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The American Austin Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer. The company was founded in 1929 and produced motorcars licensed from the British Austin Motor Company from 1930 through 1934, when it filed for bankruptcy.

In 1935 Roy Evans, a former salesman for Austin, bought out the bankrupt company and reorganized it under the name American Bantam. "Bantam" is a smaller-bred version of any particular poultry breed—the name may have been chosen for the size of the automobiles that the company produced.

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The American Austin Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer. The company was founded in 1929 and produced motorcars licensed from the British Austin Motor Company from 1930 through 1934, when it filed for bankruptcy.

In 1935 Roy Evans, a former salesman for Austin, bought out the bankrupt company and reorganized it under the name American Bantam. "Bantam" is a smaller-bred version of any particular poultry breed—the name may have been chosen for the size of the automobiles that the company produced.

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Subject ID: 833