Weird little cars, there's a guy who runs one at Monterey--for as long as
he can keep it together. I think they would be very cool with a more
modern engine. If I owned it I'd put in one of Kenny Dreer's new Norton
Commando 952 engines, which are all new, made in the USA, but still look
like a Norton engines.
-----Original Message-----
From: GRMTim@aol.com [mailto:GRMTim@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:57 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Bought a Berkeley
While visiting Kip Motors in Dallas a couple of weeks ago I fell in love
with the very rough but restorable 1958 Berkeley that he ahd out front.
After you've had about six beers, this thing looks like a miniature 289
Cobra. It is bike powered and front wheel drive and will just about fit in
the trunk of my TR3.
Anybody know anything about these cars, or have a spare bike engine lying
around. I was thinking of upping the power a bit from the original 2 cyl,
2 cycle Excelsior engine that came with it. I don't think I will race it.
I am crazy enough to race a TR3, but not a Berkeley.
Tim Suddard
Publisher/Classic Motorsports/Grassroots Motorsports
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