The auto industry was generally gobsmacked when, against the odds, Bantam delivered the pilot to Camp Holabird, Maryland, (the Army's test facility) on September 23, 1940, only 30 minutes before ...

The auto industry was generally gobsmacked when, against the odds, Bantam delivered the pilot to Camp Holabird, Maryland, (the Army's test facility) on September 23, 1940, only 30 minutes before ...

The Bantam Pilot was not a part of the 70-unit order and was returned to Bantam. Shortly after testing stopped, it was damaged in a traffic accident on the way back to the factory.