Harry Nielsson Everybodys Talking

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Yeah buddy congratulations you got it and you’re the first one to do so =) Also, is this your first time getting name that tune? The spelling isn’t right on Nilsson but I know who you mean

@johnboydTx

2 ай бұрын

Well Done 👏👏👏✌️

@johnboydTx

2 ай бұрын

What movie was it in ??? I can't remember ..🤔 I think it had Dustin Hoffman in it ???? 🤷

@seed_drill7135

2 ай бұрын

Midnight Cowboy@@johnboydTx

@THEScottCampbell

2 ай бұрын

Nilsson, but close enough.

My uncle had a couple of Kaisers. He said they were dependable and he took at least one of them over 100K. He proudly showed me the photos of the odometer just before and just after it hit 100K. It was more of a big deal back in those days. I'd choose the Kaiser Special in the first scenario and the Hudson Commodore in the second. I've wondered how I got so old and you helped me realize that it was all the time I spent in Volkswagens getting to 60.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

That’s so awesome thank you so much for sharing that with us Awesome choices too by the way

Thanks, Jay, for keeping auto history alive...your channel also attracts interesting storys about the featured cars...Priceless!

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

You bet, thank you so much for all the positive vibes. I greatly appreciate that =) glad you dig this channel

Cool - love the interior and that modern dash and gauges! Also Kaiser provided his steelworkers healthcare so today my family is covered by Kaiser Permanente.

This video brought back some of my earliest childhood memories of my family's first car....a '48 Kaiser-Frazer (which looked exactly like the '47). My dad bought it used in 1952 from a fellow Sailor while he was stationed in Philadelphia in the U.S. Navy. When Dad's tour was up in 1954, we drove to Long Beach, CA (his next duty station) in our '48 Kaiser-Frazer, towing a small one-way utility trailer. Even as a young kid, I didn't care for its "dated" stodgy styling, and was glad when Dad decided to trade it in on a new '54 Pontiac Star Chief; a much more stylish car.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing those memories. I’m glad that this video was able to bring those back. It’s amazing what cars and music will do in the memory department. They both can transport you back to a time and feelings associated with that time a very powerful thing.

@carlv8168

2 ай бұрын

@@What.its.like. You're welcome!

One of my favorite car ads is for the 1949 Frazer convertible. The ad has the words "Open Season-" above an absolutely nightmarish painting of a wheel less Frazer in what looks like flaming hell, and a couple, a man and woman in the distance running for their lives toward a possible blue-sky escape. Look it up and you will see I am not exaggerating one bit. It is so bizarrely wonderful.

@stephenkeever6029

2 ай бұрын

I looked it up and to me it looks like a young couple "frolicking" in the woods at sunset. You are right, it is bizarrely wonderful.

What a nice, value for money, motor this is. So easy to maintain.

Kaiser in both WYRs. Simple styling that looks great!!

Would you rather: the 47 Kaiser Special. I got turned onto Kaiser a few years ago and found out that there are very nice car clubs that support these cars and the owners; almost like a family. I'd really like to own one.

This is definitely different. I can't say I have ever seen one. I like the artwork from this era for selling the vehicles.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

They are getting harder and harder to find this will be the third Kaiser for the channel but it’s been a long time since we’ve done one. I still can’t get over how nice the seats are the seats and interior would rival cars twice its price point.

@seed_drill7135

2 ай бұрын

This was the first new post war car in America and also very modern, with its slab siding. In an early example of badge engineering, the Frazier was the same car with higher level amenities.

47 Studebaker 47 Hudson What a beautiful interior treatment. Perfect for a family. These were fairly pedestrian in styling. It's always struck me that if you were the kind of person who wanted a nice no frills vehicle that would get the job done and was simple enough where you could possibly work on it yourself, this would have been the type of car that you would have been attracted to. I do have to admit though I have never liked the grill treatment on these. Whenever I saw one, I was like. Hey, horizontal or vertical lines make up your mind use one or the other. LOL I agree with you that the quality of the interior was far above other manufacturers vehicles of the era. Also, for some reason I think black is the ideal color for that car.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices. Thank you so much for sharing all that information and insight greatly appreciate it. I still can’t get over that interior after being in three Kaiser with great interiors. It’s a pity that they don’t get remembered for their great interiors they get remembered as frumpy cars that didn’t make it, definitely want to cover more Kaiser that’s for sure I’ve been looking for an Allstate or Henry J, but those are so hard to find the Henry J is especially hard to find on molested

