#147 1948 Kaiser Custom Sedan
VIN: K353291
If you’re looking for an exceedingly rare car with impressive ownership history and provenance, you just found it.
In 1948, Edgar Kaiser, son of Henry Kaiser, was general manager of the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, and this sedan was custom-built for him at the Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti. Only about a tenth of the Kaisers made for the model year carried the luxurious Custom trim, which included leather upholstery as a standard feature. But this car, built for the boss, had every luxury option plus many one-off options which made it truly one of a kind.
Factory equipment included rare dual fog lights, signal lights, back-up lights, radio with floor station selection control, heater, vacuum-operated windshield washer, leather upholstery matching the body color and carpeted floor, and door panels with leather inserts.
Edgar Kaiser sold his Custom Sedan in 1953, and for the next 40 years it remained in a single family’s hands. And the next owner kept it 15 more years before donating it to the Automotive Driving Museum.
This sedan, designed by the famed Howard “Dutch” Darrin, was the subject of a thorough restoration by the Mathewson Brothers of Renton, Washington, and still wears the Mathewson’s respray in the original Horizon Blue color.
Originally owned and custom-built for Edgar Kaiser, Henry Kaiser's son
Loaded with many factory options, including many one-off options
Single family ownership for 40 years from 1953-1993; purchased from Edgar Kaiser
Donated to the Automotive Driving Museum from a West Coast owner who owned it from 1993 to 2008
Older restoration by the Mathewson Brothers of Renton, Washington in original color of Horizon Blue
226-cubic-inch six-cylinder engine
Designed by famed stylist Howard 'Dutch' Darrin
VIN: K353291
If you’re looking for an exceedingly rare car with impressive ownership history and provenance, you just found it.
In 1948, Edgar Kaiser, son of Henry Kaiser, was general manager of the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, and this sedan was custom-built for him at the Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti. Only about a tenth of the Kaisers made for the model year carried the luxurious Custom trim, which included leather upholstery as a standard feature. But this car, built for the boss, had every luxury option plus many one-off options which made it truly one of a kind.
Factory equipment included rare dual fog lights, signal lights, back-up lights, radio with floor station selection control, heater, vacuum-operated windshield washer, leather upholstery matching the body color and carpeted floor, and door panels with leather inserts.
Edgar Kaiser sold his Custom Sedan in 1953, and for the next 40 years it remained in a single family’s hands. And the next owner kept it 15 more years before donating it to the Automotive Driving Museum.
This sedan, designed by the famed Howard “Dutch” Darrin, was the subject of a thorough restoration by the Mathewson Brothers of Renton, Washington, and still wears the Mathewson’s respray in the original Horizon Blue color.
Originally owned and custom-built for Edgar Kaiser, Henry Kaiser's son
Loaded with many factory options, including many one-off options
Single family ownership for 40 years from 1953-1993; purchased from Edgar Kaiser
Donated to the Automotive Driving Museum from a West Coast owner who owned it from 1993 to 2008
Older restoration by the Mathewson Brothers of Renton, Washington in original color of Horizon Blue
226-cubic-inch six-cylinder engine
Designed by famed stylist Howard 'Dutch' Darrin
VIN: K353291
If you’re looking for an exceedingly rare car with impressive ownership history and provenance, you just found it.
In 1948, Edgar Kaiser, son of Henry Kaiser, was general manager of the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, and this sedan was custom-built for him at the Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti. Only about a tenth of the Kaisers made for the model year carried the luxurious Custom trim, which included leather upholstery as a standard feature. But this car, built for the boss, had every luxury option plus many one-off options which made it truly one of a kind.
Factory equipment included rare dual fog lights, signal lights, back-up lights, radio with floor station selection control, heater, vacuum-operated windshield washer, leather upholstery matching the body color and carpeted floor, and door panels with leather inserts.
Edgar Kaiser sold his Custom Sedan in 1953, and for the next 40 years it remained in a single family’s hands. And the next owner kept it 15 more years before donating it to the Automotive Driving Museum.
This sedan, designed by the famed Howard “Dutch” Darrin, was the subject of a thorough restoration by the Mathewson Brothers of Renton, Washington, and still wears the Mathewson’s respray in the original Horizon Blue color.
Originally owned and custom-built for Edgar Kaiser, Henry Kaiser's son
Loaded with many factory options, including many one-off options
Single family ownership for 40 years from 1953-1993; purchased from Edgar Kaiser
Donated to the Automotive Driving Museum from a West Coast owner who owned it from 1993 to 2008
Older restoration by the Mathewson Brothers of Renton, Washington in original color of Horizon Blue
226-cubic-inch six-cylinder engine
Designed by famed stylist Howard 'Dutch' Darrin