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"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 06/05/2016 at 22:12 • Filed to: Car spotting

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This is the garage of my wife’s uncle. The white car is a 1953 Kaiser Darrin and other one is a Ford I believe (correct me if I’m wrong). He’s owned the Kaiser for 20 years or so but this is the first time my wife’s ever even seen it. I wonder what else he’s hiding.

lone_liberal > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/05/2016 at 23:11

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LOVE Kaiser Darrins.

fintail > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/05/2016 at 23:22

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The other car appears to be an early 20s Franklin. These were air-cooled cars (notice the large “horse collar” grille).

Kaiser-Darrins have cool door action.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > fintail 06/06/2016 at 00:00

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I’ll have to ask him more about that one. I was a bit smitten by the Kaiser and was only asking About that one

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > lone_liberal 06/06/2016 at 00:01

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It is a sharp looking car. I’d never even heard of them before

lone_liberal > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/06/2016 at 00:53

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The rest of Kaiser’s lineup was totally forgettable but the Darrin was just so cool. I saw one on the show What's My Car Worth that had a period Cadillac engine in which I think would make it even more enjoyable.

Roundbadge > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/06/2016 at 07:47

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Dem slidin’ doors on the Darrin...

Ed, for the old good times > fintail 06/06/2016 at 08:32

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Think you are right about it being a 20s Franklin, chek this 1922 9-B

fintail > Ed, for the old good times 06/06/2016 at 09:43

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Yep that’s the same era car. Notice that one also has the unusual V shaped windshield seen on some models (not on the car in the main pic).