@carlmontney7916

2 ай бұрын

@@What.its.like. Henry J' s are all hanging out at the drag strip. Right next to the Willys. LOL

My dad's first car after getting back from WW2 was a '47 Kaiser Special just like the one in this video. I say that because it looks just like this in the old photos. He always called it his "Kaiser-Frazer". Now I understand why. He disliked the car and replaced it with a 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline. You have also reviewed that car and the specs are very similar to this one. He liked the Chevy much better, not sure why. I lost dad 25 years ago, I so wish I could have watched your video with him.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I’m sure he was there with you in spirit. I lost my dad too so I know what that’s like. Not having Dad around anymore. It sounds like you were close with your dad. I wasn’t that close with my dad, but I still miss him. He pushed me to be a better person. Sometimes it would take some of the stuff he would say but the older you get the more you find out your parents were right about just about everything … too thickheaded to realize it when you’re young and when they’re gone, you can’t tell how much they mean to you..

The interior is fantastic! Understated, elegant and yes, makes Ford And GM look hodgepodge. AC, in 47 was a heater.

I drove a Kaiser, a deuce-and-a-half truck my Guard unit had. Unstoppable beast!

Note: a 1947 Ford Super Deluxe 4 door sedan was only $1440 that was Fords top line model! So the Kaiser Special was far more expensive. Remember $100 in those days would be like $5,000.00 today. That Kaiser sold for more than the price of the Cheapest Buick Special ~$1550 or a Packard 6 which ran about ~$1700. A Buick Super was around ~$2000.

Thanks Jay for a really interesting episode. They look like cars the FBI would drive. I’d have the Frazer in the first WYR and the Hudson in the second just for the paint job.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices =)

Imagine that the 67K miles on this Kaiser must be true. Did a little research and found that Kaiser Frazer did offer factory air conditioning in 1947. It was likely a trunk-mounted compressor but seems to be gone. All Kaiser-Frazer cars were uni-body construction. Frazer produced a 4-door convertible for the 1951 model year and it would be exactly 10 years before another one was built by Lincoln. When I was a teenager, my mom's Avon lady had a well-preserved 1955 Kaiser Manhattan that her husband bought for her at a Barrett-Jackson auction as a surprise and I never even asked for a ride in it: dumb! WYR: Kaiser for both!

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Awesome , great choices as well

There's guy named Scott that has a You Tube channel called Cold War Motors. Among the many '50's relics around his home he has a Frazer. It runs great, he leaves it outside and takes it to town every now and then. It doesn't look like much outside but the inside is nice and it always starts.

@What.its.like.

Ай бұрын

Awesome =)

My dad had two Kaisers, one late 40's, the other early 50's. I remember them both. I was born in '52. The newer one was quite different from the one shown here. Automatic transmission, padded dash, jet-like hood ornament with clear plastic wings. Nobody that I was aware of back then had a Kaiser. By the time I was 16, I was probably the only kid in school that had heard of Kaiser.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your Kaiser car with us. Did you have the bamboo seats? Was it a Manhattan?

@chuckfischer7202

2 ай бұрын

I don't know the model and don't even know what bamboo seats are. Makes me think of something that would be on a patio. Nothing stands out in my memory about the seats. Dad did like the car. Even to this day I have a crane and a fork lift powered by 226 Continental engines. Smooth and strong, start instantly.@@What.its.like.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Older episode, and shows how far this channel has come lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/ho2hmtGSlrDggJM.htmlfeature=shared

Mohair Madness! Plain but tasteful. WYR: I like the Kaiser for both groups. You can tell the dual ashtrays up front got some use when you look at the shadows under the visors. My mother's station wagon had the same white-to-yellow gradient.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Tonight‘s episode was going to be a 1929 Pontiac the one that I teased in the beginning but I’m missing footage unfortunately I don’t know why it didn’t record when it was supposed to record. Hopefully it’s still there I’m going to do it the next time I go back that car was absolutely epic. It had really nice seats as well. Mohair

I think the simplicity of the design is beautiful, and the interior looks wonderful! I love the steering wheel and dash design. I'd pick this in both scenarios! 😎

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices

Looks pretty comfortable.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Very comfortable

I most certainly didn't know about the proposed FWD on the Kaiser! It *almost* looks similar to the set-up used by Olds in the Toronado. The front suspension looks similar to the 37 FWD Cord, with massive trailing arms. Interesting that the drawing didn't seem to include any U-joints on the front half shafts, and I doubt they would have the diff bounce up & down as if it were a solid axle. Probably good that they scrapped that idea.

