Unknown Colorado Junkyard Sport Custom

The old sports custom as it sat in May of 2013. Chris came across the car in the Payton junkyard in 2013. He wanted to buy it and bring it with him, but before he was able to pull the money together, the unique car was gone. According to Chris, the location was a 1,200-car junkyard where roughly half of the cars belonged to a gentleman from Sweden. Photo courtesy of Chris Stames.

Photo courtesy of Chris Stames.

Photo courtesy of Chris Stames.

Photo courtesy of Chris Stames.

Photo courtesy of Chris Stames.

Photo courtesy of Chris Stames.

The old sport custom as it sat in 2014. Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

The rusty hood revealed an inline-six flathead engine. Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Photo courtesy of Chris Savaglio.

Rodney Ufferts of Woodland Park, Colorado, came across the Kaiser in Hayes' junkyard in June or July of 2014. He asked Hayes about it, and he could tell him that he'd had it for quite some time. Ufferts fell in love with the old Kaiser, and he returned to Hayes after a week or so to make a deal on it. Hayes knew the two previous owners, but it was in the same shape when they had it. In 2016, a letter from Ufferts was published in Old Cars Weekly News & Marketplace April 21, 2016, along with two photos. Ufferts wanted to know if any Old Cars Weekly readers recognized it. Do you recognize the old sport custom? Please get in touch with Kustomrama at mail@kustomrama.com if you have additional information to share about it. Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Hacker.

Lost & Found

1947 Kaiser Sport Custom. In 2013 the car was located at a junkyard in Payton, Colorado, owned by Duane Hayes. Chris Savaglio and a buddy came across the car in 2014. Built from a Kaiser sedan, the front of the car featured dual stacked headlights, indicating that it could have been built or upgraded in the late 1950s or the 1960s. The rear of the car features a low trunk, giving the car huge fins. A cut-down bumper is placed between the fins. Under the rusty hood, it featured an inline-six flathead engine.

Gone

Chris Stames came across the car in the Payton junkyard in 2013. He wanted to buy it and bring it with him, but before he could pull the money together, the unique car was gone. According to Chris, the location was a 1,200-car junkyard where roughly half of the cars belonged to a gentleman from Sweden.

Sold to Rodney Ufferts

Rodney Ufferts of Woodland Park, Colorado, came across the Kaiser in Hayes' junkyard in June or July of 2014. He asked Hayes about it, and he could tell him that he'd had it for quite some time. Ufferts fell in love with the old Kaiser, and he returned to Hayes after a week or so to make a deal on it. Hayes knew the two previous owners, but it was in the same shape when they had it. By 2016, both of the previous owners had passed away.

Do You Recognize the Kaiser Kustom?

In 2016, a letter from Ufferts was published in Old Cars Weekly News & Marketplace April 21, 2016, along with two photos. Ufferts wanted to know if any Old Cars Weekly readers recognized it. Do you recognize the old sport custom? Please get in touch with Kustomrama at mail@kustomrama.com if you have additional information to share about it.