Presaging a modern trend, this pictured model was the first car to be sold with a fiberglass body on introduction in 1954. Just 435 of these were built before the company ran out of money and destined this model to become a footnote of 1950s car history.

Conceived as a car to go head-to-head with European roadsters, the Kaiser Darrin's fortunes went down with Kaiser Motors, which went bankrupt the only year the Darrins were produced.

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