Back in 1950, the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation went against the "bigger is better" tide with a compact car named after company co-founder Henry J. Kaiser. Way ahead of its time, the Henry J was a ...

It worked for Volkswagen with the Beetle. It didn't work for Kaiser-Frazer. The Henry J resembled a Kaiser squeezed front to back. It had no opening deck, no glovebox, fixed side glass ...

For decades, Henry J. Kaiser was a household name in the United ... business with retired Willys-Overland executive Joe Frazer. The partnership was short-lived, with sales declining after two ...

Frazer left the company in 1951 and his name disappeared the next year, just before Kaiser bought Willys-Overland. The Henry J automobile was sold from 1951 to 1954, and a few survive today ...

Kaiser-Frazer built more than 800,000 vehicles between 1946 and 1955. One of the models was a genuine economy car for the masses, sold through Sears Roebuck. Called the Henry J, it was a mere 58 ...

Q: Greg, I enjoyed your recent articles on Kaiser-Frazer and Willys-Jeep vehicles. My uncle owned a Henry J back in 1953 and I remember him telling me about the Kaiser sports car ready to come out ...

But I'm going to tell you a little bit about it. Built by the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation from 1950 to 1954, the Henry J was named after the company's chairman, Henry J. Kaiser. And it was born out ...

He bought a 1955 Kaiser Manhattan in 1982. A 1953 Allstate, a 1951 Frazer, and a 1951 Henry J were the next models to go into ...

A 1951 two-door fastback Henry J compact from Kaiser-Frazer Corp. SUBMITTED Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer were keen to cash in on what they knew would be a huge pent-up demand for cars ...

The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation introduced the Henry J in 1951. It was envisioned as an economy entry vehicle for mass marketing and drew on the styling of the corporation’s full-size line.

Henry J. Kaiser was a big deal. With Joe Frazer, he started Kaiser-Frazer Motors in 1945. Frazer was well known in Detroit for his car business expertise and had played a pivotal role at Willys ...