1954 Kaiser DeLuxe | Bamboo Edition | Rare Classic Car

[@ftby59mikeD]

That Kaiser had me "bamboozled"!

[@robertoconnor9427]

This is one car that I always loved & whished i had owned. This Kaiser was really unique. Thanks for the memories .

[@GreatCurrency]

What an awesome car. ❤

[@DPG2203]

Thank you very much for showing us this car that represents a great brand that set trends in design and innovation, as well as innovation in car customization and that today is forgotten in the face of the commercial achievements of the big three. In a magazine that my girlfriend of my youth gave me, in the 80s a report from the Kaiser Safari appeared. I wish you could generate a report on that model from the 50s. I would also like to see one about the 1969 AMC Rebel Hardtop SST, for a sentimental reason about this specific model. Thanks again for your great contribution to the spread of automotive culture.

[@vincentbasso4903]

DPG2203 you said all.

[@floydt2029]

Thant's a cool Kaiser, thanks Dennis for the show!

[@joannkucera2136]

What a car! It is in a TV commercial

[@christophermay4998]

Ahh Dennis........you found yet another oddball car........very cool👍👍 I am sure the owner will do his best to take care of it.........

[@rajamohamed4819]

I didn't see this car ever very Nice wooden work super 👌👍👏

[@bradcarroll3719]

Never seen or even heard of this before! Thanks for sharing.

[@sheldonaubut]

In 1958 my father and uncle bought a Cities Service station in Duluth Minnesota. Part of the deal was that it came with a 1952 Kaiser Manhattan. I was 8 at the time and still remember riding all over in that thing. Even then it was considered to be out of the ordinary to have a Kaiser and already being a car nut I loved it.

[@scubatrucker6806]

Cool car. Love the interior with all that wood.

[@JonBlondell]

Beautiful, and unique, that's for sure!

[@primitivebob8781]

Awesome car.

[@1940limited]

A friend of mine is big into Kaisers and Frazers ad has owned a bunch of them, but never a bamboo edition. This is a new one on me, too. 1954 was Kaiser's last year. 53s were almost identical except for the tail light trim which was solid chrome as opposed to this one with the red plastic insert.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

55 was the last year. The 54 and 55 had new front end styling and, most of them, a wrap-around rear window that the 53 didn't have. 54 and 55 offered an optional supercharged engine that was not available in 53.

[@groovyhippie1165]

Very cool car! I've never seen this one before.

[@howardkoster4026]

Cool car. I don't know why I don't remember seeing these.....

[@manmohankelkar6971]

Fantastic car. Front grill unique.

[@Porschedude8]

Stunning!

[@metalbob3335]

Kiaser deluxe from bamboo to black forest edition . Lol love the car

[@Mireaze]

Bamboo is a severely underused material

[@happytrails1963]

Great work in progress and driven

[@donaldheitger6731]

What a cool car!

[@creepingjesus5106]

Is the hood ok? It looks to be sitting up a little at the scuttle end when we starts to drive there. Never heard of this model before either, so thanks Dennis!

[@1940limited]

The hoods didn't open very wide on these, making them a pain to work on.

[@creepingjesus5106]

@@1940limited I can imagine! Anything down the side of the block must be a pain to get to, if you can't get it from underneath. Hinges looked stiff too, so I was wondering if they'd moved a little while he shut it after shooting.

[@JohnShinn6078]

Hood shouldn't have been opened in the first place.

[@bosse641]

What a fun car.

[@suleymancetin1318]

Nice car

[@imranabbasi7871]

Awsome classic car 👍❤

[@JamesAllmond]

Dash pad (which looks to be stock) and vinyl roof were made to look like bamboo, the rest is a very interesting owner mod...took some major digging just to discover that much. Rare is an understatement. Modifications just make it more Kaisery...

[@fernandoromero3724]

PRECIOSO!!!

[@RetroToonsOfficial]

Awesome

[@estpst]

A nice car

[@scotttaylor8498]

He talked about the rear window. You look through it it's like you have Walleye vision or you got prescription glasses. It's kind of like the side mirrors on vehicles. Objects are closer then they appear in mirror. LOL.

[@Porsche996driver]

Replaced bamboo with oak? Please replace the bamboo. “Prescription rear window” Dennis lol. 🤣 Great car love it.

[@mikemarkowski4547]

❤❤❤

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

Why no air filter?

[@oaktadopbok665]

You can do lots of things in that back seat.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

That dash in intense. I love woodworking but that doesn’t look fun.

[@warplane334]

Nice mustache

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Was this one originally sold in a foreign country? As far as I know, 54s without supercharger were badged as Specials, not DeLuxe.

[@scootergeorge7089]

The 1954 Special was originally built to unload, left over, unsold 1953 Manhattans.

[@robfrye4664]

That car is definitely not 'unrestored'! The interior has been redone, it's been repainted at least twice.

[@UberLummox]

Well it's obviously never been fully restored. "Fixing up", and a couple bad paint jobs doesn't mean restored, but yeah, it's not 100% original!

[@guynewport]

Mr. Gauge? I hope you urge folks, off-camera of course, not to use those plastic, in-line filters close to an engine! Melt one and change the schedule on your restoration in a hurry..... Great car to review as well, Thank You!

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Why no air cleaner? Driving it that way means rapid ring and cylinder wear.

[@rdhudon7469]

Yabadaba doo !

[@maxkorfendagus9336]

Sorry to see all the independents that disappeared after WW2, but it was a wildly competitive time, and the Big Three had deep pockets. Makes you wonder what a 2020 Kaiser, Hudson, or Tucker would look like. BTW, my grandfather had a green Kaiser Manhattan that sat behind the barn for quite a long time. A fun place to pretend to drive.

[@maxkorfendagus9336]

BTW, I wouldn't drive that car without an air filter! One good backfire and it's BBQ-Kaiser!

[@neildickson5394]

I've never seen a "deluxe" before. Seen many Dragons. Did the factory build the interior that way? Seems unlikely. That door overhang is reminiscent of the 58 Packard Hawk. The red really sucks. The original yellow would make it pop as originally planned. Definitely the most modern car on the road in 1954 outside of Studebaker. Also, needs wide Coker whites. Extremely unique.

[@SickKlydeSSA]

Are those white walls unrestored also? Ahjhaj

[@davidfindley1588]

I thought I was the only block head. Lol

[@1940limited]

Kaisers weren't exactly mainstream.

[@wesversmoren9404]

17th like. 😁

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I wouldn't do a 2 day paint job on that car. It would take months. Maybe years

[@scootergeorge7089]

And then be afraid to drive it anywhere. Just transport it in an enclosed trailer. Right! 🙄

[@dflf]

Kind of Buicky

[@1940limited]

Nothing like a Buick. No comparison.

[@BBCHZ]

You're not wrong there at all! The front end was inspired by the Buick XP-300 concept car from 1951!

[@optimaprime8970]

Anyone else from mb

[@Marc816]

Bury it.

[@nathanaelmoyer7093]

Well I got a 1951 County show very nice