"Kaiser-Frazer Dealer News: The New '49 Kaiser," September 1948

Summary

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.

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.

Artifact

Periodical

Date Made

September 1948

Subject Date

September 1948

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

95.100.2223

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert Penny.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 in

Width: 11 in

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