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I kind of reminds me of a Berkeley but i'm not so sure, i am sure someone here will know though

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It's got to be a Berkeley, but the front end has been modified. The originals didn't have wheel arches like that and the lights were enclosed in glass following the shape of the body. I love it!
 
I can confirm that it is a Berkeley T60 as I own it (and its me in the picture).

The reason it looks different is because it was converted for racing in the early 1970's and had the 325cc Excelsior engine replaced by a 998cc mini engine/gearbox - hence the flared arches.

Notice the minilite wheels.

With regard to the comment about the goggles: they might not look that good, but you appreciate them when you get whacked in the face by a fly when you are doing 70mph.

I would argue that google look cool though. Here is my evidence:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91817737@N00/5904830006/
 
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sky's dad said:
I can confirm that it is a Berkeley T60 as I own it (and its me in the picture).
The reason it looks different is because it was converted for racing in the early 1970's and had the 325cc Excelsior engine replaced by a 998cc mini engine/gearbox - hence the flared arches.
Notice the minilite wheels.
With regard to the comment about the goggles: they might not look that good, but you appreciate them when you get whacked in the face by a fly when you are doing 70mph.
I would argue that google look cool though. Here is my evidence:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/91817737@N00/5904830006/
Click to expand...

You are a very lucky man sir, tried to follow the link but did not have permission to view.?
 
I love that style of goggles. I used to use them all the time on my bikes....And yes, getting whacked in the eye by a fly is none to comfortable.:cool:
 
It is indeed a Berkley, my brother had one and as already said, the headlamps were enclosed the same as early Jaguar E Types. Fitted with an Excelsior 325cc twin two stroke engine. The gearbox being motorcylce based was sequential.
 
sky's dad said:
I can confirm that it is a Berkeley T60 as I own it (and its me in the picture).

The reason it looks different is because it was converted for racing in the early 1970's and had the 325cc Excelsior engine replaced by a 998cc mini engine/gearbox - hence the flared arches.

Notice the minilite wheels.

With regard to the comment about the goggles: they might not look that good, but you appreciate them when you get whacked in the face by a fly when you are doing 70mph.

I would argue that google look cool though. Here is my evidence:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91817737@N00/5904830006/
Click to expand...

you've set the flickr account to private so we can't view it.
Interesting car though.

Kev
 
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