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- "Kaiser-Frazer Dealer News: The New '49 Kaiser," September 1948 - Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer formed their automobile company in 1945 to take advantage of the post-World War II seller's market. They established production at Willow Run, Michigan, in the same plant where Ford had built B-24 bombers during the war. After a promising start, Kaiser-Frazer sales fell. The company left the passenger car market in 1955.
- September 01, 1948
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"Kaiser-Frazer Dealer News: The New '49 Kaiser," September 1948
Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer formed their automobile company in 1945 to take advantage of the post-World War II seller's market. They established production at Willow Run, Michigan, in the same plant where Ford had built B-24 bombers during the war. After a promising start, Kaiser-Frazer sales fell. The company left the passenger car market in 1955.
- 1947 Kaiser-Frazer Advertisement, "One Every Minute is Not Enough!" - Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer formed their automobile company in 1945 to take advantage of the post-World War II seller's market. They established production at Willow Run, Michigan, in the same plant where Ford had built B-24 bombers during the war. After a promising start, Kaiser-Frazer sales fell. The company left the passenger car market in 1955.
- 1947
- Collections - Artifact
1947 Kaiser-Frazer Advertisement, "One Every Minute is Not Enough!"
Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer formed their automobile company in 1945 to take advantage of the post-World War II seller's market. They established production at Willow Run, Michigan, in the same plant where Ford had built B-24 bombers during the war. After a promising start, Kaiser-Frazer sales fell. The company left the passenger car market in 1955.
- 1949 Kaiser Traveler Sedan - Henry Kaiser, who had become famous building ships during World War II, and Joseph Frazer, an experienced auto executive, combined in 1945 to form a new car company. Kaisers were stylish and well built, but competing against established car companies proved too big a task. American Kaiser production ceased in 1955, although cars were made in Argentina between 1958 and 1962.
- 1949
- Collections - Artifact
1949 Kaiser Traveler Sedan
Henry Kaiser, who had become famous building ships during World War II, and Joseph Frazer, an experienced auto executive, combined in 1945 to form a new car company. Kaisers were stylish and well built, but competing against established car companies proved too big a task. American Kaiser production ceased in 1955, although cars were made in Argentina between 1958 and 1962.
- 1949 Kaiser Catalog, "Cars that Lead a Double Life" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- 1949
- Collections - Artifact
1949 Kaiser Catalog, "Cars that Lead a Double Life"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.