Kaiser Manhattan

The Kaiser Manhattan was a mid-size car built by Kaiser-Frazer from 1952 to 1955, according to the Italian Wikipedia article on the model. In 1952 it took over from the Dragon as the flagship of the Kaiser range, and it was better equipped than the other cars, with floor mats among its fittings. A commercial version of the Manhattan was launched in 1953. In that year the Dragon returned to the top of the range, a cheap Carolina without chrome trim was added, and the engine output grew to 118 horsepower. In 1954 the Manhattan Supercharged debuted with a more powerful 140 horsepower engine, and Manhattan production ended in 1955. 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.