[ROVERNET - UK] Autos
Glen Wilson
rovercar at comcast.net
Mon Oct 23 00:37:26 BST 2006
roland wrote:
> Would that also apply to Bantam? :-)
>
> roland
> DL650
> Rover P5
>
Actually, the Wikipedia article is pretty interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bantam
Not only an American company, but a good wholesome Pennsylvania company!!!
When Roy Evans formed American Bantam in 1935: "All ties to UK Austin
were severed. A series of changes were made to the American Austin car
design, including a modified engine and an exterior sheetmetal designed
by Alexis de Sakhnoffski."
Definitely an American car. Definitely. Why you would want to market an
automobile named after a chicken, I don't know. Doesn't have the same
cachet as Thunderbird or even Falcon...
;-)
Glen
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexis_de_Sakhnoffski&action=edit>
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