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Offline RichFox

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Question Lattin's Austin
« on: October 27, 2011, 01:15:49 PM »
Is Jim Lattin using the original Austin front axle? or what on the front of that car? Anybody know?

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2011, 01:52:00 PM »
Looks like a narrowed tube axle with Ford stuff??



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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2011, 02:16:04 PM »
The original Bantam axles are really frail little things .

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2011, 02:22:34 PM »
I know.

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2011, 02:27:47 PM »
What rear end are you planning on using, Rich?
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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2011, 04:18:20 PM »
Rich, Start a build diary.  Just my two cents, but have you thought about using a DeDion suspension.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ym1rnNYqUw   I think those little cars would be ideal for something like that. Tony
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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 06:40:30 PM »
I wonder how many Sedan Deliveries they made?
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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2011, 08:40:08 PM »
I looked up Austin/Bantam here on the computer and they made all sorts of cars that I never heard of or saw. Mine is only the second pickup that I have seen right in front of me and I owned the other one also.  I am going to use an 8 inch, with coil overs and a live axle. While I agree a DeDion would be way cool, I am trying to keep it simple and reasonably inexpensive. Still, it would be way cool.

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2011, 11:43:10 PM »
This is what it will need to look like to get a V6 and a driver in it.

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2011, 01:25:27 AM »
Somewhere in my archives I have pictures of every model made each year. The American Austin Club is a good resource since we now have the internet. Still have my original hood and grille shell too. At one time I had to prove alot of things about those cars.....JD

PS: As I remember it Jim wasn't very fond of my American Austin much...Funny how things change over the years..............
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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2011, 01:36:51 AM »
If you go to austinbantam.com and enter the website the first picture wwill see is a 1930-31 pickup. It's their cars and parts section
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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2011, 01:41:40 AM »
I wonder how many Sedan Deliveries they made?

Stan is circling, no bites yet , just a fin above the water. Nothing short of the Dead Sea scrolls from the Austin Factory will be satisfactory.

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2011, 01:46:41 AM »
I wonder how many Sedan Deliveries they made?

Stan is circling, no bites yet , just a fin above the water. Nothing short of the Dead Sea scrolls from the Austin Factory will be satisfactory.

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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2011, 01:47:10 AM »
Its Billy Latin. (John beat me to it)Tony
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Re: Question Lattin's Austin
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2011, 08:57:39 AM »
Doc, Stan doesn't care unless you put headlights on it...  :roll:

Rich, good plan on the build, please do a diary, the roadster stuff is magic to a lot of us.
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