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I was surprised to see this ad published as late at September 3, 1954, because it highlights the CJ-3A-based “Farm Jeep” (see halfway down in the ad). It was printed in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
?dateline 1975 — i was offered a ” a fix-er-upper ” kaiser darrin for $5000.00 us dollars — the old gentleman that had it also had 3 real nice darrins — and — a whole acre of kaiser cars near us 101 on the san francisco peninsula — i waited too long to decide on it and the old fellow died — his widow had most of the kaisers crushed — oh well .. ?shoulda coulda woulda
? an acre of kaisers — henry j’s , 4’s , 6’s — kaiser dragons with bamboo interiors — manhattans with super-chargers — crushed and the scrap sent to the redwood city seaport to — JAPAN — came back as TOYOTAS
The Kaiser Darrin is very collectable nowadays.
A few years ago they were $100k+, though prices have slipped a bit, They are still worth a great deal.
Far more than most old timer cheapskates expect.
??? WHO NEEDS KAISER DARRINS ANYWAYS ?? — I’VE GOT WILLYS AERO-CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE , WILLYS F-161 !! — SAME TRANSMISSION , T-96 WITH A R-10 OVERDRIVE — SIMILAR SPICER 23 REAR AXLE — AND HERES THE CLINCHER — ROLL UP WINDOWS !!! — THE EXPERIMENTAL DUTCH DARRIN WEIRDO-MOBILE HAD SIDE CURTAINS LIKE A JEEPSTER — LEAKED LIKE A SIEVE !! — PLUS , IT HAD THE UNDESIRABLE ” FIBER-GLASS ” BODY — A RUDIMENTARY PLASTIC — NOT MANY SOLD , THEY LOOKED — ODD —REAL ODD — WEIRD GRILL WITH NO COOLING FOR THE RADIATOR — NOBODY WANTED THEM , THEY WERE WAY OVERPRICED — WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO BUY ONE , THE $5000 ANDY WANTED WAS LIKE 4 BILLION DOLLARS IN TODAYS MONEY — I’M SO GLAD I NEVER BOUGHT ONE — WOULDNT BE MUCH GOOD ON MY RANCH — I’D BE LAUGHED OUT OF TOWN !! ????
We just added a 1953 CJ3b Parts List that lists the “Universal” and “Farm” Jeep –
https://www.farmjeep.com/1953-cj3b-parts-list-for-universal-and-farm-jeep/
This ad shows that the Farm Jeep program was still active in 1954. Not sure when it ended, but suspect with the introduction of the CJ5.
Thanks for posting the ad.
Realkt, faulting a sports car for being fiberglass and Having side curtains?
Remember, many sports cars had side curtains until the late ’50s to early ’60s. Jags, MGs, etc.
Early Corvettes ’53-55′ also fit that description of plastic bodies and lacking roll up windows.
And more to the point, any Jeep fan should not complain about about soft tops and side curtains…what do you think most Jeeps had? 🙂
Barry: I thought you might enjoy that one.
JohnB: Agreed, side curtains weren’t unusual at all. But, I think that was more him having fun with a rant. That said, I imagine they did leak a bunch (like some other side curtains). In 2013 we endured a downpour in a Jeepster (thanks to Bill Reiss) … it was wet for sure!