Yup-- that's the guy! Thanks for the input. I'm sure you will find plenty of customers, no matter how long we have to wait. Who knows, it might be ready...
New removable hardtops are available to order from Phil Turner in England. They are basically T60 hardtops but modified to fit Se 328 and Se 492 bodies . Up...
T60s are available as kits or built in white metal at 1-43 scale in the Uk . There is also a smaller pewter coloured resin T60 model at 1-96 scale also ...
Has anyone fitted a quick disconect for the steering wheel like are used in race cars? AsI get older and somewhat larger, seems if the wheel were out of the...
There are a wide variety of these available. Start with SMARTRACING Products. www.smartracingproducts.com. Or, 800-383-8080 / 408-369-9997. Good Luck....
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. I didn't know Rob personally, but frequently exchanged information with him and I know myself and others...
Hello Candace I am sorry to her about Rob's passing. We discussed his project many times. For members who do not know what he was doing. He was building a new ...
... I have drawn up a unit based on machining down my existing boss, which I believe is a Mountney. Bought all of the metal a few months ago, but need to do...
Dear Candace, I am sorry to hear about Rob's passing. I offer my condolences. Although I do not know Rob personally, I want you to know that he will be...
Mark Brinker's Hidden Treasures page & 1/4 column about the Milton Schaefer race car is out on the shelf. There is also a Last Lap column in the back by Mike...
... Hello I have a parts car with ID plate that says SE492 chassis #446 motor #658. Your motor # seems to be closer in sequence to other Berkeleys with chassis...
Just curious if this group, maybe in conjunction with the BEC in the UK, has tried to get a census of the known existing Berkeleys, and of those currently...
Clalssic Motorsports, in their Nov. issue, page 40, has a piece called Small Wonders: Microcars--Small cars, Big fun. A Berk is closest to the camera, gets as...
Hi Chris! I saw it too. Great coverage for our car! Micros are headed back! I have written a book about microcars too. It is on Amazon.com. Title is: "Mini and...
Looking through the BEC register of Se 492 cars we can make the following comments :- 1. The engine number 658 is more likely from a car with a chassis number...
The Vehicle registrar of the BEC holds the records of all known Berkeleys that have passed through the UK and USA clubs since approx 1964. This is now quite...
... following ... number in ... which was in ... transcription ... cleaned ... 6s being ... they ... The engine and chassis numbers on my car are easy to...
You gotta tell us, if it's in the papers you have-- when it sold in Ill. in '62, what was the price. Sounds like it was an orphaned remainder, not sold by a...
I have the original title but no bill of sale. I am sure that the owner got a great deal. I remember seeing ten or so in a warehouse in Portland around l960....
I just started a photo group (or pool) on Flickr! - just for Berkeleys. It is not intended to replace or compete with this group -- but is just another way to...
The recent correspondence on a central record/ register of surviving Berkeleys has been interesting . The BEC in the UK has kept records of alll members cars...
... I've been maintaining a list for the US & Canada for a couple of years using a data base program that produces (among other things) the output contained on...
Rain? What kind of top do you have-- plain canvass, or that weird semi-plasticized cloth stuff? Is it OK or in need of replacement? AND how do you defog...
My first acquisition, a '58, had more issues than I had expected (bought sight unseen), and I found a local car, running with a recent rebuild, being sold for...
My new 328 has none of the rubber-y thongs under the seat, but just fairly well-made naugahyde-over-foam-rubber lower and back cushions. Anyone else have this?...
OK- guess I need one more hint on this-- where do I find the Berkeleys today thing (link, or whatever)? I'm not sure why there's an assumption that we know...