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Well, I was born in the Ford administration so by using that theory I should know less than you!

AFAIK, the only convertible made by the Kaiser corporation was on the '49-'51 Frazer.

Nixon for me, so anything I know may not be the truth.

Well, there is a coat of arms, right inside the "bump in the middle" that carl pointed out, below the knight ornament. It's in the center of the black rectangle, and in the upper left-hand corner of that rectangle, you'll see an "F".

Here's the back of the gray car in the family grove...

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Never heard of either, just was doing research on google.

Love the name, Vagabond - Here's a vintage ad:

Frazer Vagabond 51 Ad

more pictures

Another ad

Hey, thanks!

The "Vagabond" was in our family for many years. Dad just couldn't buy a car that could ever be identified by the ordinary motorist.

I saw that ad many years ago in a National Geographic. Wish I'd kept it, as well as a "Studebaker-Packard" MERCEDES ad. Mercedes apparently distributed for a short time through Studebaker-Packard dealerships... no wonder that Mercedes-style grill showed up on the Studebakers of those years... come look at the German car and buy a sexed-up American version for thousands less!

Thanks for the links-- I had never seen a Vagabond ad.

For a good ol' Kaiser-Frazer time, there's a whole website,kfnut.com/


Funny thing about that Vagabond. The ad shows the back open and the passenger side back door, but interestingly the back door on the driver's side was a FAKE! It had a handle etc, but inside was a place for the spare tire, or for a kid that you didn't want close to a door (like me at the time).

What does this have to do with Packards again? Oh yeah! Hood Ornaments!

Very interesting detour.

Funny that it's a Vagabond, as I turned down a Kaiser Traveler a couple of years ago. Wish I wouldn't have, but it was pretty far gone.

like the connection with the usefulness of the vagabond.
This would not be a hood ornament but is the other end . Could be posted as a Mustang related

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Al,

Is that the world's first "hatchback" car?

Here is a picture of a '57 Packard with the '55 Patrician/400 hood ornament on it. This car is on Ebay right now.

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This car came with '56 Clipper hood ornaments, taillights, badging, wheel covers and a dash reminiscent of same car when new...