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General Category => Cars For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Mr Manhattan on January 21, 2015, 12:54:12 AM

Title: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: Mr Manhattan on January 21, 2015, 12:54:12 AM

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4855776890.html  No engine or tranny, looks great red . ) Not a bad deal.

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: joefrazer on January 21, 2015, 05:40:53 AM

Look closely, it has a 55 hood ornament.

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: Roadmaster49 on January 21, 2015, 08:46:24 AM

Great color. if I were in So Cal, I would buy it.   A couple of things:  The inner doors are painted white. It has a white top but why would the factory paint the doors white (inner) on a red body.  Does this maybe mean the whole car was a single white color at one time or am I missing something.   2.  The engine bay and floor pans look rust (perforation) free.  How refreshing!  That would cut down on a restoration right there.    3.  This would be a good one to use that drivetrain out of that a seller had on here about 4 months ago - Sam's car that had the supercharger robbed off it. 

And what if it is a 1955?

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: joefrazer on January 21, 2015, 04:24:57 PM

I think this car was originally white over a light green. I'd be willing to bet that it was painted when put on display in the museum. Since it's rust free and probably a 55 (extremely low production) it's well worth the asking price. Too bad it's on the wrong coast!

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: Mr Manhattan on January 21, 2015, 08:52:40 PM

Would the vin number tell if it is a 54or 55 ? The number is K2176037 . I assume the ID tag is on the firewall.

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: joefrazer on January 22, 2015, 06:42:00 AM

That sounds more like an engine number. Back in the day, it was common to register using it instead of the VIN.

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: Mr Manhattan on January 23, 2015, 06:26:21 PM

This is the tag on the Red Kaiser is it a 54 or 55 ?

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 23, 2015, 09:33:39 PM

Need the Driver Door Post serial plate to tell I do believe.

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: Mr Manhattan on January 23, 2015, 10:32:47 PM

Here is the driver door tag. Can you tell the original color by the firewall tag ?

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 23, 2015, 11:43:59 PM

Its a 54 ... 55s were retagged.  On the Door Post

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: pnw_oldmags on January 23, 2015, 11:53:43 PM

Paint Code 462 would be Jade Green Lower and Signal Green Metallic Upper.
Here is a link to the Paint Chips
http://circlekf.com/kfcars/KFCPDupont_540310.pdf (http://circlekf.com/kfcars/KFCPDupont_540310.pdf)
Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Red 54 Manhattan
Post by: joefrazer on January 24, 2015, 12:20:01 AM

Yep, definitely a 54.