1953 Kaiser Manhattan

1953 Kaiser Manhattan in Highway Dragnet, Movie, 1954

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:16:25 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2011-10-13 12:20	1953 Kaiser.
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-10-13 14:39	Coming atcha! Nice dramatic shot. -- Last edit: 2011-10-13 14:39:35
CougarTim ◊ 2011-10-14 00:09	DeLuxe, Carolina, Manhattan, and Dragon are the model names I can find for 1953. By the bumper and the headlight surrounds, this appears to be at least a Manhattan. I know Dragons were pretty rare, so Manhattan seems most likely.
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-10-14 01:45	All the '53 models had those headlamp rims except for the Carolina. I think though that the small trim over the bumper below the parking lamps was only used on the Manhattan and the Dragon. The bumper overrider was used on all models. -- Last edit: 2011-10-14 01:59:09
stronghold ◊ 2012-05-22 11:38
stronghold ◊ 2012-05-22 12:20	Seen later in the background ...is this the kaiser?
Commander 57 ◊ 2012-05-22 13:28	Hard to say for sure owing to the blurriness, but I don't seem to see headlamp wings or a rear fender chrome topping so the thumbnail one is likely a '52.