KAISER TIME CAPSULE
Nearly any orphan car that’s survived is at least mildly surprising, given that until relatively recently, most orphans were accompanied by a stigma that quickly condemned them to the back rows at questionable used car lots.
From there, they became “work cars” not worth caring about, cheap cars to be driven into the ground, or unsold cars that went to the junkyard. Without a doubt, some merited that end, but most deserved better and Kaisers are in that group. Kaiser and its near-twin Frazer occupy a position that, if not unique, is certainly unusual in automotive history.
A new car for a new era
Kaiser-Frazer was formed in 1945 and stood out among the postwar newcomers as founders Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer had seemingly perfect complementary professional backgrounds. Kaiser was best known for his astonishing success in
