The Berkeley, British sports car, 60 mpg, 70 mph

Sep. 09, 1956 - Introducing The Berkeley - low priced light weight British Sports Car: Sixty miles to the gallon - and seventy MPH is claimed by the manufacturers of The Berkeley the new British lightweight Sports car - priced at 575 inclusive of Purchase Tax. It is made by the Berkeley Coach Works Company of Biggleswade - it is the company's first car - for they normally manufacture caravans. It has a fibre glass body - and is fitted with a two stroke modified 322 cc British Anzani air-cooled engine. It has independent suspension on all four wheels - and is front wheel drive. It is 10ft. 3 in long and 4ft.2in wide. The chief point of the car is the simplicity of bodywork repair. A Home repair kit is supplied containing colour mixture - mixed like putty - spread on the damage - smoothed and polished. It weighs only 5 1/2 cwts, and can accommodate two adults and two children..Photo shows the new British lightweight Berkeley Sports Car

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10ft Accommodate Air-cooled Anzani Berkeley Biggleswade Bodywork Caravans Claimed Containing Cwts Fibreglass Fitted Gallon Inclusive Introducing Lightweight Mixed Mixture Modified Normally Polished Priced Purchase Putty Repair Seventy Simplicity Sixty Smoothed Spread Stroke Supplied Suspension Weighs

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