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The eBay car and mine appear to be twins (serial numbers are about 180 units apart). The car is in tough shape but looks restorable. Even if it isn't, I see at least $2000 in parts.
Parts for these are rare, since the manufacturer made campers & used their traditional supply sources rather than making a beeline for Lucas et al. The starter/generator ("Dyna-Start") was made by Siba, for example. Steering is a mix of Triumph Standard and Renault iirc.
A steering wheel in poor condition sold on eBay for about $90 a week ago.
I have a few pictures of mine on
this page.
It's too bad the current owner didn't bother to spell "Berkeley" correctly in the auction title - I think he'd get a lot more interest.
Parts for these are rare, since the manufacturer made campers & used their traditional supply sources rather than making a beeline for Lucas et al. The starter/generator ("Dyna-Start") was made by Siba, for example. Steering is a mix of Triumph Standard and Renault iirc.
A steering wheel in poor condition sold on eBay for about $90 a week ago.
I have a few pictures of mine on
this page.
It's too bad the current owner didn't bother to spell "Berkeley" correctly in the auction title - I think he'd get a lot more interest.
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Here is one of the Meister-Brauser rig at Garnett KS circa'61 that you mention seeing at Thompson.
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That is a BRUTE looking car.
Nice.
Bruce
Here is one of the Meister-Brauser rig at Garnett KS circa'61 that you mention seeing at Thompson.
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That is a BRUTE looking car.
Nice.
Bruce
If I'm not mistaken, that's Chaparral 1, not a Scarab, in the Meister Brauser photo. Harry Heuer (of the Meister Brau family)was running both a Scarab and a Chaparral at around that time, frequently at the same time. IIRC, the Scarab they ran was RHD, and is the one currently owned by Augie Pabst. That particular Chaparral (I think that Harry Heuer's car was the second built, the first went to Jim Hall, naturally) has since been restored and vintage races.
Sorry for the thread hijack!
-William
Sorry for the thread hijack!
-William
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Thanks for the nice words Dart & good eyes, William. I would have said it's the MB Scarab but you're probably right in saying it's the Chaparral. Their Scarab was indeed right hand drive - also it had a headrest & fairing and a small chromed roll bar over the headrest.
Chaparral #3, one number behind the Pabst car in the picture, sold for $1,111,000 last August.
Speaking of Berkeleys (again), here's one of my favorite pictures, which was sent to me by the current owner of the car closest to the camera. Both common US headlight setups are shown here - the nasty high ones required by California (and others?) and the nice covered headlights most of us got.
The picture was taken in Canada.
Chaparral #3, one number behind the Pabst car in the picture, sold for $1,111,000 last August.
Speaking of Berkeleys (again), here's one of my favorite pictures, which was sent to me by the current owner of the car closest to the camera. Both common US headlight setups are shown here - the nasty high ones required by California (and others?) and the nice covered headlights most of us got.
The picture was taken in Canada.