Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Cars For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Fid on July 20, 2010, 08:55:55 PM
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It needs a lot of TLC
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-1951-Frazer-Automobile-/130412367722?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item1e5d2ecf6a
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There seems to be a typo in the starting bid--somehow an exta 0 got inserted...
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No, there is no mistake on the price...didn't you know (or so I was led to believe) that these are very rare cars and a restored Vagabond sold for around $30,000 some months ago so it should be worth even more now?
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I think the person that would pay 3 grand for that has not yet been born.
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This car has just been re-listed for $2,500!
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Barnum was right--the car has one bid for $2500 as of now. If that car is worth that my Vagabond is a $10000 car for sure!
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We are a little more knowledgeable than many buyers but lets hope that another Frazer will get on the road. There are not that many available.
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Mayhaps it is a shill bid to try and get the process rolling?
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If anyone finds one of these suckers send them my way, I have a beauty, 1952 Manhattan body, with drivetrain for $10K will throw in the extra super-sonic 6 and hydramatic trans for free. They will have to arrange their own shipping or towchain. LOL
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Bid was retracted. No sale.
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Well, it is re-listed again for $3,000 with a new ad and more information on its' history. At least it has kept us entertained for a few weeks. I really do hope it finds a new home for a fair price. The steering wheel is typical '51 Frazer condition. They must have been made with an inferior quality material as most of the cars that have sat around for a long time have terrible steering wheels.
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The problem with the Frazer steering wheels in 1951 is the same problem that Kaiser plastic wheel have. Most of the different types of plastics in use back then had problems with prolonged exposure to sun and heat. Rather than warp (like a model car of similar production date) the wheels cracked, brittled and literally began flaking apart. The Tenite material used was considered one of the better quality formulations of the day for decorative applications.
Unfortunately, there seems to be so little demand for re-running the steering wheels (we're talking sales of over 100 wheels either in pre-orders or within 6 months of production, at a price of between $200-300 a wheel, perhaps more) that the odds of finding a good wheel are all but nil.
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I think the thing I like best about that car is the fact that it doesn't belong to me.