Kaiser was a great American brand. Very unfortunate that it gets lost amongst the "larger" known brands. However, Kaiser made a name for itself. Besides it's cars, Kaiser manufactured heavy duty vehicles for the military. They also bought out Willys~Overland (American market) in '53, which W/O produced the famed WWII "Jeep" or "General Purpose" vehicle... The purchase really launched the Jeep brand of.."Kaiser Jeep" later on. Of course, AMC will buy Jeep around 1970. I love the Buffalo badge on the nose of this Special and the interior especially is amazing. Another great video J !!

@johnpinckney4979

2 ай бұрын

Henry J. Kaiser had his fingers in a lot of pies. Hawaiian real estate ("Hawaii Kai" development), the Hawaiian Village Hotel (Hilton for ages into today...), even broadcasting (KHVH AM-TV in Honolulu, KBSC-TV Los Angeles, KBHK-TV San Francisco, WSBK-TV Boston, and WKBS-TV Philadelphia immediately come to mind), as well as healthcare and hospitals, which is still around...

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Happy you dig this episode. Thank you so much for sharing all of that insight and information. I greatly appreciate it.

I don't know why, but it reminds me of a British car from the 1950's. Especially the rear roofline.

You should feature a 1950 Studebaker Commander, I love that car, especially from the racing scene in Stand by Me

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I’ve been looking for one my uncle had one he had a four-door, but he passed away in 2008. I have no idea what happened to that car.

@epice6463

2 ай бұрын

@@What.its.like. there’s usually a way you can track it down

One small correction: Kaiser didn't build the Hoover dam but he was one of the "Six Companies Inc" who formed a conglomerate to build it. My long-dead Dad spoke of working across from the Kaiser car plant when the first car rolled out. He said it leaned badly to one side, likely due to excessive amounts of lead being used to smooth body panels before Bondo came along. I wouldn't place a lot of faith in the accuracy of what he said. On the body styling I can't say exactly why, but it's not stodgy to me yet the very similar Chrysler products are. Perhaps the lines flow better here. The lack of brightwork here adds to it's look too. And the door handles are neat, especially with the key not going straight in which I've never seen elsewhere. The dashboard has more brightwork; just the right amount and less would have looked cheap. Interesting door releases there as well. The upholstery is very nice with it's ribbed corduroy texture. Not sure what the 'AC' control does but the little panel extension it's mounted in looks bespoke to this car, so it may be factory original. No compressor under the hood nor evidence of piping for that so it ain't AC as we know it. There is a lack of cowl venting, so perhaps the box under the dash draws air from outside instead. Kaiser tried hard to succeed, but couldn't compete with the established car makers who simply had better business plans. Not spoken of here was their "Henry J" economy car line which a lot of drag racing "Gasser" cars would be built from later. Those would also be sold by Sears under the "Allstate" brand, and yes you could order those from the Sears catalog! First WYR I like his Kaiser better, though the Studebaker is in the game. The Nash looks over-done. Second round it's the Kaiser again. The Chrysler looks stodgy as heck, and the pseudo-running board bulges on the Hudson look weird and the narrow body above then looks old-fashioned.

KF history is very interesting and lots has been written about it. Venture failed for many reasons but I think probably chief among them is that they could not price compete. The Kaiser ended up priced like a Buick and the Frazer like a Cadillac - matching neither. Stylistically revolutionary with envelope design before anyone (even studebaker had a separate rear fender form), but it was almost too severe. 'Austere' for the Kaiser exterior was being kind, though admittedly they always had decent interiors. That, and a seriously outclassed powerplant. KF was forced (or arguably chose to) to overpay for steel, drove up costs. Frazer saw the writing on the wall as KF was tooling up for the 49's - to which Henry responded (in one of my favorite automotive history quotes for the unintentional double entendre) "the Kaisers never retrench" But even after US produciton ended, there was still a long and rich history which of course eventually included Kaiser-Jeep (which they offered to seel to AMC three (!) times before Chapin finally agreed. Side note on the ships: I've been on both Liberty and Victory ships and the stories of the Merchant Marine are truly inspiring. The Jeremiah O'Brien is perhaps the best known of these - still fully operational and seaworthy, she took part in the 50th anniversay celebration of D Day off Normandy - where she had been 50 years earlier - amazing and inspiring. WYR: 1) Kaiser, 2) Hudson Commodore - in the hopes I get an '8' (The Windsor might be one of the few 47's even slower than the Kaiser)

