That must have been a pretty radical conversion. The 1958 Berkeley had a 328
cc 2
stroke Excelsior motorcycle engine with chain drive to the front wheels.
http://www.pearsies.btinternet.co.uk/page4.htm
Pretty little car, and quite rare (fewer than 1100 made) so it would be nice to
see
it restored. The Berkeley was a designed by Laurie Bond, a Brit with a thing
for
front drive minicars. There were other Bond minicars, including 3 wheelers
like the
Equipe and Bug.
http://www.motorbase.com/search/show-manufacturer-ads.ihtml?mid=15
http://www.doorstep.co.uk/bond/bug1.html
Vic
chuck nicodemus wrote:
> A few years ago a chap here in the Portland area had one (and probably still
>has)
> of these . Roll bars and (I think) a big ford engine in it. He was racing it
>here
> at PIR. Did corners very well and still had the RHD.
> my 2.875 p
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