So I bought these three Berkeleys

This thread just finished it, IT!

Three Berkeleys walk into a bar.............. Well played. Does that barn have a sister?

Theres two Fiat 850s ones a basket case ith rust, the other ok but it will take both to make a good car.Both are rollers with engines.There going to be for sale once I get all the parts together on them.

Cheap? everyone needs a good cheap berkeley every now and then.

I have no idea what cheap would be?? Whats the going price for a Berkeley or 3??

Consecutive serial numbers or one of each?

speedbiu wrote: Theres two Fiat 850s ones a basket case ith rust, the other ok but it will take both to make a good car.Both are rollers with engines.There going to be for sale once I get all the parts together on them.

850 Spiders or Coupe?

speedbiu wrote: I have no idea what cheap would be?? Whats the going price for a Berkeley or 3??

Not really sure, but I'm sure three Berkeleys at the same time cost a lot more than 1.

Oh, and 3 Berkeleys at once are definitely only for the adventurous type!

Wow. Early spridgets are so insignificant they don't even get a mention.

There's a Mk II (62-63) Sprite in there too...

I'd still like to find out more about the Mystery Machine...

In reply to speedbiu:

Depends on the buyer. You're likely to get better action on the parts; the sparkly steering wheel was a hot commodity when we were building the Berzerkely. You could do well selling small parts on eBay if the right people are paying attention. Ideally, you'll end up with a neat fiberglass body and not much else.

Which leads me to the Berzerkely. I'll just put this here...

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/berzerkeley/

That car, while a nightmare, showed potential. If I were to ever attempt it again, I'd do it with a modern Honda Goldwing or BMW k1200 donor, reverse gear and all. It was the restrictions we were working with (FWD, stock width) that made the Berzerkely so...exciting.

Good find, but... ever thought about doing more... with less?

They're both about as safe... ;-)

unless that barn is in Nevada, you might want to delete this thread.

I have an idea that the OP may be a bit confused by the responses and may not be up on the dual meaning of Berkeley.

If it were me, I'd sell everything but the bugeyes and put my time and money into making at least one good bugeye. I get Berkekeyed enough to not want to try to mess with three old worn out tired and incomplete Berkeleys.

I still maintain that there isn't anything better than a good berkeley. But a tired and worn out berkeley is something that i'd normally pass up for a E36 M3.

In reply to 93EXCivic:

Spiders,Ill try to get some pics this week

speedbiu wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Spiders,Ill try to get some pics this week

Damn. I really was hoping it was a Coupe. How rusty are the bugeyes?

In reply to Tom Heath:

Basiclly its as you said.I have a handfull of hard parts and three bodys.My plan is to do what you just said also,I'm going to combine an old aluminum club cart frame and an old GSXR1000 engine I have sitting around to make a 20xx car at some point.They all have there front susension but non have engines,a few hubs two windshields 3 steering wheels and a few other un notables.Maybe Ill throw one of the bodys your way so you can do the 2.0 version

In reply to 93EXCivic:

Some are good but some have spots but nothing thats not an easy fix,they all have set for 20 years but I pushed on everyone of them and they move.The bodys are pretty solid.

is there any way, shape, or form that a Berkely body can fit onto a modified locost chassis?

or can a body be modified to fit onto a basic, narrow locsot chassis?

Seems like a good way to body a Locost.

These are tiny tiny cars not sure.Ill send you some mesurments when I get them.

Three dirty berkeleys in a barn? I've said enough.

alfadriver wrote: is there any way, shape, or form that a Berkely body can fit onto a modified locost chassis? or can a body be modified to fit onto a basic, narrow locsot chassis? Seems like a good way to body a Locost.

I'll bet it's do-able, but a stock Berkeley is probably ~60% as long and ~80% as wide as a Lotus 7. That's a W.A.G., but if I were going to photochop it that's about where I'd start figuring.

Three berkeleys in a barn? Sounds exhausting.

This thread is indeed chock full of win. Half because of the cars you bought, half because of the fun we're having with the censoring feature.

alfadriver wrote: is there any way, shape, or form that a Berkely body can fit onto a modified locost chassis? or can a body be modified to fit onto a basic, narrow locsot chassis? Seems like a good way to body a Locost.

Definitely do-able with some sectioning work on the Berkeley body, IMO. Probably the easiest way to get a full body onto a Locost short of buying Lotus XI panels or similar.