Scottmkiv wrote:
Do you have any pics?
Yes, but I don't know how to scan on the copier and post here. It was blue, 1958 328 cc with an Excelsior 328 cc Talisman twin and 3 speed Albian transmission + reverse. Starter/generator was Ciba Dynastart as on BMW Isetta. This particular one won the "I" class at Daytona. The guy cut 6 2-1/2" holes in the rump to let air out At least it was handy for picking it up. If you want to see one, just Google 328CC Berkeley sports car. It had a thick FRP body with sheet 18ga. ally and 16 ga. steel inside to mount the suspension and drive train to. It had a 4 gallon tank above the differential, which was driven by #40 roller chain. Girling shock spring units and 65 sq. in. brake surface, 44" wide 70" WB. 720 Lbs. It had a cloth top that fit a frame removed from the bay behind the seat. One funny thing that happened was the Lucas electric wiper would slow and stall on hills. I was about nuts trying to understand that. Just like a vacuum unit, More throttle = less wipe. Post mortem revealed a rotted seal under the left wiper pivot that allowed water to enter the motor and rust the top brush spring. The brush depeded on gravity for contact and the more the car trembled with throttle the more the brush danced. LOL I rolled a new spring from single strand ss model airplane control line wire. No more problem. Top speed about 65
The "seats" were transverse tubes with 2" elastic Pirelli straps hooked into the ally with pads on them. Top speed about 5 mph. they also made a 3 cyl 500 cc and a Berkeley Bandit with a 650CC Royal Enfield 4 cycle. It would do about 100 mph.