1951 Frazer Tail Light Lenses - New Production

[joefrazer]

I am working with the KFOCI  manufacturing fund to gauge interest in tail light lenses for the 1951 Frazer. We may begin the process of having new production made but wanted to see just how many folks would be interested in them. I do not have a firm cost but I can tell you that they probably will not retail for less than $100 each. If you think you'd be interested, post a reply. There is NO obligation to buy, I'm just after a headcount.

[mbflemingkf]

How about the right lower tail light lens for the 54 Kaiser?

[Doc]

I would be interested if kept at below $150 each. I need some but $600/pair or even $500/pair like in the latest newsletter is just too much for plastic lenses.  IF the price were reasonable, I might even be interested in more than one set.

[Doc]

It would be nice to have some more of those '51 Frazer grille emblems which apparently the supply was exhausted.

[Logan]

I saw the $500 price tag in the newsletter and that seemed high to me.  I don't have a '51 Frazer, but I hope enough people want them that they are reproduced.  I think whenever the club (or anybody else) has a chance to reproduce something to keep our cars on the road that is a good thing.  Back when they did the sterlite steering wheels I bought one just because I knew I would need it one day.  I still haven't used it, but it's there when I need it.

[Doc]

To keep these fine cars on the road, both the '51 Frazer as well as the '54 Kaiser tallights need to be reproduced. 

[jerussel]

YES! and also the  '51 Frazer grille emblems.

[Logan]

Does anyone know what the process is if the manufacturing fund undertook a project like this?  It seems like they would get a lot of takers.

[joefrazer]

I am working with the manufacturing fund to get this project moving. We've been sourcing a supplier for a while now and have someone who can do the job. He's made several prototype lenses for our approval and they look great...I've seen them. Now, we're working on a price per unit and hope to have that firmed up by the new year (only a few weeks away...I better get my Christmas shopping done!).
As for 51F grille emblems, those came from another supplier and I'm not aware of another run being contemplated. I guess we'll have to put our feelers out to see.
And, 54K right tail light lenses, I don't know of any plans to do them any time soon, at least not by the fund.

[Doc]

The '51 lenses will be a good start. Keep us posted.  As for the grille emblem, a quick and cheap interim fix might be if someone can produce a solid decal from a quality photograph that could go onto the current piece which would at least help those who have the basic emblem but it's just all faded and decayed. 

[Kenn Evans II]

I would be interested in having two extras also

[ben-tex]

RE: 51 F grille emblem

The late Herb Long was responsible for having the repro done. As I recall he had 50 made because he wanted one (it's on the Vagabond I bought from him before he passed). He donated some of the leftovers to the manufacturing fund I think and they are long gone. Ther is some small flaw in the repro but I can't recall just what it was. They looked nice.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

As I recall, there is an almost undetectible flaw that was supposed to be there to tell the reproductions apart from any true NOS factory originals around.  It was a question of what you could (eventually) sell one of these for (original 1950 production vs. the reproduction).

[fredryck]

hello.
 I am of agreement to have some also because if of origin miss myself me I could not leave with my voiture.
for a price correct

[joefrazer]

For those interested, I think we are going to be moving forward with the project. I've heard from about 2 dozen folks who need them and that's enough to at least have an initial batch run. I'm still working with the vendor on pricing...nothing's cheap these days...so I don't have a firm number yet.