YOUR ARTICLE ABOUT THE 1951 Kaiser-Frazer Henry J Deluxe in the December issue (HCC #219) reminded me of an incident that occurred when I was a junior in high school. My dad was an owner of a small auto repair shop; he would have me come over after school to clean the parts room, office, and bathroom, and to sweep the garage floor.
One day the phone—which I was never allowed to answer—rang. My dad was working underneath a car, so he finally had me answer it. An elderly woman on the other end of the call said, “Henry is sick.” I replied that she had the wrong number, that she had called an auto shop instead of the doctor’s office. Of course, my dad asked who had called, and when I told him he immediately went to the phone and called her back. It turned out she was a valued customer and always said “Henry is sick” when she needed automotive assistance—“Henry” was her 1951 Lime Green Henry J. Little did I know.
Robert Brown
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
MARK McCOURT’S ARTICLE “SMART, Tough, and Thrifty,” in the December issue, instantly made us revert to 1953 and the 1,000-mile-long Mexican road race (the Carrera Panamericana), an event in which the little Henry J went all the way. We all seem to recall the West Coast shipyard of Henry J. Kaiser and his monumental contribution to our Naval vessels in World War II.
Ultimately, Kaiser endeavored, post-war, to build three car brands: Kaiser, Frazer, and the Henry J. In fact, the latter was
