My dad's V8-60 Bantam project

[Karl Wescott]

After my dad got out of the Navy, he had a Bantam... and a lead foot... and blew up the Bantam motor. So he started a project of putting a V8-60 in it. Never finished, of course. Note the attempt to make a side floor shift with a side shift transmission.

The 60 (its a tin side) was supposedly rebuilt in 1952 but never ran... what might still be good (lol). Plan is it will go to Texas and who knows, it might run again.

 

[ford38v8]

1938 Norm Booth Bantom Roadster

 

[petehoovie]

After my dad got out of the Navy, he had a Bantam... and a lead foot... and blew up the Bantam motor. So he started a project of putting a V8-60 in it. Never finished, of course. Note the attempt to make a side floor shift with a side shift transmission.

The 60 (its a tin side) was supposedly rebuilt in 1952 but never ran... what might still be good (lol). Plan is it will go to Texas and who knows, it might run again.

 

[petehoovie]

1938 Norm Booth Bantom Roadster

 

[1952henry]

That would be fun to zip around in!

 

[GB SISSON]

The 60 sure looks to be a good fit in there. The whole project is looking like a slice of your your dad's work, frozen it time. Interesting IFS too. It's very cool, and thanks for sharing it with the rest of us!

 

[rotorwrench]

A real good friend of mine that past some years ago, grew up around his fathers collection of the Crosleys and a little Ford Anglia Tourer. I'm not sure what all he did to wake them up but he did hop them up a little anyway. The little Anglia was a 1949 if I remember correctly and it ran pretty well. His Crosley pickup still had the tin motor but it had a header and a larger carb of some type on it. Those little things were a Ton of fun.

 

[glennpm]

Interesting IFS too. It's very cool, and thanks for sharing it with the rest of us!

 

[Karl Wescott]

The 60 sure looks to be a good fit in there. The whole project is looking like a slice of your your dad's work, frozen it time. Interesting IFS too. It's very cool, and thanks for sharing it with the rest of us!

Thats not IFS, your seeing a center mount friction shock. the suspension is a transverse spring with radius rods.

 

[SUHRsc]

I have a 1930 American Austin coupe.... I was eyeing up if a 60hp would fit in there!