Vehicle Description
Hard-to-find pickup, completely restored wood bed, runs and drives
great. American Austin Car Co. was founded in 1929, in Butler, PA.
Their intention was to assemble and sell, in the United Sates, a
version of the Austin 7 car, called American Austin. After some
initial success, the Great Depression set in and sales fell off to
the point that production was suspended. In 1934, the company filed
for bankruptcy. In 1935, the company was reorganized under the name
American Bantam. Production resumed in 1937 and continued through
1941. From 1937 until the end of 1941, only 6,000 Bantams were
produced. This has a 45.6ci inline-4 engine with 3-speed manual
transmission. They had a top speed of 50 mph and styling resembled
a small Chevrolet. From the John Staluppi Cars of Dreams
Collection.
