1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible Sedan Walkaround

America's most sucessful new, post- World War 2 brands were Kaiser and Frazer, products of Kaiser-Frazer Corporation.  However, their early success faded along with the postwar seller's market that was ending around 1949.  The Frazer brands's final model year was 1951, where 1950 bodies were dramatically facelifted.

I posted "1950-51 Frazer Manhattan 4-Door 'Hardtop' Facelift" here.

Total 1951 Frazer production was 10,214.  Of that, 152 cars were "hardtop" models discussed in the post just cited.  Another 131 cars were four-door convertibles, or "convertoble sedans" as the type was ofted called in the 1930s.  Frazer simply used "Convertible" as the designation.

About 130 of these cars were made.  Photos below are via Mecum Auctions.

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The facelift included a new, rather odd, heavily chromed design.  Similar framing was used on the corporation's new Henry J brand.

Ponderous, but not as ponderous-looking as 1950 Frazers with slab-sides and mostly horizontal fender lines.

The fenderline now flows.  Facelifted elements are forward and aft of the doors.

Here is the "hardtop" version.

Rear styling was simple in those days.

Windows roll down, but the B-pillar and frames are fixed in place.

The two windshield panes are flat glass, a legacy of the original 1947 design.

Overhead view.  The design looks nice from here.