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A.)
Description of Vehicle |
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Year |
Make |
Model |
Model Number |
Model Description |
Manufacturer’s Serial # |
Engine # |
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1953 |
Kaiser |
Henry J |
K534 |
Corsair Deluxe |
005034 |
3060637 |
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B.)
When was the vehicle purchased? |
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January 7, 1953 |
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C.)
Where was the vehicle purchased? |
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Blythe,
California |
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H & H Auto Services |
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D.)
Who purchased the vehicle? |
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Fern L
Mitchell of Seattle Washington |
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E.)
What was the purchase price of the vehicle? |
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Cash
selling price including accessories was $2211.58. |
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F.)
Was there a trade in? |
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YES a
1951 Henry J - $300 (plus $910) |
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Fern (a Seattle girl) was
south of LA near San Diego buying a HJ and only got $300 trade in
for a 2 year old car! |
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G.)
What happened next? |
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By the
time the car was paid off ($43.28 a month for 30 months) Fern had
married Lester Burhoop of Bremerton Washington. |
Lester Burhoop was a Navy Man and also
owned a Henry J (one serial number off of Fern's Henry J)
Lester had lots of interesting war stories from World War II
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Photo from KFOC Quarterly Spring 1975 |
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The one on the left was Fern's (the
mirrors were different) |
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In 1992 new tires were put on the car -
mileage at that time 66047 |
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H.)
When did we buy the Henry J? |
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We (Jim & Carolyn Betts) bought the
Henry J in August of 1995, reupholstered the J and took it to the
1996 Portland KFOCI Convention. |
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I.)
How did the Henry J get to Yakima Washington? |
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In December 1996, I changed jobs and
we moved to the dry side of the State of Washington. |
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The brakes failed on the way over
Cascade Mountains and the Henry J got parked. |
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J.)
What's next? |
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Well, its now 2006, the Henry J has
68,158 miles on the odometer and its time for a major cleanup and
restoration. |
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