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1951 KaiserI just really love the look of this rare, classic car.

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Fun Facts:
  • The company was originally formed as the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation in 1945.
  • It's primary facility and corporate headquarters was located in Willow Run, Michigan, USA.
  • Henry J. Kaiser was an American industrialist.  Joseph W. Frazer was president of the Graham-Paige Corporation.
  • Kaiser cars and Frazer cars started production almost immediately after the end of WWII.
  • The company was reorganized as Kaiser Motors Corporation in 1953, after the withdrawal of Joseph W. Frazer.
  • Joseph W. Frazer actually resigned as president in 1948, after too many disputes with Henry J. Kaiser.  He stayed on until 1953 as a sales consultant and Vice-Chairman of the Kaiser-Frazer Board of Directors.
  • Henry Kaiser's oldest son, Edgar, was made president of Kaiser-Frazer in April 1949.
  • Frazer cars ceased production after the 1951 models.
  • Shortly before the stockholder meeting in 1953 that saw the company's name changed to Kaiser Motors Corporation, the company bought out the Willys-Overland Corporation (makers of the Willys cars and Jeep vehicles).
  • Kaiser cars ceased production during 1955.