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padgett..
Dutch Darrin used the GLASSPAR G2 body as the starting point for the Kaiser Darrin design.
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KAISER DARRIN
My next project????
Still pondering!
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ANYBODY?
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I am a member of the Kaiser Frazer club, Darrin Registry Manager.
I have asked fellow high school alumni for old pics of the buildings.
Two families were involved with the first Yenkos. Red's Garage, that did most work, and Zerambo's Service Station.
They are 10 yards apart in Bentleyville.
While talking to Sonny (Red's Garage), JR (Zerambo) joined us to add to the Yenko stories. He and his father did the "road tests" of the cars. He told about having to out run the "fuzz" while on these tests.
These guys have lived in this little town their whole life. And I am sure that these stories were told over and over, much like the stories told at my class reunion about me and the Darrin running the back roads.
I am truly thankful to see your responses because this story has been whitewashed out of the Yenko history. Yenko is associated with Canonsburg, PA, a more glamorous location than a coal mining town out in the hills. That was the second dealership that Frank, Don's father, opened. His first dealership was in Bentleyville. The Canonsburg location is where the latter modifieds were built.
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Here is where I watched the first Yenko cars being built in my small home town of Bentleyville, PA.
"Red" and his son turn production cars into muscle cars.
"Red" has long passed. but his son, Sonny, still owns the garage.
Back in the day, teen-age Sonny painted the logos/stripes on the cars.
He is now working on a '57 Chevy.
I went back home for my 50th class reunion and used that opportunity to again run the foothills in my Kaiser Darrin.
At the reunion, stories were abundant about my crazies in that car.
My day owned the brick building that was once a Kaiser Frazer dealership (long forgotten by me)--very ironic!
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If my memory is correct, there was an old country-western song...."Looking for Parts in All the Wrong Places".
These rare cars are finally rearing their plastic front ends out of barns and garages for restoration.
Considering the number that are going across the various auction blocks in mostly restored condition, parts are available to those that search correctly.
Parts are expensive, and it one passes on a part, waiting for a better deal, they will have lost both time and money--prices do not go down.
Considering that I am the point man for Kaiser Darrins, I was never asked for a fuel pump by anyone in this thread.
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I am Editor of the Kaiser Darrin Newsletter/Registry for the Kaiser Frazer Owners Club International (KFOCI).
I am always looking to add "lost" cars to the Registry.
If you own one and are not in the Registry, PM me.
If you know of one, let the owner know of me.
Additionally I can aid in the restoration of these rare cars.
Finally, there is a Facebook page...Kaiser Darrin Enthusiast
Number 1 challenege of owning a Classic Car
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Nick,
I'm confused.
You just stated that you can't afford a Darrin.
The Darrin Registry shows that you own 2 Darrins.
Did you sell both and now can't afford to buy another one?
PS They aren't out of everyone's price range.
Some own more than one Darrin, and one owns 10!!