Kaiser Carolina

The Kaiser Carolina was the economy car of the Kaiser range, launched in 1953 by Kaiser-Frazer, according to the Italian Wikipedia article that treats it together with the Manhattan and the Dragon. It was the cheapest model of the line and was sold without any chrome trim. Its styling was harshly criticised and judged unpleasant, and compared with the other Kaiser models it had much less success. It stayed on the price lists for only one year, leaving production in 1953 together with the Dragon. Like the other Kaiser cars of these years it used a 3,707 cubic centimetre inline six-cylinder engine with side valves, a dry single-plate clutch and a three-speed manual gearbox with a column lever, rear-wheel drive, double wishbone front suspension with coil springs and an anti-roll bar, leaf springs at the rear, telescopic dampers, hydraulic drum brakes and a box-section chassis.