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1953 Kaiser Manhattan, leather upholstery

Sale price: $11,816.00 make an offer

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Date: 2014-01-22

john dayton (from long beach ca usa) offered 11,000.00 usd

Price trends for this listing: $14,900.00

Car location: Poway, California, United States

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1953
Number of Doors:
4
Mileage:
1,780
Engine:
6 cyl
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1953 Kaiser Manhattan, leather upholstery for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.1) based on 641 votes

I purchased this vehicle in 1970. The interior is much the same as when I first saw it. with the exception of the carpet which has been replaced. This vehicle differs from a Dragon but shares some of the features.  Besides the genuine leather on the door panels. dash and seats. (the front seat had been recovered in vinyl). nbsp; it does have a chrome plated lower dash. It also has pull down center arm rests both front and rear seats. The headliner and windlace also differs from both the standard Manhattan and Dragon. The trunk still has the original "hogs hair" carpet in it. This differs from a Dragon also. The roof has a vinyl "bamboo" covering like a Dragon. The exterior was repainted in light blue and the chrome was either rechromed or replaced with NOS parts. The script and hood and trunk "vee"s are chrome. not gold plated as a Dragon would have.  On the firewall tag the paint code is 999 but the trim code does not match the existng interior and there is no SPEC-FO number. This vehicle has no rust ever.

I have driven this vehicle to numerous Kaiser events. both national and regional. have won many awards with it and no one. including the judges. have ever said that this was not a factory installed interior. Due to the fact that in 1970 Kaisers had little value. it would be difficult for me to believe that this interior was installed after it left the factory. However. with no documentation to prove otherwise. it is my opinion that this is one of those vehicles that was factory built without regard to matching numbers on the ID tag.

The vehicle has the stock 6 cyl engine (with an aftermarket Edmonds finned aluminum head). and automatic transmission. It is equipped with rare factory power steering. It also has back up lights.    

 I reserve the right to end the auction at any time.

 

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