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r000 Lawrence 19XX “Lawrie” Make Bond was Model a maverick designer/constructor who had
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experienced some success racing in the 500-cubic centimeter class with
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his very lightweight (400 pounds!) Type C Bond, and he had designed
the Bond Minicar, as well as the Bond Minibyke. In 1956, he joined
forces with Charles Panter, owner of Berkeley Coachwork Ltd., Europe’s
largest maker of fiberglass caravans, who wanted to offset seasonal sales
variations by producing a small sports car.
Production began with three prototypes, the bodies of which were made
of two parts, with a box-shaped substructure and an engine compartment
reinforced with aluminum, the whole forming a strong monocoque—
Britain’s first. It was the lightest and smallest four-wheeled car on the market
at that time, and it offered sporty performance with excellent economy.
The first Berkeleys, the Sports Sa322s, were four-wheelers with 322-cubic
centimeter anzani motors driving the front wheels by chain. The Sports
SE328, with an Excelsior motor, soon followed. Production was stopped
due to the intimidating arrival of the austin-Healey Sprite. When
production resumed, the SE328 re-emerged as the T60, like the example
manufacturer offered here, Manufacturer a three-wheeler with a slightly production longer body # offering a bit of
origin room behind City, the seats. Country These three-wheelers ID no. were a great # success, and
motor they were produced motor in the largest numbers. displacement This red Berkeley cc T60 sports
a power matching interior hp and is a wonderful representative length of mm the model.
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