-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey H. Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
To: british-cars@autox.team.net <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:04 PM
Subject: Barkelys?
>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?
Berkeley. FWD motorcycle engine, I think. The one I was offered for sale
many years ago had an entire 1275 Cooper front subframe installed.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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