1930 American Austin Brochure, "Bantam Delivery Cuts the Cost!"

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Artifact Overview

Formed in 1929, American Austin built automobiles in Butler, Pennsylvania, under license from Great Britain's Austin Motor Company. Sales of the little four-cylinder cars were encouraging at first, but the deepening Great Depression forced American Austin into bankruptcy in 1934. Its assets were acquired by American Bantam Car Company, which continued production until 1941.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Subject Date

1930

Creator Notes

Made for American Austin Car Company

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.184.34

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.375 in
Width: 7.875 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front: bantam delivery / cuts the cost! Ink stamp on front: DETROIT AUSTIN CO. / MICHIGAN DISTRIBUTORS / 3131 E. Jefferson Fitzroy 4100
1930 American Austin Brochure, "Bantam Delivery Cuts the Cost!"