Very close, I'm impressed at your memory, geezer. Deutsch-Bonnet, best
referred to as D-B to avoid the unfortunate Douche Bag reference, are
French cars, and look it. Crosley hotshots were made by the refrigerator
and other appliance guys, and look it. Not to be confused with the Muntz
cars, made by madman muntz (and look it).
I'd pay to see that picture.
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From: BillDentin@aol.com [mailto:BillDentin@aol.com]
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To: Bill Babcock; GRMTim@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Bought a Berkeley
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Subj:RE: Bought a Berkeley
Date:10/23/2003 11:07:46 AM Central Daylight Time
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Weird little cars, there's a guy who runs one at Monterey--for as long as
he can keep it together. I think they would be very cool with a more
modern engine. If I owned it I'd put in one of Kenny Dreer's new Norton
Commando 952 engines, which are all new, made in the USA, but still look
like a Norton engines.
Amici:
Mike Belfer had one. I think it had an Excelsior (sp?) engine. Little
bitty thing. Somewhere I've got a picture of me sitting in it at ROAD
AMERICA. I appear somewhat larger than the car, and we stuck two rubber
boots in the headlamp holes, so it looks like my feet are sticking out.
At the time there was a dozen or so similar that were racing vintage. All
Greek to me, but they had names like Deutsche Bonnet (sp?). I think there
were several Crosley Hot Shots in the group too. They have not been back
for a while.
Bill Dentinger
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