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1940 American Bantam Model 65 Convertible Sedan Deluxe Ep. 1.07Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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◊ 2010-08-06 04:36 |
Crosley? |
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◊ 2010-08-06 06:26 |
Looks to be this 1941 American Bantam convertible coupe: http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO08/MO08_r146_01.jpg It was sold at RM Auctions 2008 Sports & Classics of Monterey for $30,250: Link to "www.rmauctions.com" If this footage is from that event, it might help identify the other cars. |
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Gomselmash11 ◊ 2010-11-27 19:08 |
model origin: USA? |
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◊ 2010-11-27 20:21 |
Yes. The connection with Austin had been dissolved in 1935. |
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◊ 2011-12-03 22:38 |
The car is a 1940 American Bantam Convertible Sedan - the Deluxe version was known as the Riviera, and this example is a Deluxe version. The standard versions were painted Black, had no chrome (strips) on the grille, no trim rings on the wheels - and other details. This version is a 4 passenger, and it had roll-up windows, plus a fixed windshield. There was a 2-passenger version - a Convertible Coupe - deluxe being called the Hollywood. These two (4 if you keep the deluxe and standard versions) were designed by American Bantam in late 1939, by Alex Tremulis (who later did the Tucker). One poster suggests 1941 for the year. American Bantam built their last production (civilian) car in August 1940. Cars were sometimes sold later than they were built - and titled as the year they were sold. Some Bantams are known as 1941's, but the plant was building trailers to tow behind the 'jeeps' that Bantam designed, but Willys and Ford were building for the war effort. Supposedly - Bantam was too small to build the jeep in the quantities the US Government wanted. Bantam was never given the chance to succeed, or fail. -- Last edit: 2011-12-03 22:42:18 |
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◊ 2016-10-03 05:09 |
Shouldn't this be properly called a Speedster Deluxe [65]? |
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