Vehicle Description
This 1939 American Bantam Woody Wagon is a very rare piece of
American automobile history. This fantastic example has been
completely restored back to original. Beautifully finished in Gold
Metallic with Brown Interior. Powered by a 4-Cylinder Engine with
3-Speed Manual Transmission. It runs and drives excellent. It
weighs approximately 1,400 pounds and is just over 11 feet long.
The American Bantam was manufactured by the American Bantam Company
in Butler, PA. If you are looking for a truly unique car for your
driving enjoyment or for your collection then this is the perfect
car for you! Bantam produced only 322 of these wagons in 1939 and
1940. The Bantam Wagon Registry shows only about 25 of these in
existence today. You will be hard-pressed to find a finer Bantam
Station Wagon than this. This one will definitely get a lot of
attention at the local car show or woodie get together.These cars
were designed by Bantam to be the gem of any garage. Described by
the company as being the embodiment of nonchalant luxury, and by
being priced as their halo car; the Bantam station wagon was
anything but a little economy car. It was a useful, utilitarian,
piece of art. The maple wood body was manufactured by the
Mifflinburg Body Company. Bantam advertised these to get nearly 60
miles to the gallon.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 Roy Evans, a former salesman
for the bankrupt American Austin Car Company, reorganized the
remains of American Austin Car Company under the name American
Bantam Car Company. Production was started in 1937 and continued
through 1941. A wide range of body styles were offered, ranging
from light trucks to woody station wagons, yet only about 6,000
Bantams of all types were produced. The American Bantam Car Company
is regarded by many as America's first economy car manufacturer but
is best known for building the prototype of the WW2 Army Jeep.For
more information on this 1939 American Bantam Woody Wagon, or any
of our 100+ Classic, Collectible, and Special Interest Cars always
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