Rare 1930 American Austin Bantam Coupe Stock Orig Parades Clown Car 31 32 33 34

Rare Original 1930 American Austin Bantam Coupe

Stock Flathead 4 Cylinder Motor

Stock Manual Transmission

April 20. 2013 Driven in the Petaluma Butter & Egg Parade

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Mileage reads 999. actual mileage is unknown

You are bidding on a piece of Automotive History in this 1930 Rare. Partially Restored 1930 American Bantam Coupe. This is an Older Restoration that is still in good condition.

a Stock 4 Cyl Flathead Motor. Stock Manual Transmission on the Floor. Painted Red with the Ringling Brothers Signs still on the Doors. This is an All Steel Body in solid condition. Interior restoration needs to be completed. Bench Seat is in Good condition and Door Panels are okay. Needs Carpets and overall restoration of dash and Interior metal work.

The Exterior is Painted Red and as stated above the Circus Logos are still in place. Additionally The Front and Rear Bumpers are Custom Made and Chromed. To help make this car stand out a slightly larger headlight assembly from a Model A was used. This is an all Steel Body in solid condition and is fully functional. Runs and Drives as you would expect a Stock/Original 1930 Rare Classic Auto.

If you happened to see the Great Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from the late 40's on. you may have seen this Car cruising through the Big Top carrying a full load of Clowns. Can you guess how many clowns in the car? This is the actual American Bantam used at the Circus.

The American Austin Car Company was established in 1929 to build a licensed version of the Austin Seven would occupy the vacant Standard Steel Car Company factory in Butler. Pennsylvania. Design proposals by Amos Northup and Count Alexis de Sahknoffsky were considered. Austin contracted with Hayes Body Works to build de Sahknoffsky's designs in Grand Rapids. Michigan. The bodies were to be shipped to Butler for assembly onto completed chassis.
During the January 1930 New York Auto Show. American Austin held a private exhibition in a nearby hotel lobby. Two hand-built prototypes were on display--a coupe and a "special delivery" car (business coupe). By August. the sales department reported advance orders of 184. 00 vehicles. However. the crippling effects of the Great Depression caused 95% of those orders to be cancelled.

American Austin production limped along disappointingly through 1934. Fewer than 20. 00 cars and trucks hit the highway. Only a skeleton crew remained on staff into 1935.

There is a great amount of information regarding this Historical Auto Manufacturer available on the Internet as well as Car Clubs.

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