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Post by thruxton on Dec 8, 2020 18:09:54 GMT
A BERKLEY T60!!!
Wow. I bought one, a hard top, with the triple cylinder two stroke excelsior engine.
This I tore out and replaced with a Royal Enfield Constelation 700cc .... it was crazy fast and crazy dangerous.
It was quicker off the line than my brothers Austin Healy Sprite MK2.
I was 16 years old at the time. I've still got a picture of it somewhere, I'll look it out and post it up.
Regards.
Rich.
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Post by dickie on Dec 9, 2020 17:17:38 GMT
Hi Rich,
Did the doors open when you braked hard, Mine did when it pulled the rivets holding the two parts of the body tub apart. !!!!
I ended up with a steel box underframe and I fibreglassed the top and bottom parts of the body together, it ended up with a honda 250 engine top speed 70 MPH same acceleration as a Mini 1000 ( the one made in england not the fake german one ) I managed to drive it 180 miles in a day !!! without bit falling apart.
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Post by dickie on Dec 9, 2020 18:16:24 GMT
Hi Folks,
I have just been into the loft for chrimbo crap.
I found a 1980s photo album with a piccy of my MGB roadster in the top paddock at Wiscombe, parked behind it is a 1965 AC Cobra with wide arches with lip extensions and very wide alloy wheels possibly 14" wide with low profile tyres. Its a genuine car not a kit car.
My MGB is still alive according to DVLA, its taxed, and changed colour from snowberry white to green. The AC Cobra is also still taxed.
Happy Memories !!!
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Post by thruxton on Dec 9, 2020 18:39:43 GMT
Hi Dickie. Firstly apologies to Russell for blatantly high-jacking his thread. Not good form, sorry. Here is the T60 with the Constelation engine. I used a ladder frame to mount it and strengthen up the 'tub'  Regards. Rich. |
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Post by thruxton on Dec 9, 2020 19:26:03 GMT
Ha!
Looking at that picture I can now see the indicator.
Well, that started life as an advert in the Exchange & Mart weekly publication.
In the picture they looked huge and epic and where sold as 'Spot Lights' I got well mugged!
They where neither huge or epic. And probably cost me £2.00 .
Regards.
Rich.
Ps..... I took out the young lady in the photograph, who is almost famous now, certainly very well known, in the T60 and ended up in a ditch just outside Wokingham in Berkshire.
My dear old mum being a great sport came in here Healey 3000 MK3 and dragged it out.
Oh for Gods sake, the crazy things we do along life's journey......
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Post by suggs84 on Dec 9, 2020 21:39:27 GMT
Hi Suggs, I paid £800 for the Mexico in 1982 it was ten years old and had new front wings fitted and a respray by then. The Austin Seven that is still in my possesion was towed home with the Mexico ( Mexico was Mothers daily driver before she sold it to me at market value ) My dad paid £2000 for the Austin which is now insured for £17000. The Mexico would be worth a lot more than the Austin today. I used to drive a Berkley T60 in 1979/80. So I have been driving ragtops since 1979 and currently have three ragtops in the garage. I have had 11 ragtops since 1977 if I can include 2 2CVs. A little of the MGB topic though. Awesome!  I've had many RS Fords, but alas nothing as early as a Mk1 Mexico - earliest I had was a B reg non custom Series 1 RS Turbo. All the cars i've had like that would be worth sooo much more now, makes one want to cry!! Ha! I can't believe now I paid less than £4k about 11 years ago for a 55,000 mile totally standard (even with original exhaust!) H plate Series 2 RS Turbo in red - would be £15k now easy! But yes, MG's are still brilliant, as we were...... |
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Post by thruxton on Jan 20, 2021 14:42:47 GMT
Hi Russell.
How's this project coming along?
Regards.
Rich.
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le sigh