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Other Makes Manhattan (1954)
for sale

Price: US $800.00

Description:

Offered here is a 1954 Kaiser Manhattan. I bought it to redo, as it has the supercharged engine, which had allegedly been rebuilt. Unfortunately, it turned out to be locked up tighter than Dicks' hatband and full of rust, so much so I could not get the thing apart, and the government will not let me have an atom bomb to do so. Redoing the engine demotes this particular project to he end of the list, and so I have decided to sell it. The car had the totally cool bamboo interior, which is in pretty good shape. The dash is in excellent shape. The darned engine is out of it, and comes with the car if you want it. The Hydra -matic is still attached and I can't get it apart, so that's what you get. I have a tractor with a boom on it to move the engine/tranny. The car is complete as far as I can tell except for a couple of pieces of the chrome applique on the lower doors/ quarters, and of course the tail light lenses. It is not very rusty, and the frame is good. It comes with the complete Kaiser/McCulloch Supercharger system. The starting price is about what the supercharger is worth, but you get the whole rest of the car, too! Car will come with a bill of sale, or I can get a title for it for an additional $100.00. Obviously, it will need to be picked up and trailered. I don't want to crush the car because it can be saved, but it will take time and treasure and I have too many other projects already. The supercharger is pretty much bolt on, and I think an adapter plate could be made so that it would bolt on to another engine and work, with perhaps some bracket modifications. Lots of guys have rods with a zillion carbs, but you could have one with a SUPERCHARGER!
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