A Few Kaiser for sale - website

[Roadmaster49]

http://www.goheartland.com/VintageVehicles/vvindex.html


  VEHICLES FOR SALE

Vehicles located in Nebraska are marked NE;
Vehicles in Missouri are marked MO.




Kaiser

***47 Kaiser Special 4 dr sedan, Chev 250 6 cyl, AT. $3900 Title. MO

53 Kaiser Traveler Sedan 6 cyl 3 on column blue & white (faded) Solid Very Rare. Title. $2900. NE View Pictures

53 Kaiser Manhattan 2 dr sedan, grey, no engine, no trans. Some rust in floor, none in trunk. Title. $1900. Both 2 dr Manhattans $3000. MO View Pictures

53 Kaiser Manhattan 2 dr sedan, 6 cyl, AT, Rusty. Title. $1900. Both 2 dr Manhattans $3000. MO

53 Kaiser Manhattan 4 dr sedan. 6 cyl. $1500. Title. All 3 Manhattan's $3500. MO

53 Kaiser Deluxe, 4 dr, all original, nice chrome, straight, no rust. Title. $2500. All 5 '53 Kaisers $8000. NE View Pictures

 

[mbflemingkf]

"Some rust in the floor"...yup, when I can see grass through the holes in the floorboards, that thar's one honest seller!!! (also a dreamer with his pricing!)

[Roadmaster49]

I agree he is not going to sell any of these, but it's fun to see what is out there.  53 Manhattan 2 doors are at least pretty rare cars. As I have found out on my 49 Virginian, nobody is restoring these incredibly rough cars anymore.

The other problem is that when the sellers have these unrealistic prices, a person can't make a reasonable offer. I would offer $500 for BOTH 53 2 door Manhattans (because one has a drivetrain if I remember) because that is fair.  Whether one is restoring a 53 (fill in the blank) convertible or a 53 Manhattan, the costs are going to be astronomical, about the same. 

One might pay $5000 for a rarer a more desirable 53 Buick Roadmaster convertible in similar condition because when restored it would be worth $50,000 to $100,000 but a pristine 53 Manhattan coupe might bring $20,000 after vigorous marketing.

Nonetheless, when I was browsing the Internet and spotted these, I thought it worth posting.

[Roadmaster49]

Looking at it from the glass is half full angle- 2500 1953 Manhattan Club Sedans ( 2 door) were made in 1953. Rare cars. And only 1000 (and 1) Travelers were made in 1953.  Even rarer.