  thumb|1953 kaiser manhattan thumb|1952 allstate thumb|1953 kaiser custom 6 thumb|1954 kaiser darrin kaiser motors (formerly kaiser-frazer) corporation made automobiles at willow run, michigan, united states, from 1945 to 1953. in 1953, kaiser merged with willys-overland to form willys motors incorporated, moving its production operations to the willys plant at toledo, ohio. the company changed its name to kaiser jeep corporation in 1963. ==history== originally formed as the kaiser-frazer corporation in 1945, the firm was reorganized in 1953 under the name kaiser motors corporation after withdrawal of joseph w. frazer from the venture. the kaiser-frazer stock was redeemed and kaiser motors stock was issued at that time. kaiser motors manufactured automobiles in a number of locations around the world with the primary facility and corporate headquarters at willow run, michigan. the company, founded by henry j. kaiser, a united states industrialist, and joseph w. frazer, president of the graham-paige corporation, started making automobiles with the brand names kaiser and frazer almost immediately after world war ii. kaiser-frazer also built a small car called the henry j, named for henry kaiser. a slightly re-designed version of the henry j was sold by selected sears auto centers during 1952 and 1953 under the brand name allstate. this car was tagged as a product of sears-roebuck. while listed for informational purposes in the sears "wish books", the car could not be purchased by mail order. in 1948, after too many disputes with henry kaiser, joseph frazer resigned as president of kaiser-frazer; henry kaiser's oldest son, edgar, was ma
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