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Hey Joe, that’s awesome that you were able to get on both liberty ship and a victory ship how cool Thank you so much for sharing all of that insight and information. Great choices as always. =)

I think the Kaiser is a really good car. It’s tough picking a favorite from those offered, but I believe the Kaiser would win.

What great timing that you just reviewed this car, Jay. I just finished reading the Kaiser-Frazier history book. This looks like a nice driver. And I'd take the Kaiser and the Chrysler.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices =)

What a great car, especially at the price point as you stated. WYR: I'd take the Kaiser on value, styling, and comfort over the others. This one sure would make a great entry level hobby car for someone. Thank you as always ~ Chuck

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices that’s exactly what I was trying to convey the video. If you’re looking for a entry-level Classic Car this is your ticket. I don’t think you’ll find another car at this price point from the time frame that has better seats.

WUR 1: All of them. WUR 2: All of them.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

=) awesome

WYR: I'll take the '47 Kaiser Special both times. The '47 Kaiser was ahead of its time body wise as the Big 3 still used the "potato" bodies until '49.

I'd love the Hudson. You're right about the Kaiser though. Good value for the money at the time.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices =)

Although there was a 1955 Kaiser, production ended in 1954 with 1955 models being reserialized, leftover 1954 cars. And a slightly different hood ornament.

What was shown looked like a heater core. It may have been refered to as air conditioning. The 49 ford advertised incoming air (thru the vents) was conditioned as it entered the car. Different day and time.

For 1947 the car appeared to be competitive especially that there was a waiting list to get a car.

WYR...Nash then Hudson. Thanks for the video Jay.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices =) Glad you dig this video

I liked the Henry Jay with the al body pleasing shape and no rust... Kaiser special with over drive would be my pick Hudson would be next with overdrive..

Th e thing i really like about these cars is teh Dash it is the nicest of the time.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I was going to add the dash is very similar in profile to Studebaker and LaSalle

@jimihendrix991

2 ай бұрын

teh = the?

I enjoy your channel Jay. I do have a couple comments about this video. I'm not Convinced these cars had turn signal. Regardless, even if they did these lights were typically referred to as running or parking lights. Which could be run in lieu of headlights before dark. As a 40's kid in PA, I never heard of a law preventing a driver from exiting via drivers side door. Kaiser, like Packard, etal, made splendid cars but were unable to compete vs "Big Three"... I thought I remembered an air scoop for ventilation?

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, these ones might’ve been marker lights great observation thank you so much for pointing that out. I’ll have to see if there’s another stock coming off as a steering wheel column because turn signals were not yet common place more or less they were options… =) I got to get better at just saying parking lights pre 50s This didn’t have cowl vent, ventilation

For $10k this looks like a fun, unique daily driver. Couldn't leave it parked once the salt is off the road. Not so plain in today's world.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Very true

You noticed that there was no AC condenser in front of the radiator and no AC compressor under the hood, right? Back then, AC systems were normally mounted in the trunk with the vents coming out of the package tray. They would have a large compressor mounted to the engine and driven by a belt. By the mid-50's, Cadillacs with AC, had the trunk mounted unit, air intakes on the quarter panels just to the rear of the doors. Outlet vents ran along both sides just over the side windows. Perhaps this AC designation was Kaiser's term for heaters. Kinda like Nash Ramblers "Weather Eye". Heaters were optional back then. I'd choose the Chrysler or a Commodore 8.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Yeah great information I didn’t notice the compressor under the hood nor was there anything in the trunk the consensus of the community is that air-conditioning was early term for heater Nash used it a lot in the early days. Thank you so much for sharing that insight and information greatly appreciate it. Great choices to.

Nash and Chrysler. I dig them.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices

My grandfather drove Kaisers after the war until they went out of business.

