Dwaynewright Bantam

The Dwaynewright Bantam is a compact car made from 1955 to present over 5 generations.

## Powertrain

### Transmission

3-speed manual

The first-generation Bantam was a successful car with a long production run spanning from 1955 to 1968, 13 years in production. It received a minor facelift for the 1962 model year.

## Powertrain

### Transmission

3-speed automatic

The second generation Bantam was known as the B-Coupe. An entirely different style of car, it used an upgraded Bantam engine and stayed with the compact features of the first generation. However, it was largely a different car, and only considered somewhat related to the first generation.

Halfway through production of the Bantam, Arnold decided to try to start a new model of car for the company. Said car was the Dwaynewright B-Coupe, codenamed DBC65, which started production in 1965, and stayed in production until 1972, 6 model years. It featured the largest engine available in the company at the time, the Bantam I4, 1 more cylinder than the Eco-Friendly Bantam I3, seen present on the Dwaynewright Bantam.

The B-Coupe was meant to be a family hatchback, which it was. Most popular with families, it had a fairly successful run, but paled in comparison to the sales of the Bantams. Thus, in 1972, it ended production. The last B-Coupe was sold October 5, 1973. It was signed by Arnold Dwaynewright.

## Powertrain

### Transmission

4-speed manual

The third generation Bantam was considered the successor to the first generation.

The Bantam was so successful that after cutting it from production in 1968, Arnold realized he had made a mistake. So, in 1970, production for a new generation of Bantam started. Codenamed DB7O, the next-generation Bantam was still relatively successful, running from 1970 to 1978, or 8 years in production.  It, like the original Bantam, received a facelift in 1975 to comply with the new safety standards for vehicles introduced that year at the time.  This Bantam model series received an updated engine, named the Bantam I3 V2. Sales began to decline in 1977 and production ended in 1978. The final Bantam was sold on March 9, 1979, and was signed by Arnold Dwaynewright himself.

## Powertrain

### Transmission

3-speed automatic

The fourth generation Bantam was known as the Balerina. It came in 3 different trim styles, a sedan, a 4-door hatch, and a utility, or pickup truck, variant.

In 1978 a small facelift was introduced which changed the chrome trim to plastic.

The Dwaynewright Balerina was Arnold’s next vehicle model that was sold. In production for 11 model years, from 1971, to 1982, it was another very successful vehicle. Sold as an Eco-Friendly car, like the Bantams, the Balerina featured the all-new Bantam Eco-Four engine. The Balerina came in 3 model trims: the Sedan Variant, the 4-Door Hatch Variant, and the Utility Variant, which was a 2-seater pickup truck. All 3 model trims were successful and the car was highly popular and successful due to the different versatile trim options it offered. Once again, like the Bantams, sales began to decline in 1980, with the Balerina going out of production in 1982, and the last one being sold on August 20, 1982.

## Overview

### Model years

2007-2009

Another previous car brought back to life, after an astonishing 29 years out of production, the Dwaynewright Bantam returned for a fifth generation as the Bantam Maxxi in 2007. Produced until 2009, it was once again a successful vehicle. It came in the base, "Fun" trim.