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Lynn
03-02-2025, 03:04 PM
Am I the only one that thinks these things are just too cool.

Back when I daily drove a BMW 2002, I always resented ladies calling it "cute". But hard to resist that description on the Bantam.

With a whopping 20 hp (and I thought my 66 hp Opel GT 1.1 was anemic) I can't imagine taking it down the interstate. At least the Opel will do an honest 100 mph on flat land.

And,... you could probably modify a four post lift to store four of them (maybe an exaggeration there).

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/the-1938-american-bantam-a-compact-car-with-a-legacy-far-bigger/?uemlid=cecb477d14e25af4b2c9e0cb57432f446f648f1949 ef984d9d8ef69ae6f0a35a&utm_content=other&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EDaily%20Recurring%202025-03-02&utm_term=eDaily%20Newsletter

Too Many Projects
03-03-2025, 02:10 AM
That IS a cute little car...:wink:

I have a similar car, but it's a little bigger, although it still only seats 2.