tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029944956061005572.post2054607860748619665..comments2020-10-13T18:17:13.880-06:00Comments on Root, Branch and Twig: Cars in Family Photos Can Help Date Photos and Determine PlacesRalph Poorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648306237042315988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029944956061005572.post-81240168510864177832015-07-18T09:33:49.707-06:002015-07-18T09:33:49.707-06:00The car is apparently a Bantam Roadster, perhaps a...The car is apparently a Bantam Roadster, perhaps a 1937-38 model by the American Austin Car Company. Austin was an American company founded in 1929. From 1930 through 1934, Autin produced cars licensed from the British Austin Motor Company, which made the Morris Minor which the Bantam resembles.Austin filed for bankruptcy reorganized under the name American Bantam. <br /><br />Production resumed in 1937 and continued through 1941, including the first prototype of what later became the Army jeep.<br /><br />The door opening on Ralph Pierce's car is more like that of the jeep than of any of the Bantam car models. It is still a bit of a mystery, but Ralph may have changed the opening.<br />Ralph Poorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648306237042315988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029944956061005572.post-14794333928379044942009-10-28T10:52:23.685-06:002009-10-28T10:52:23.685-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ralph Poorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648306237042315988noreply@blogger.com