Bantam Trailer Blog

  1. Bike Rack - Bed Mounted
    June 4, 2003 in Accessories

    This was a car-top bike rack.  It was a bit wide for the Bantam, so I cut a few inches out of it and used some strap steel to join it back together:

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  2. Toy Trailer
    June 4, 2003 in Accessories

    Watching me restore the Bantam trailer fanned an already-intense interest in things that “hitch together” in my son.  He has one of those Crazy Koop cars and a similar mini-van, and is constantly lashing them together with neckties from the dress-up box and pretending to tow a trailer.  He also has a red PowerWheels Jeep that he’s crazy to pull something with.

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  3. Rear Bantam Logo
    June 4, 2003 in Resources | Restoration

    The trailer is licensed as a Historic Vehicle complete with a special license plate, and the rear “Bantam” sticker hs been added.

  4. BT3-C Restoration Overview
    June 4, 2003 in Restoration

    Pictures and details from the day the trailer came home to the day it appeared in two magazines.

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  5. Basic Specifications
    June 4, 2003 in Restoration

    Basic trailer specifications of our Bantam BT3-C after restoration.