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Interesting picture
« on: April 23, 2012, 07:53:57 PM »
1953 Henry J Corsair Deluxe
Edgar Kaiser's custom 1951 Henry J
1951 Kaiser Special
1952 Allstate Deluxe

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Re: Interesting picture
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 10:58:07 PM »
Great photo....... Love the original old car photos......... The large "K" done in brick on the building is very cool.

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Re: Interesting picture
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2012, 01:19:20 AM »
What's on the roof of the cars?  Are they taxis?  If so, I wasn't aware that there were any Frazer taxis--I thought only Kaiser.

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Re: Interesting picture
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, 04:55:31 AM »
Cost wise, the Kaiser would be the preference but even the factory promoted Frazer Taxicabs

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Re: Interesting picture
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2012, 05:28:02 AM »
Here's one that's as interesting...a Traveler cop car...

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Re: Interesting picture
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2012, 04:22:18 PM »
Cost wise, the Kaiser would be the preference but even the factory promoted Frazer Taxicabs

This 1948 Frazer taxi and others were converted by a dealer or distributor in NYC and not the factory but they must have certainly influenced the design of the factory made Kaiser taxis.
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Re: Interesting picture
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2012, 07:33:16 PM »
There are pictures of the car at the experimental engineering garage in Willow run.  If you check the plate, it is a New York state Dealer tag.  The car was based at the factory owned distributorship on Broadway.

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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2012, 10:02:30 PM »
Yes, they are dealer plates and not manufactorer or distributer plates.  I have two different images which show a sign on the back door "safe service Frazer Taxicab" and the roof signs say "FRAZER" Maybe this is the prototype for the 1949's?
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