Unlike the Big 3 automakers, known as Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation with a 1946 cars came out after the World War II, the most independent automakers (except for Hudson and Nash) will have to wait until 1947 cars, such as Packard, Studebaker, Crosley, and Kaiser-Frazer Corporation.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree I also left out the point that Kaiser felt like the big three we’re making it impossible for them to get the materials needed to build the cars that they needed later on but we plan on covering more Kaiser on this channel for sure so definitely would come back to that

Jay you do an excellent job , on your automotive information. 😊 Kevin Phoenix ✝️

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Thank you it means a lot I went back and watched an old episode on a Kaiser Manhattan that we did for the channel. It says it’s a year old but I think it’s older than that. The channel has definitely improved a lot and a very small amount of time I can’t wait to see where we’re at next year it just keeps getting better and better I want to make mini documentaries on these cars that’s the approach that I want to take moving forward

@P_RO_

2 ай бұрын

@@What.its.like.Wouldn't mind some of that, but these shorter format overview vids are one of the main things I like here. And they let you cover a heck of a lot more cars.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I try to make the videos between 15-25 minutes long and try not to go into the weeds too much. The next car episode is going to be Shelby GT 350 H but it’s not a real Shelby so I don’t really like doing tribute cars for that reason because I’m gonna get killed in the comment section. Oh, it’s not a real Shelby, I’m hesitant to put it out knowing it’s not a real Shelby and the one up it’s not the right year it’s a 65 which they didn’t use the 65 mustang for they used the 66.. I already put 90% of the episode together and did the whole intro and everything else. I just don’t know because it is kind of misleading when you look at the car even though I’m going to put a full disclaimer on it this episode tonight‘s going to be very interesting, hopefully

@P_RO_

2 ай бұрын

@@What.its.like.I hope folks are nicer than that- no problem here.

Looked it up, the so called "air conditioner" was KF's term for the heater.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Awesome thank you so much for the clarification because I didn’t see compressor under the hood so I was confused

@seed_drill7135

2 ай бұрын

I think only Packard had a/c then, and the compressor was in the trunk.@@What.its.like.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Very true there wasn’t anything in the trunk aside from the spare tire and the bumper jack

@danielulz1640

2 ай бұрын

​@@seed_drill7135Packard had air conditioning pre war but did not offer it again until 1955 and the compressor was definitely under the hood. The evaporator and blower were in the trunk pre war.

Coldwars Motors daily driver is a Frazier, one of the doors is from a Kaiser...funny that... 47 Kaiser 47 Hudson

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices =) I’ll have to check that out

First pick, 47 Kaiser, second 47 Hudson commodore, thanks for finding another Kaiser, maybe one day you meet an owner with a Vagabond or Henry J-Allstate.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I totally want to cover an Allstate I would love to find a vagabond as well. Those things are so cool. I’ve only seen one in my lifetime and that was way before KZread and way before the KZread channel. I think I might’ve been 14 when I saw it, I could not believe what I was looking at.

The Hoover Dam was built by a construction company called Six Companies Inc, which was actually a consortium of several companies: Morrison-Knudsen Co., Utah Construction Co., J. F. Shea Co., Pacific Bridge Co., MacDonald & Kahn Ltd. and a joint venture of W. A. Bechtel Co., Henry J. Kaiser, and Warren Brothers. Who built the Bonneville Dam? The dam was built and is managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. At the time of its construction in the 1930s it was the largest water impoundment project of its type in the nation, able to withstand flooding on an unprecedented scale. American Bridge Company was awarded the prime superstructure contract for the 22,000 foot crossing of the San Francisco Bay in 1932. You also left out -Kaiser Permanente Health. Read: Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century Hardcover - Deckle Edge, June 1, 2010

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Definitely more to the story that’s for sure I didn’t cover everything. Tried to cover as much as possible, but not going into the weeds as much.

