Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Cars For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Bulletin Editor on January 09, 2021, 04:52:44 PM
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See attached flyer for Larry Smith estate sale
NOTE: I was just informed that the executor wants to sell all the parts as one "lot"
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Anyone else having trouble getting it to open?
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I can't view it unless I "download" it to my computer.
I am unwilling to do that.
I know there is a way to "view" only, but I think it's the way the poster "attaches" the file.
I'm just not sure.
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Sorry. The problem is it was sent to me as a PDF which I can't edit/change ... only photos can be seen online without being downloaded.
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Per the ad, which I've downloaded...offered for sale are Larry's '53 2 door Kaiser Manhattan with Dragon Trim, and his '49 Kaiser Virginian.
Also for sale, all the parts he had in inventory as a single lot.
For more info on the cars or on the parts contact family representative: Raymond Grove 563-508-7415
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Here's a link to the online ad for the 49 Virginian: https://www.autoroundup.com/vehicle/listingdisplay.aspx?lid=170024
An offer has been made for the 2dr Manhattan dressed as a Dragon.
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An offer has been made for the 2dr Manhattan dressed as a Dragon.
SOLD
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SOLD
Not surprised. While it was effectively a restomod, it was a beautiful example of a restomod, built to still be as period correct as it could be, apart from some embellishments in the engine compartment...
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UPDATE: the parts inventory has been SOLD. All that remains is the 1949 Virginian.
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Are the parts going to be available for sale by the new owner at some point?
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since the buyer of the parts is not known, no way to tell what will happen to them.
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Er...I would have to say...what is the point of buying a multitude of parts for an orphaned car company, if you are not going to offer them for sale?
Unless you're just an economic masochist who desires to lay out a bunch of money and gain nothing in return?
Either that, or someone's going to revive KF and they need those parts as models to reproduce for new Dragons, Manhattans, Deluxes, etc. :D
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I looked at the parts from Larry's estate. The amount of parts was overwhelming. Huge amount of NOS items from all years and tons of used. I don't think Larry threw anything away. Most of it tucked away in the basement of his old house. There was a completely assembled "supersonic" engine in the basement also. Multiple steering wheels, hubcaps everywhere, windshields, hood ornaments, 2 sets of 49/50 fender skirts, etc. Worth the asking price but the amount of time involved to load, sort, and inventory was more than I could spare. If I were retired, those parts would have been in my basement.
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Larry's parts
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just a sample of the volume of Larry's parts
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I heard Larry's Parts have been sold. Do we know who picked them up???
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Nobody knows at this time who bought the inventory.
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I was told by the gentlemen handling the sale that one of Larry's local friends purchased the parts and hopes to have them available by April or May.
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This is a beautiful Virginian but the sticker price seems high to me. One here locally wont sell at 15K and it has power windows.
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This is a beautiful Virginian but the sticker price seems high to me. One here locally wont sell at 15K and it has power windows.
Was that ever an option on Kaisers (power windows) or an aftermarket add on?
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Power Windows were offered during the 1949-1950 model run on Kaiser Virginians (trico vacuum), 1949-50 Kaiser Convertibles (Dura hydraulic) and 1951 Frazer Manhattan Hardtops and Convertib les (Trico on hardtops, Dura on convertibles). While the initial order guide Confidential Bulletin for 1949 model year car s showed power windows may have been available for Frazer Manhattan 4-door sedans as an extra cost option , none have surfaced and factory documents suggest it was only limited to Frazer convertibles.
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Thank you sir!
I was just surprised that power windows might even have been an option at that early date...for some reason I think of it as a 60s thing...
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The power windows of the late 1940's and 1950's were mostly non-electric. They rely on either manifold vacuum or a hydraulic pump to function and are prone to problems right from the start. Dale Hammon and his son Steve down in Beloit WI worked on one or two of them over the years. You can get more details on what they had t o cop with from therm.