grumpin Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 https://klamath.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeview-1953-henry-runs-drives/7062967692.html Interesting! Be fun to drive around. Edit: I thought these were Fords at one point, Henry J Kaiser automobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Dad had one of those in the late 50's or early 60's. If I remember correctly he went from a '34 Ford, which I learned to drive on, to the Henry J then to a '50 Plymouth. The Henry J wasn't much of a car, and not nearly the car the Plymouth was. $11,800!?!?!?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I like it! Wow, you do not see many of those around these days, last time I heard mention of one would have been in a Hot Rod magazine years ago. Definitely a cool car! It's hard to find them unmolested like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Wow, you do not see many of those around these days, last time I heard mention of one would have been in a Hot Rod magazine years ago. Definitely a cool car! It's hard to find them unmolested like this. Some of what I’ve read agrees with you guys! Not a real good car and many were hot rodded because of that. I like it too, would be fun to putter with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Some of what I’ve read agrees with you guys! Not a real good car and many were hot rodded because of that. I like it too, would be fun to putter with. They were light, so stuffing a 265 or 283 under the hood was common. But I've seen them with lots bigger engines than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 They were light, so stuffing a 265 or 283 under the hood was common. But I've seen them with lots bigger engines than that. Ha! Sounds like Wild Willie Borsch and the Winged Express! AA Fuel Altered was the class I believe. His crew chief told him don’t shut er down till you hear the guard rail clicking or smell lemons! He washed the parts in Lemon Joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Ha! Sounds like Wild Willie Borsch and the Winged Express! AA Fuel Altered was the class I believe. His crew chief told him don’t shut er down till you hear the guard rail clicking or smell lemons! He washed the parts in Lemon Joy! Also marketed by Sears and Roebuck: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/when-sears-sold-cars-the-strange-tale-of-the-kaiser-he-474351403 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Also marketed by Sears and Roebuck: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/when-sears-sold-cars-the-strange-tale-of-the-kaiser-he-474351403 Ha! That’s a good read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Ha! That’s a good read! Saw this on FB. Note the rear axle on the Henry J. And those rear tires might not be stock. Also note what's pulling the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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