Hi Jay! A Kaiser! Those were interesting cars, but it seems like Dutch Darrin could have made it a little less frumpy, It seems like somewhere in a book I read that the original design was a little better looking than it turned out to be. Gosh, it's been at least 15 years ago, an antique shop in a neighboring city held a car show in their shop. It just so happens that the building had been the local Kaiser/Frazer dealership. They had quite a few NICE Kaisers and Frazers in that show! There was at least one of the 4-door convertibles the company made. VERY interesting and plush cars! You know Kaiser/Frazer caused a lot of problems for Preston Tucker. The government and in particular the SEC were not too happy with the promises that K/F made concerning the front wheel drive and other features that were not on the production cars. There were also some strange dealings when Frazer about went belly up and Kaiser bought him out. Anyway, the SEC was not going to be snookered by another car company claiming "The Car of Tomorrow" and not following up on it. So they had their eyes on Tucker from the get-go.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great insight in information. Thank you so much for sharing that. I was shooting the imperial and I saw it when I was shooting the imperial and I had to stop once I was done doing the walk around I walked over and I was like is that a Kaiser I see and it was and I was so excited to see it there, because they are getting so hard to find I have seen a vagabond one time but I was probably 14 years old and I was really blown away by that whole concept. I really want to find another one.

@JefferyHall-ct2tr

2 ай бұрын

@@What.its.like. Hi Jay! There was a vagabond at that K/F show I mentioned. VERY Cool!

Although I'm not up on all the Kaiser model names I've just learnt they make a Special , a name which is shared with Buick. I quite like the Kaiser for its rarity the nod goes to Studebaker, but I put Kaiser in second place.

FOR 1947 THAT IS AN EXREMELY ADVANCED DESIGN .

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

It beat the Ford in slab styling by two years

Hudson Styling Studebaker size 🤔🤷 Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices =)

I just got a liberty ship hatch that was converted to a table by a veteran that was on the ship

Kaiser then Hudson. Nice video.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices =)

I'm guessing this car is largely unrestored, so it's quite a novelty to see a 77-year-old car, pretty much as it was brand new. Anyway, because this was a new model, more up-to-date than the other WYR contenders other than the Studebaker, I will choose the Kaiser for both scenarios. It looks like a very comfortable car to take long trips in.

Beautiful car looks like a survivor looks all original? Kizer - Hudson

I actually recognized that song, but I was four hours too late. Usually, I have no idea what the songs are, even if it turns out to be one I know.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I love that song I’ve been drawing blanks on what to put as the songs because we’ve done so many videos. I know that was one that we’ve already done but it’s a really good song and I figured it fit this car.

Never understood why they used Continental engines when the prewar Graham engine was more powerful and available with a supercharger.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Whats even crazier is, I was listening to an advertisement piece saying that they make their own engine which is very misleading. Maybe they made the engine and continental just built it for them because there was instances of that Jordan was a company that went that route.

@seed_drill7135

2 ай бұрын

Kaiser eventually bought the entire plant from Continental, so, they were building their own engines, but it was a Continental design.@@What.its.like.

@rdmineer1

2 ай бұрын

The Continental was chosen for simplicity and reliability. Think about it. What did the average self-taught or DIY mechanic know about a supercharger?

@carlv8168

2 ай бұрын

Kaiser preferred Continental engines because they were industrial-grade engines, using heavier-duty bearings, etc.

@seed_drill7135

2 ай бұрын

And yet the Graham engine became an industrial one, powering Hyder forklifts for decades! Meanwhile, the biggest complaint against Kaiser was that they were underpowered.@@carlv8168

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Hello, I'm from Germany and I've liked American cars since the 70s. This is a great channel - I've subscribed, of course. I have a question, not about this car, but: I often read about a 'Ford V8 Coupe 5Windows'. But the car has more windows. What does '5Windows' mean?

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the community Here is a link to see brochures the three window coupe has drivers side passenger side and rear window ( they don’t count windshield for some reason ) 5 window has 2 extra smaller windows behind www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Ford/1932%20Ford/1932%20Ford%20Full%20Line%20Brochure/index1.html

@ralfb.4762

2 ай бұрын

@ What.its.like.: Thank you very much. So they don't count the windshield! This is also a great way to make car names interesting.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Yeah no clue why they didn’t count the windshield I use that sight for a lot of the brochures it’s extensive

Jay, in a lot of situations I think the interiors you think are original are actually all or partially re-worked, this car possibly being one of them. You're a "youngin" and don't have the expertise to recognize the difference in some cases, but old original interiors usually are forced to reveal themselves through general degradation from the sun and time.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Plus, it’s hard to know if it was original especially if you haven’t lived during that era unless it’s disintegrating then you could say yeah these are the original seats Not so young anymore just turned 35 lol

@danielulz1640

2 ай бұрын

​@@What.its.like.ha ha ha, I have clothing older than you!

