There's a chap in our area who has a couple Berkeleys.
I took a few pix of one at our local Brit Car night this year.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=828838&a=7164367&p=24285625
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=828838&a=7164367&p=24285626
Owner said the original engine is long gone and it's currently powered
by a Honda 450cc motorcycle engine. Check out the nice shorty
pipe exiting behind the right front wheel.
Cheers,
James
At 08:48 PM 11/07/2000 -0500, Jeffrey H. Boatright wrote:
>Spridgeteers,
>
>I'm watching Speedvisions's Legends of Motors Sports, "BRSCC 1957"
>and one of the featured races at the Brands Hatch August Bank Holiday
>races was a type-specific race of what the announcer called "the
>supercharged lawnmower race" comprised entirely of a car called a
>Barkely (sp?). They look a lot like a spridget front end and frogeye
>rear end.
>
>Has anyone ever heard of these cars?
>
>TIA,
>
>Jeff
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>Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA
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