General Information

Serial #

A9624 ?

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; GLASS; RUBBER; LEATHER; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

540.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Austin

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Butler

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Type of car probably bought by some Canadians.

Function

Owner driven passenger car for general transportation.

Technical

Example of one automobile manufacturer that attempted to offer a small economical car to the North American market in the late 1920's -1930's. The American Austin car is the follow-up to the small Austin Seven car developed in Great Britain in 1922. It was so successful that other European countries like France, Germany and Japan made their own versions. An American model was thought as a good idea, and the firm, American Austin was incorporated in 1929. Because of the Depression, the beginning was difficult, but in 1932 sales went up In 1934, however, the company went bankrupt. It was bought and became American Bantam Car Co. in 1935. The firm stopped production of cars in 1940 with 1941 model. The American Austin/Bantam did not successfully succeed to sell small cars to the North American market. It was the object of jokes. The Coachwork was done by Alexis de Sakhnoffsky and Hayes Body Co of Detroit.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 BLUE WITH BROWN/

Decoration

N/A