Production of the Austin Seven resumed in 1937 and in 1940 the engine was upgraded to 22 hp (16 kW) to achieve a top speed of 60 mph. American Bantam® car’s were built on the same 75 inch wheelbase chassis but with a new 19 hp (14 kW) engine and a new body with more modern styling designed by Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. was founded in 1935 by Roy Evans, a former salesman for Austin, who purchased the American Austin assets out of bankruptcy. Paglee is not working he is usually spending time with his family, offroading or playing sports with friends.Īmerican Bantam Car Co. Paglee is active in a number of charities and in the expatriate community in Shanghai.
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Paglee returned to the automobile industry full time. In 2007, after selling the telecom company which he founded, Mr.
Paglee worked as a senior executive in the telecom industry while continuing to pursue his passion for automotive manufacturing and off-road adventure in China. He speaks fluent Chinese Mandarin and after living in China for more than two decades he has developed skills which give him a special advantage when doing business in China.Īfter completing his graduate studies Mr. Paglee relocated to China in 1993 and was one of the first foreigners involved in the off-roading community in China. Paglee studied in the Juris Doctor/MBA program at University of Maryland graduating in 1998. Paglee earned an Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University in 1992. He also serves as the Chair of the Shanghai International Auto Group and the co-chair of the China Autonomous Vehicle Experts Group.īorn and raised in Maryland, USA, Mr. Paglee is recognized as an automotive industry expert by the China State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs. Paglee became the Chairman of American Bantam Car Corporation after merging with the Brannan Auto USA and Brannan Auto China corporate entities. While American Bantam bodies are small and lightweight, the vehicle is designed with a 66.3 inch (1,685mm) track width, 30% wider than a WW2 jeep, for safety and stability off-road and on the highway.Ĭharlie Paglee opened up the China division of Brannan Auto in 2007 and became the Chairman of the USA headquarters, Brannan Auto Parts, Inc., in 2010. Our modern direct fuel-injected turbocharged engine and 6-speed transmission delivers triple the horsepower and double the torque of WW2 jeeps!Īmerican Bantam® off-road vehicles come equipped with reclinable safety seats complete with mounting points for 5-point seatbelt harnesses. American Bantam® vehicles weigh around the same as the original World War II jeeps, making them able to conquer the toughest off-road terrain. These are all characteristics of the new American Bantam® off-road vehicles.Īmerican Bantam® off-road vehicles come fully equipped for off-roading with a removable roll-cage, removable doors, military-grade axles, aluminum alloy wheels and 35-inch all-terrain tires.
American Bantam® is returning to the original design philosophy that American Bantam® negotiated with the US Army Quartermaster (QMC) before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor: Small, lightweight, low profile, rugged, durable, easy to repair and drives anywhere.
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