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its a four wheel berkley, they are fairly common.

they dont look as good as the three wheelers i dont think

Cheers Rich,

I read the full listing after I had made the post above

As these things go, I have seen worse

mk1 wrote:Cheers Rich,

I read the full listing after I had made the post above

As these things go, I have seen worse

i dont know what you are talking about.....

In 1968 I built a 3 wheeled mini, that was in the days when there was no engine capacity limit just a weight limit of 8cwt, for drivers aged 16.
My car TFD 47G ended up with a 1275S engine with twin 1 3/4" carbs on a home made manifold (a bit over the top but at 16 what the hell !!) It was quite quick.
My father went on to build over 30 more under the name ABC.
I had another in 1970 with a Clubman front BFD 88J.

Back to the point.....At the time the alternative was the Berkley 3 wheeler, nice shape but dismal performance from the 2stroke engine or a Morgan, a bit sad for a 16 year old in those days although my dad two in sucession, one with a Matchless engine and one a super sports, with an Anzani engine, Italian I think, and very quick, even had a motorcycle style twist grip in the steering wheel spokes,.......I digress again sorry....I knew a bloke in Kingswinford Staffordshire who converted a Berkley 4 wheeler to run a mini engine, he took me for a 'spin' in it, very 'interesting' handling from memory. The chassis was tubes encased in GRP and very light if I recall.
Bet there aren't many of these still around.
tp

the berkley could also be got as a mini engined three wheeler
it used as mini bulkhead and had a huge hump in the bonnet.

someone round here had one, it was a death trap



this is it on its way to the mot station, it failed.....



inside, showing the mini bulkhead

guru_1071 wrote:
someone round here had one, it was a death trap



this is it on its way to the mot station, it failed..

No wonder this is the type of car, you fill up with oil then check the fuel level on

JC T ONE wrote: No wonder this is the type of car, you fill up with oil then check the fuel level on

this had a mini engine in it, the owner was confident it woud pass the mot, the smoke 'wasnt a problem'......



....it blew up before he got there

guru_1071 wrote:

the owner was confident it woud pass the mot, the smoke 'wasnt a problem'......



....it blew up before he got there

No surprice there some people are just too optimistic

But good for your buisness

trevorhp wrote: Bet there aren't many of these still around.
tp

The flares you mean Trevor ? Definately not !

Great story, the ABC looked alot of fun !

Here's a couple of Berkeley's I've spotted in recent years.

First up is a T60 with Villiers engine





and second is a hard top with A-series fitted.







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Yes, sorry for the late reply.
But as Guru says, they are fairly common.
Quite a few have been converted to Mini power over the years. Some good, some very not good.
I prefer 'm with their original two cylinders though!