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Highlights
- Rare South African-market model
- Only one former registered keeper
- The vendor describes the bodywork as "pin straight and bone dry"
- Reportedly never used as a workhorse; kept as a leisure vehicle
- Noted to have been serviced prior to sale
The Appeal
This 1993 Ford Bantam 1600 forms part of the carefully curated Blaauwbank Collection, which includes an eclectic mix of multi-generational cars, stored in purpose-built, climate-controlled dry-storage hangars in the arid climate of Central South Africa.
The Ford Bantam is a half-tonne utility pickup built exclusively for the South African market, combining Ford's proven 1.6-litre CVH engine with compact, lightweight practicality. The Bantam offers something genuinely different for the Ford enthusiast, a model with real character and considerable scarcity outside its home market.
This 1993 example shows 56,877 km on a five-digit odometer, though it is understood to have gone ‘around the clock’, with the seller noting the true mileage is 156,877 km. Finished in Ford Glacier White, it comes fitted with a detachable fibreglass ‘Canopy King’ canopy and was used exclusively as a ‘Fishing Bakkie’ by the vendor, which goes some way to explaining its reported condition. The vendor states it drives well.
For those seeking a rare and characterful addition to a Ford collection, or simply something out of the ordinary, this Bantam presents a compelling opportunity.
Key Information
- Mileage: 56,877 km indicated (vendor notes accurate mileage is 156,877 km)
- Country of registration: South Africa
- Technical inspection status: offered without inspection
- Technical specs: 1.6-litre CVH four-cylinder petrol, five-speed manual
- Paperwork: offered with limited documentation
The Detail
- Half-tonne pickup utility body in Ford Glacier White
- 13-inch wheels
- Interior trimmed in grey tweed fabric and vinyl
- Fitted with a detachable fibreglass canopy from Canopy King
- Cassette-stereo
- Used as a leisure vehicle for fishing rather than as a workhorse
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