If only all "barn finds" were like this

[Tony Griffiths]

If only all "barn finds" were like this.

[Mick Hobday]

Depends what you definition of "barn find" is! Looks like an "older restoration" to me. With apparently missing door trim, possibly not completed either.

[Ivor Hawkins]

Regardless of whether it has been restored, it appears to be in cracking condition and priced fairly in my opinion.

I’d be happy to rattle around in it!

[Reckless Rat]

Not wishing to detract from the current state of the above car, but it lends weight to my argument that the Americans seem to have an uncanny ability to make a complete balls up of redesigning a perfectly good British (or even European) made car. The resto job is fine, but the car, the Bantam (in all its various versions) is just so wrong in so many areas.

Stick it next to a decent SWB saloon and you'll see what I mean.

[Ivor Hawkins]

I agree to an extent Bruce, I would prefer a nice English swb saloon given the choice, but I think the Bantam has a character all its own....rather like a Buick that has shrunk in the wash...

[Reckless Rat]

At least I'm not there in the wilderness!
Here are two versions of the same 1970s car made by General Motors.
First is the Vauxhall Chevette (saloon or hatchback. I quite liked them in their time)



and then we have the US version, the General Motors Chevette:



Need I say more...

(Don't get me started on the AMC Pacer!)

[Ivor Hawkins]

Ooh, I love a Pacer! Did you know that the passenger side door was 4 inches longer than the driver’s?

Not a lot of people know that...

[Steve kay]

And it’s a free ice cream atShelsley  for the first person who can demonstrate that they gave that as an answer to a pub quiz question between now and Sunday.

[Howard Wright]

Not wishing to detract from the current state of the above car, but it lends weight to my argument that the Americans seem to have an uncanny ability to make a complete balls up of redesigning a perfectly good British (or even European) made car. The resto job is fine, but the car, the Bantam (in all its various versions) is just so wrong in so many areas.

Stick it next to a decent SWB saloon and you'll see what I mean.

Harsh Bruce,

I think the early roadster is rather cute although later ones lost the plot.

Cheers

Howard

[Duncan Grimmond]

I rather like it, particularly the three swage detail and the bonnet. I certainly wouldn't turn my nose up at it at that price too!