Sears used to sell the Henry J car (built by Kaiser-Frazier). You know anybody that ever bought one?
When I was around 13, Dad bought a wrecked Henry J from the local Pepsi bottler. Took the OHV 4 cylinder out to replace the worn out flathead in a Jeep we owned.
The little car was cute, in my eyes.
My maternal granddad sold Kaiser- Frasier cars at his Allis-Chalmers dealership in Leroy, Illinois.
I remember all the people stopping to look at the little Henry J parked out front of the store.
I don't think he sold very many of them, but being about 10-11 years old I thought they were great; just the right size.
Outvoted, my dad traded in his 39 Buick for a 49 Kaiser and then a 52 Kaiser Manhattan.
The 52 was my high school wheels. Did you know you did not have to get in the back seat of those cars to stretch out full length? The front seat worked just fine. I was real glad it was not a HJ.
