1938 American Bantam Series 60 Boulevard Delivery

Roy Evans acquired the defunct American Austin Automobile Company in the late 1930s, reinventing it as the American Bantam Company. The cars received more powerful engines and Alexis de Sakhnoffsky was commissioned to update the styling. Bantam expanded the Austin line to include a sporty roadster and 'Hollywood' cabriolet, and several commercial-oriented bodies including a pickup, panel truck, and Boulevard Delivery.

The Bantam Boulevard Delivery was built during a twelve-month period between 1938 and 1939. Only 70 of these vehicles were produced with variations in details common. Roadsters were converted into Boulevard Deliveries by adding a cargo box with gently arching lines, described in sales literature as a 'jewel box on wheels.' Upscale shops such as furriers and milliners used them to make deliveries and be noticed while doing so. Five are known to survive. Priced at $549, the Deluxe version included whitewall tires, leather upholstery, dual wipers and horns, chrome wheel trim rings, and interior appointments. The Boulevard Delivery weighed 1,200 pounds and was powered by a 45 cubic-inch, inline, four-cylinder engine producing 20 horsepower.

Five examples of the Bantam Boulevard Delivery are known to exist in modern times. This particular example was acquired by Cal and Irma Burtner in 1977, and restored in the 1990s to a high standard, and shown at club and concours events. It was later sold to N. Mark Becker who treated the car to a thorough restoration.

This Bantam has earned various concours accolades and club honors, including AACA Senior National and Grand National awards, and the American Austin Bantam Club's Roy Evans Trophy for Best in Show.

This Bantam is finished in two-tone burgundy livery.