The History of Sears Allstate Automobile - Lackluster Production from 1952 to 1953
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2022
- Henry J. Kaiser had produced his own automobile known as the Henry J beginning in 1950. With lack of sales, he wanted to team with Sears in order to gain access to their millions of customers through not only stores, but their catalogues. Kaiser and Sears teamed up to produce the Sears Allstate. With production lasting only two years and sales declining drastically, what went wrong? Please check out the video to learn more about Kaiser and Sears' creation - the Allstate. #retailrewind
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I remember one day my father and I took bus to Sears in Dallas and drove back in a Allstate.I don't remember too much about the car except it was my dads pride and joy for a lot of years afterwards.
Definitely a fun memory for your father it sounds like :)
Was this a great car?
It seems that the only consumer staple that Sears never tried was food. Thanks for the vid!
Great point! I haven’t really thought about that. Makes you wonder if they had where they would be. Thanks for tuning in!
Now that's interesting.Marks&Spencer in the United Kingdom has long sold food.did you know?
@@RetailRewind you think they might have been in a better situation in the 21st century if they added food to their consumer staple in the last century?
I worked at a Sears back in the 80s. It had a small Cafe with a huge candy selection inside. It looked straight out of the 1950s. Even the ladies working there looked and dressed like the 50s. I think it was a knock-off, I never remember seeing one in another Sears like that.
You could buy a kit to build a house from sears back then
I do also recall Sears Roebuck's selling King Midgets in the late '50s and 60's....while they looked like precursors to kit cars like the Manx,they were roadworthy and legal in most states.
Production was so low that any surviving Allstates must be worth a lot today.
I’ve been to numerous car shows but can’t ever recall seeing an Allstate so you’re probably right.
A couple of inaccuracies: The car could not be purchased via the Sears catalog. It was listed in the catalog but you actually had to visit the store to purchase/order one. Also, Allstate cars, just as the Henry J, were available with or without an opening deck lid. Otherwise, pretty well done video.
Great video. That's such a cool story. I've never seen one of those in person.
Thanks! I’ve been to many classic car shows and can’t recall seeing any either. Now i know what to look out for though :)
How many people know Sears once sold automobiles? in the 1990's I first saw this car in 1951 encyclopedia almanac book(the Allstate)
I love the video, but the audio is horribly low.
Sorry about that. I got a new high tech microphone for the computer a while back and low and behold…I can’t figure it out. Need to figure it out yet. Thanks for watching though :)