At 06:59 AM 8/21/97 EDT, you wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:21:14 -0400 Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net> writes:
>>Sorry folks,
>> The Crosley and Henry's J were latecomers. Before WWII
>>there was a compact car made in Butler PA (if I recall correctly)
>>called
>>the American Bantam. They still show up in Hemmings on occassion. My
>>slipping OF memory wants to somehow think that Bantam was a
>>branch/division/piece of Austin.
Bantam built Austin Sevens under licence, using the name American Austin
Company. This during the 30s. Of course, they were instrumental in creation
of the Jeep, which went on to inspire the Land-Rover -- what goes around,
comes around.
Michael, New Bern, NC
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