Frazer Vagabond History
A 1951-only utility/hatchback sedan — a sedan-wagon hybrid with a fold-down rear seat and dual liftgate, an early forerunner of the modern hatchback.
Photo: “1951 Kaiser-Frazer Vagabond hatchback (2013 FL AACA)” by CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, releases all rights but a photo credit would be appreciated if this image is used anywhere other than Wikipedia. Please leave a note at Wikipedia here . Thank you! / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
History
The Frazer Vagabond was a 1951-only body style and one of the most forward-looking cars the marque built: a four-door sedan reworked into a versatile utility hauler with a fold-down rear seat and a split, dual-opening liftgate at the back, opening up a flat cargo bay. It is frequently described as a sedan/wagon hybrid and a forerunner of the modern hatchback.
Built on the same 123.5-inch Kaiser-Frazer chassis with the Continental L-head six, the Vagabond arrived in the brand's final season and accounted for roughly 3,000 of the just under 10,000 Frazers built for 1951. It disappeared along with the rest of the Frazer line when the nameplate was retired at the end of the year.
Generations
First and only generation · Frazer Vagabond (1951)
Photo: “1951 Kaiser-Frazer Vagabond hatchback (2013 FL AACA)” by CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, releases all rights but a photo credit would be appreciated if this image is used anywhere other than Wikipedia. Please leave a note at Wikipedia here . Thank you! / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
A 1951-only utility/hatchback sedan with a fold-down rear seat and dual liftgate opening onto a wood-slatted cargo floor.
1951 Photo: “1951 Frazer Vagabond front” by Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, cropped and altered by uploader Mr.choppers / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
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