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The public, however, was evidently unprepared to pay a list price that was higher than a Ford or Chevrolet, despite the improved mileage figures. Nevertheless, the little car got plenty of publicity as Buster Keaton and other celebrities took delivery; the 'Our Gang' comedy movies adopted the Austin immediately, as did popular cartoonists. In the meantime, public enamor wîth the ford Model A's resulted in Austin being in receivership by 1932. Production ceased in 1936, but the car returned wîth all-new styling by de Sakhnoffsky for 1937, now called the American Bantam. The company designed and built the first successful Jeep prototypes for the Ú.S. Army in 1940-but it 1941, was out of business.Source - Frick Car Museum
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