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A supercharged 6 cylinder in 54 probably constituted it as a muscle car, then. Bet the two tone was original. Things were very different back in those days. A neighbor had a coppery/goldish/brownish 54 Studebaker, then. Never saw a color quite like it before or again.
Since it appears no one has an objection to the Kaiser (still can't believe none of us could find a 'traditional' muscle car) the fork lift challenge is afoot. Good hunting.
A supercharged 6 cylinder in 54 probably constituted it as a muscle car, then. Bet the two tone was original. Things were very different back in those days. A neighbor had a coppery/goldish/brownish 54 Studebaker, then. Never saw a color quite like it before or again.
I have little doubt it's original, or, at least, an original combo. Someone thought plaid wall paper in cream, brown, and orange was hot, and went well with their avocado-colored appliances, too. I'm not knocking it... and I'll bet there's some DNA in the back seat.
I will leave this to the judgement of the group. This is certainly pre-1972. This is a 1954 Kaiser Manhattan. The reason I included it is because it is a supercharged 6 cylinder. Kaiser couldn't get credits from the government if they used a V8 so they were made using McCulloch superchargers. Interestingly enough the motor is the same one used in Clark forklifts today.
The term "Muscle Car" wasn't really coined until the mid-60's - 70's, and usually associated with cars of that time (GTO's, Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chevelles, etc...).
But it certainly looks as though the Kaiser would qualify for its time period. Now that's thinking out of the box - good job...
I looked for days for a hot rod couldn't find nothing. Next week is a hot rod and bike show at the local hd. Now gotta look for a forklift. Maybe Home Depot ?
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