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I believe it I have coats older then my step son who is 15

Air conditioning in a non-top of the line car in 1947? Wow; very impressive! Any idea what the little ivory colored lever thing is immediately to the left of the handbrake?

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

It turns out that that was just jargon for heater back in the day, which is kind of misleading

@ChrisStockslager

2 ай бұрын

Ope; the lever is a hood release. :P

It doesn't look like a bad car at all. Nothing flashy or garish but tasteful albeit a bit plain compared to some of the other cars of the era.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree =)

That's a nice original car, and as you say they did nice interiors. The air conditioning label on the heater is bulldust and I've never seen dual wiper knobs! The exterior mirror is aftermarket. Their downfall was their use of the Continental engine, which was ok for 1947, but looking underpowered by 1950.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree I’ve never seen windshield wiper switches for individuals like that. I’ve seen the ones up on top in the older cars. Totally right about the continental engine as well. I’ve heard that the supercharged cars had head gasket issues later on. That’s one of the reasons why Kaiser failed as a company. They didn’t offer a V-8 and they were one of the companies to use Continental engines.

@captaccordion

2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed Jay. Once Oldsmobile and Cadillac got OHV V8s in 1949 and Studebaker in 1951, the Continental engine looked antiquated indeed. History might have read very differently had Kaiser talked to Studebaker about buying their V8, or even merging.

When I worked for the phone company I went on a trouble call and the people had a supercharged Kaiser

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Those ones came later. I’ve heard that they had head gasket issues, but I want to cover one of those as well actually would love to cover every single car Kaiser made. Eventually the goal is to cover as many cars as possible especially the cars that never get talked about. =)

Kaiser was a no nonsense value driven kind of guy and for 10k how could someone go wrong the cool thing about these cars was they were designed by Dutch Darrin and were the first cars to have fully enclosed fenders front and rear ford didn’t have them until 49 and Chevy used pontoon fenders into the 50’s . Kaiser is still in business today and anyone that has Kaiser permanente healthcare is part of Kaiser’s legacy as this started as his employee healthcare a first in industry to offer free healthcare to all his employees. For the wyr I’ll take the Kaiser and in the second choice the Hudson as it’s a beautiful car

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

That was my thought process exactly I don’t know of any other car that you could get from this time period That has better interior at this price point that they’re asking for this car.

Kaizer all the way!

Cold war motors, approves

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

=)

1-47 Kaiser 2-Chrysler

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet Choices

Hi, that Kaiser is so Mopar.

47 Kaiser

Everybody's Talkin' Written Fred Neil, performed by Harry Neillson. I'll take the Nash 600 and the Hudson.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices =) You got the song and band someone else beat you for title

Studebaker,Hudson

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices

47 Nash

Kaiser Hudson

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices =)

Such a simple design, yet, so nice! Love the dash! Didn't Kaiser Frazer hook up with Kelvinator along with Nash? Thinking A/C... WYR: 1) and 2) '47 Kaiser

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

General consensus in the comment section is air-conditioning was a loosely used term that was a heater Kaiser would go onto to buy Willy’s overland for jeep name I left a lot of that story out because when eventually we do a later, Kaiser will totally tell it

@danielulz1640

2 ай бұрын

American Motors bought Kaiser Jeep in 1970.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Yes they did

Studebaker -Chrysler

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great choices =)

Those were nice cars but they always had problems with the engines. Which were basically industrial engines. At one time salvage yards were full of near new Kaisers with bad engines.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

I’ve read the same thing they are notorious for head gasket issues..

WYR NASH; HUDSON

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices =)

If you look I believe Fraziers were sold mainly in Canada.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great information I really want to cover one one day

@stephenholland5930

2 ай бұрын

*Frazer 😉

You’re mispronouncing Frazer as Frazhier.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Great catch I’m not the best of pronunciations. I should say that upfront sometimes I do.

Utilitarian,not sporty basic car for returning vets.

Turkey.

FRAZER. NOT FRAZIER.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

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BTW, the Liberty ships were built for one purpose, to deliver war material to Europe. The early ones did just that and broke apart upon landing, lol. Not necessarily a bad thing, they did their job quite well. That's the way i heard it.

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Much like concrete ships wasn’t built to be around long just long enough to get the job done

Studebaker,Hudson

@What.its.like.

2 ай бұрын

Sweet choices