been extensively modified just to keep them on the road.

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Re: Kaiser in Cuba video
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 08:21:08 PM »
People are very resourceful even under the condition imposed on them in places like Cuba!
L Mommsen
Marysville, WA
1951 Kaiser Deluxe 4 Dr
Member #6356 Since 1988