Production of the Bantam continued into the 1980s, when the model was renamed the Hawk, and stopped with the dissolution of Bernardi Auto Works in the later 1980s.
The car had fixed-position seats, flat windshield, outboard front fenders, and headlights on stalks.
For suspension, engine, transmission, and electrical components, the Bantam's preferred donor car was the 1971–1980 Ford Pinto.
It did not, however, have sheet metal fixed directly to frame members, a stiffening approach used around the transmission tunnel and passenger area in some designs similar to the Lotus Seven.
Contemporary reports praised the Bantam's performance and handling, as well as the fit and finish of the kit car components.