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1959 Berkeley Sports
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Can we turn a tiny 46 year old FWD British sports car chassis into a fire breathing rocket? Stay tuned for further installments, and find out.
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Berzerkeley in Motion Jul 30, 2008
The first nibble of a road test.
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Berzerkeley Lives! Jul 28, 2008
Our crossbred demon makes fire!
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Berkeleying Berzerkeley Mar 17, 2008
We stop pushing one another up and down the driveway making engine sounds and start sorting through some steering and electrical power for the Berzerkeley project.
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Berzerkeley goes to PRI Dec 13, 2007
Now in gelcoat, we’re ready to show our Berzerkeley project.
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Stripping and mounting the Berzerkeley body Nov 13, 2007
With the fabrication complete, it’s time to do something about our grotty fiberglass.
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Closer to Paint Aug 13, 2007
Our Berzerkeley project gets closer to the paint booth, and gets some amazing custom headers.
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Will the Berzerkeley Make Carlisle? May 13, 2007
We’re pushing hard to get the Berzerkeley done enough to go to Carlisle.
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Give a mad scientist a project and what do you know, he goes mad! Feb 13, 2007
Denny Crabill’s been doing bad, bad things with our Berkeley… in a good way.
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Berzerkley Workley Nov 29, 2006
Now that we’ve got our Berkeley, we have to figure out what to do to it.
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Introducing the Berzerkeley Nov 13, 2006
Our Publisher, Tim Suddard, has a thing for Berkeleys. This is… something else.
1959 Berkeley Sports Specs:
- Body type:
- Convertible
- Country of origin:
- England
- Displacement:
- 328cc
- Stock Horsepower:
- 41 bhp at 5500 rpm
- Torque:
- 43 lb.-ft at 4300 rpm
- Engine configuration:
- Inline-2
- Transmission:
- 4-speed manual
- Drivetrain configuration:
- Front-wheel-drive
- Suspension:
- Independent, Coil Springs (front)
Independent, Coil Springs (rear) - Brakes:
- drum/drum
- Body Width:
- 50.0 inches
- Curb Weight:
- 800 pounds
- Wheelbase:
- 70.0 inches
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