53 Henry J dragster, with a 600hp 440, and a 53 Olds rear, runs 9.83 in New Zealand, "handles like a safe in a wheelbarrow"

an unusual choice for a full restoration, a Henry J without an external trunk opening

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/kaiser-henry-j-home-restoration/particle-31

the 1951-54 Allstate, designed to sell through and by Sears-Roebuck department stores in the southern United States, was a slightly restyled Henry J.

 The cars were equipped with Allstate products (tires, battery, etc.). The modest styling changes distinguishing the Allstate from the Henry J were executed by Alex Tremulis.

The Henry J, while a well-meaning idea, but was hamstrung by various government requirements stemming from a re-capitalization loan the government made to the company in the fall of 1949 . Kaiser-Frazer labor agreements resulted in the company paying the highest wages of any American automaker and getting a productivity rate of only 60–65% in return

Kaiser-Frazer was able to work out deals with General Motors not only to get the GM Hydra-Matic automatic transmissions but had a signed deal for detuned Rocket 88 engines from Oldsmobile with deliveries starting in the 1952 model year. The deal was contingent on Olds being able to expand its Lansing, MI engine production facility; that expansion was cancelled due to factory expansion restrictions put in place by the government due to military needs during the Korean War

In 1950 Kaiser-Frazer began production of a compact car, the Henry J and ended production of the Frazer automobile ; both makes were 1951 model year automobiles. In 1952 and 1953 Kaiser-Frazer provided Sears Roebuck & Co. with Allstate-branded automobiles that Sears sold through selected Sears Auto Centers; these cars, extensively based on the Henry J Kaiser-Frazer dealers were selling did appear in the Sears "wish books" but the car could not be purchased by mail order

At the 1953 annual stockholders' meeting, Kaiser-Frazer Corporation's name was changed by stockholder vote to Kaiser Motors Corporation . Shortly before meeting, Kaiser-Frazer's Kaiser Manufacturing Corporation division worked out a deal to purchase certain assets (and assume certain liabilities) of the Willys-Overland Corporation, makers of Willys cars and Jeep vehicles . The purchase was made by Kaiser-Frazer's wholly owned subsidiary company, Kaiser Manufacturing Corporation. After completing the acquisition, Kaiser Manufacturing Corporation changed its name to Willys Motors, Incorporated . During late 1953 and 1954, Kaiser Motors operations at Willow Run Michigan were closed down or moved to the Willys facility in Toledo, Ohio .

https://gaukmotors.co.uk/motorpedia/car-make/kaiser 

I could spend hours in this farm's abandoned car area just taking patina photos

See what I mean? Anyway, these are all screen grabs from a video, which is in this post at the end

the narrator and his friends are so annoying I recommend that you turn the sound all the way off. Trust me. You don't want to hear him for the 100th time say how he knows nothing about cars, or "look at  this" for the thousandth time.  Put some music on you like, instead

Henry Js were small enough to fly in that small airliner? I'm impressed, you can't see the grease it took to get them to slide in and turn to get aligned front to back

 no doubt colorized by the always impressive "Imbued with Hues" facebook page artist.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-50#post-13148342

Alexander Motors, a Kaiser and Henry J (I haven't posted about those in forever) dealership that would give you a free Muntz tv (20") if you bought a car from them.

https://vintagejacksonville.net/2015/09/22/free-muntz-tv-with-every-henry-j-purchase/

Henry Jaded

full crazy gasser Henry J

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stiffspeed/

Henry Js need love too

I can't remember how long ago I last posted a Henry... so, enjoy that hood scoop!

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/

great Henry J, hemi powered, made by the DZUS fastener company owner

the Henry J was manufactured by the Kaiser-Frasier car company. 

 Designed as an inexpensive car for less affluent buyers it first went to market in 1951 with an out the door price just under $1,300.00. 

 To accomplish this they built the car with the fewest possible parts and options. There was no trunk lid so the trunk could only be accessed by folding down the rear seats. The car had no glove compartment or arm rests. 

 It only came in a two door version with fixed rear windows and a four cylinder engine. By the end of 1951 the remaining cars that went unsold were given some cosmetic changes including a Continental Tire kit option and a new name, the Henry J Vagabond and sold as a 1952 model. 

 The car was also sold through Sears under the name Allstate. Later other modifications were made including offering a six cylinder engine and optional trunk lid. After the repackaged 1951 cars were sold the 1953 Henry J Corsair was introduced. The car had been restyled, given more features and better workmanship but the price went up and sales declined. Just over 1,000 were made in 1954, the final year it was manufactured.

https://vintagejacksonville.net/2014/03/12/setzers-on-florida-avenue-and-a-henry-j/

best looking Henry J, small wonder, Gabes did the upholstery and Charley did the paint