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Fid

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1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« on: October 24, 2012, 08:51:47 PM »
I spoke to our friend Tom Quirk this evening. He no longer has an ID on here so I offered to post this ad for him:

1953 Kaiser Manhattan - A "20 footer"; 3spd/OD; 99k miles; Creme over Jade Green; Excellent original interior except for front seat cloth; brought back to life after sitting 15 years by previous owner but still needs elec. and mech. work that arthritis in hands/joints are finding difficult to do; Engine runs but could stand a rebuild; many spare and extra parts including front/rear glass, tail lights, trim, starter, water pump, visor and more;  A complete set of used 54 tail lights;  New radials, KF wire set, cap, rotor, points, plugs, condenser, regulator; rebuilt carb and generator;  all lights/options working except heater and radio; has working back-up lights; comes with shop & owners manuals as well as elec. and carb. charts and some 53 ads.  Bring a rig and $2500 and it's all yours!  Tom Quirk KF#6860 Liverpool, NY tsquirk@hotmail.com

Or call Tom Quirk 1-315-283-3683

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« Last Edit: November 13, 2012, 09:57:24 AM by Fid »
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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2012, 07:09:39 PM »
Hello  Can you give me your phone number so I can call you ?  I'm near Albany NY.   Kevin

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2012, 07:26:49 PM »
Are you looking for my phone number or Tom Q's (the  person who has the car for sale)? 
Tom Quirk 1-315-283-3683
I posted the ad for him because Tom cannot post on here. Good luck.
« Last Edit: November 13, 2012, 09:58:08 AM by Fid »
1953 Henry J Corsair Deluxe
Edgar Kaiser's custom 1951 Henry J
1951 Kaiser Special
1952 Allstate Deluxe

Need your classic car radio repaired? I repair vacuum tube radios

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2012, 02:46:03 PM »
Just received word from Tom Q. Due to health reasons he wants to get the car sold. According to his message, the price is now $2500 firm. I edited the original post to reflect this as well.
1953 Henry J Corsair Deluxe
Edgar Kaiser's custom 1951 Henry J
1951 Kaiser Special
1952 Allstate Deluxe

Need your classic car radio repaired? I repair vacuum tube radios

Fid

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2012, 09:51:22 AM »
Tom has asked me to update the ad to include his phone number so here it is -
Tom Quirk 1-315-283-3683
1953 Henry J Corsair Deluxe
Edgar Kaiser's custom 1951 Henry J
1951 Kaiser Special
1952 Allstate Deluxe

Need your classic car radio repaired? I repair vacuum tube radios

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2012, 03:12:21 PM »
Does anyone know if this car has sold???  I tried calling, but no answer.

OK, I had a nice long chat with Tom today. Nice guy - I hope he finds a home for this car. It would cost me outrageous (near what it's worth) to have it shipped to me.
« Last Edit: November 27, 2012, 03:51:49 PM by roscomacaw »

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2012, 10:39:24 PM »
I'm now logged on thanks to FID, Barb, Mike K. and Chris.  Thanks for all of their help on here.  I can no longer work on the car, so hoping to find a new home for it asap.  Please call if interested, thanks.  tq

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2012, 05:43:36 AM »
A standard rate, considering price of fuel these days, is between $2-3 a mile for commercial services.  It was not long ago that Mack boasted that their Maxidyne truck engines were breaking the 10MPG barrier on a regular basis.  Those of you with medium duty pick-ups (F-250 to F-350 classes) I'm sure can relate.

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Re: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2012, 05:14:08 PM »
It has just been sold to a local gentleman.  I can't thank Barb, Lowell and Carl enough for all of their efforts, without that, this would not have been possible.  Thanks again.  Tom