1951 Frazer Manhattan Four-door convertible- rare rare rare

1951 Frazer Manhattan 4-door convertible 

RARE!  RARE!  RARE!

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Today there are well over 100 major car museums through out the United States.   There are also hundreds of private car collections. not open to the public but made up of American collectible cars that are of a very sophisticated nature.  Owners of these collections find themselves in a very competitive marketplace where there are not many cars offered for sale that meet their high standards.  

Today we are happy at MissChiTown LLC to announce to everybody that we have a car for sale that will meet the most stringent requirements of any high-end collection.   The car that you see before you today is not only rare because only 131 were made but according to experts of the Kaiser Frazer Club there are less then 14 1951 Frazer convertibles that exist.   Of these it is estimated that less then half are running.   It is MissChiTown's opinion after doing much research that the absolute finest Frazer 4-door convertible that exists today is the one that is being offered for sale in this Ebay auction.   The quality of the restoration would meet just about every museum's high standards and the fact that it is painted in the most favorite medium metallic green with a fully restored tan interior just makes it a knock out.  

Most people when they think about four-door convertibles post war they think of the 1961 Lincoln convertible but in reality the first post-war four door convertible was the Frazer convertible.   The 1951 Frazer model was the most deluxe and was not only exceptional attractive on the outside but was highly finished on the interior.  

Of course the 1951 Frazer 4-door convertible was the lead car for the Kaiser Frazer Company and absolutely no expense was spared to make it the most deluxe car that could be made at the time.   The chrome trim on the interior and exterior was plentiful. the convertible top was sophisticated and the car had hydraulic windows all around and a four speed hydraulic transmission.   When you talk about rare post war convertibles they don't get any rarer then a Frazer convertible and you won't find a better one then the one that is offered here.

This 1951 Frazer 4-door convertible for sale in this ad is a beautiful example and shows off a fabulous restoration. If you are looking for a true legendary car from the 1950s this could be a perfect addition to any collection and will give you serious bragging rights.   The color combination on this car is a real winner!

·     Hydra-Matic

·     228 miles on odometer (believed to be mileage since restoration – original mileage unknown).

·     Opulent Leather Interior (Kaiser and Frazer convertibles came that way and were lavishly and colorfully trimmed).   There are folding center armrests front and rear.  

·     Hyrdro-electric windows front and rear and hydraulic top.  

·     Convertible top.

·     Steering wheel is the deluxe model with the Kaiser emblem.

·     The car is equipped with KF radio and heater and clock.  

·     Beautiful chrome and there is a lot of chrome on the car especially the interior.

·     All in all. it was a lavishly and colorfully trimmed car.  

·     There is an ornate plastic Frazer grille emblem.

·     KF introduced the convertibles in 1949.

·     131 Frazer convertibles were built and sold.

·     About 10. 00 Frazers of other body styles were also built for 1951 before Frazer production was ended for good.

From the Internet that describes the 1951 Frazer Manhattan 4-Door Convertible:

NUMBER PRODUCED: 5162: 131

SERIAL NUMBER RANGE: F516-001001 to K516-001283

BODY NUMBER RANGE: F5161 – 1001 to 1132

The 1951 Frazer Manhattan convertible was a car that distributors did not want to give up easily. The Philadelphia PA distributorship kept their 1951 F5162 well into calendar 1952 according to a photo spread on a promotion found in KAISER-FRAZER DEALER NEWS. Small wonder; the model would be the last production ragtop built by Kaiser-Frazer Corporation (it should be noted that while the Kaiser-Darrin sports car started development under the K-F banner. production found the car a product of Willys Motors. Incorporated).

The convertibles were trimmed to the same opulent degree that their 1949-50 Kaiser and Frazer counterparts were. Leather upholstery with high grade vinyl trim was the norm on the last convertibles to bear the Frazer name. Like the prior model year version. the top and windows were hooked into a hydraulic system. This set-up was a product of Dura Corporation. and was similar in general layout to the mechanism used in Buick Roadmaster convertibles.

All 1951 Frazer Manhattan convertibles were equipped with the extra cost Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.

COLORS AND TRIMS OFFERED

The following information is combined from Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corporation Confidential Bulletins and information in KFOCI HANDBOOK. THIRD EDITION. Note that all colors are lacquer paint:

140 Onyx Black**
330 Blue Satin Metallic** 568 Blue Satin Metallic 570 Arena Yellow
573 Garden Green Metallic 574 Ceramic Green

576 Cape Verde Green Metallic 578 Mariner Gray

584 Onyx Black

6260 Red Leather & Vinyl interior trim

6261 Brown Leather & Vinyl interior trim

6281 Brown Leather & Vinyl interior trim

6265 Black Leather & Vinyl interior trim

6263 Brown Leather & Green Vinyl interior trim***

6263 Brown Leather & Green Vinyl interior trim*** 6261 Brown Leather & Vinyl interior trim

6263 Brown Leather & Green Vinyl interior trim***

6223 Turquoise Leather & Vinyl interior trim*** 6261 Brown Leather & Vinyl interior trim
6265 Black Leather & Vinyl interior trim
6281 Blue Leather & Vinyl interior trim

6260 Red Leather and Vinyl interior trim

**Information is incomplete but the color is believed used only on the Willow Run assembled cars. ***Reported to registry off body tag. no factory issued info to identify color. It could also have been

possible for some 1949-50 trim numbers to be identified here as some of the bodies used were in fact 1949-50 types in the body bank awaiting final assembly releases that never came through.

ACCESSORY GROUP #5

Rear Seat Lighter Tail Pipe Extension Windshield Washer Tilt Type Non-Glare Mirror Stainless Steel Wheel “Beauty Ring” discs

PRICES – EXAMPLE of typical pricing.

Pricing information listed for the Frazer Manhattan convertible is projected off information that the model sold for the same in 1951 model year form as it did in the 1949-50 model run.

Base Price of Car                                      $3. 09. 81
Federal Tax                                               $ 165. 19
Retail Delivery Preparation                      $ 20. 00

ESTIMATED DELIVERED PRICE –        $3. 95. 00

Willow Cottage. Michigan

OVERDRIVE(2)                                         NO CHARGE
ACCESSORY GROUP #5(1)                      $ 63. 15

WHITE SIDEWALL TIRES -                      $ 21. 02
Set of 5 7. 10 x 15 (1)                           

 HYDRA-MATIC TRANSMISSION(2)        NO CHARGE

1.    (1)  Price includes Federal Tax

2.   (2)  While the invoice states that the car purchased had Hydra-Matic factory

installed. there is no additional charge on the invoice for this gearbox. It is therefore assumed (until better information comes along) that either overdrive (on the early 1951 Manhattans or Hydra-Matic were no charge items.

Now that you have read all of the above and you know how exceptionally rare the above car is in the collector car market - check out all the pictures and video.   We strive to put on reasonable reserves so that the car has the greatest potential of getting sold to a real buyer.   This car is no exception.   You can bid with confidence.

This 1951 Frazer was out on a short jaunt as recently as 30 days ago and is offered as is. where is. no guarantees or warranties and all shipping costs are at the buyer's expense and of course is fully titled.

So even if you are a collector that has one of the finest collections in the United States. chances are 99. 9% that you do not have a Frazer four-door convertible and this is the rarest of opportunities in MissChiTown's opinion to get the best one that exists.   If you are an individual that just wants to have one fabulous collector car that will gather a crowd at any first rate car show you can know that you can bid with confidence.   In the world of collector cars the reserve on this car seems ridiculously low.   

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