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31/07/2016 4:12 pm
Pics: Regarding the '54 Kaisers in Rick and Michel's posts below (21522.6.1 and 21522.6.1.1)
Here they are. BRK 29C is the Comet Blue/Arctic White one and BRK 29B is the Signal Green one. They are beauties. Somebody once quipped, "If they had slapped a Buick nameplate on these Kaisers, they would have sold like hotcakes." The lack of a V8 engine caused customers to stay away in droves as well. The '54 face lift was an attractive one.
29 C was produced from 2005-2009
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29 B was produced from 2002-2005
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Both are done from the '53 Kaisers 29 and 29 A which I can post later.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
31/07/2016 4:23 pm
Apparently someone in Kaiser styling saw the grille of the 1951 Buick XP 300 concept car and decided it would look good on the '54 Kaisers. They were right, too! I love that grille and the combination of the white over dark blue on the Brooklin 29c.
Topic starter
31/07/2016 4:45 pm
Pics: Here are the '53 Kaiser Manhattan Kaisers
BRK 29 in Peacock Blue (1989-1995)
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BRK 29 A in Sabrejet Blue/Australian Beige (1995-2002)
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BRK 29 X Black Rotterdam Edition (1995) (1 of 500)
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You're right, Rick, the '54's (above post) do look as if the stylists lifted the Buick XP 300 grill off the car and bolted it onto the front of the Kaiser. It looked great.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
31/07/2016 7:55 pm
These look great ! I had heard that
Edgar Kaiser (son of Henry and top exec at Kaiser Motors) had always really admired the Buick XP-300 show car and had asked the stylists to incorporate a similar grille in the re-style of the full-size Kaiser.
31/07/2016 10:49 pm
The 1953 Kaiser was the first in David Angel's collection to be measured..
John Hall picked me up and we went down to see David at his place in Dorset. I introduced him to John and the real car was actually a Dragon but it was made as a Manhattan. Other cars from David's collection followed including two Edsels, the last one being the 'nifty thrifty' 1960 car. In addition there were all those Thunderbird specials that appeared over the years.
01/08/2016 1:20 am
Both of them look great. I recently added the blue version to my collection.
I found one missing parts and with a email to Amanda, it is now as good as new.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
01/08/2016 3:46 am
Favorite models in my collection! (pic) I also have several Henry J and Kaiser Darrins, as well as some variations.
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And I'm looking forward to the upcoming BRK Aero Willys!
01/08/2016 8:03 am
Why did they downgrade to a standard model and not a Dragon?
01/08/2016 11:23 am
Wasn't most of the difference in the interior?
01/08/2016 12:11 pm
Wire wheels and vinyl roof covering and fender nameplates.
02/08/2016 4:15 am
And gold plated names and emblems, too. Yes, most changes were on the interior. My guess is that the name "Manhattan" was better known than
"Dragon." But I will buy them either way!
02/08/2016 7:48 am
It's a long time ago. I can't really remember what John Hall's reasons were, but..
I guess it was that the Manhattan was an easier model to make - no vinyl top and no gold bits.