1958 Berkeley 328
1958 Berkeley 328 in The Hellcats, Movie, 1968
Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
— Made for: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2023-04-12 23:27 |
![[Image: berl.2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/4290/23/berl.2.jpg) Sadly no better views. 492? |
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◊ 2023-04-13 21:53 |
Yep, looks like early Berkeley Sports -- Last edit: 2023-04-13 21:53:44 |
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◊ 2023-04-14 20:07 |
Speaking of which, shouldn't these early Berkeleys on IMCDb have 'Sport' in model name and [SA322], [SE328] and [SE492] in chassis code? B60 and B65 seems to be retrospective (and therefore incorrect) nomenclature. Given that the 328 and the 492 had the same body - maybe we should default this one to 328? @s13a, @dsl: what do you think? |
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◊ 2023-04-15 01:17 |
I'll admit, I'm not quite knowledgeable about these, so @dsl is certainly going to be more helpful. Either way, from what I've gathered online : 1956 US ad - an earliest model with these headlights. Oddly enough it mentions 328cc Excelsior engine. I think in 1956, there was only 322cc engine option, so the date might be a little bit wrong. Perhaps considered as 1957 model in the States. 1958 US ad - a model with the revised headlights (for the US market, at least). Those export-spec headlight pods ('58) might have been a dealer option as there are a few US brochures dating from 1958 which show them with 'normal' headlights. The only time I've found 'Sports' mentioned is in the road-tests, like this one from 1957 (UK). Most US brochures simply advertise them based on their engine capacity or their body-style (roadster, coupe), from what I can find. Here's one US ad from 1958 : ![[Image: s-l1600.4.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/s-l1600.4.jpg) model 328 model 500 ...yet according to one US road-test, they call it : ![[Image: s-l16002.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/s-l16002.jpg) https://www.ebay.com/itm/195543928698 My (safe) suggestion would be - 1958+ 328, at least for the US/NA market. But I'd wait for dsl's input. -- Last edit: 2023-04-15 01:36:00 |
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◊ 2023-04-15 02:02 |
Sorry but can't contribute anything useful at the moment - my books and I are 300+ miles apart. |
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◊ 2023-04-15 13:11 |
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5963774/ |
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◊ 2023-04-15 16:41 |
@s13a, @dsl: thanks - I guess we'll keep them the way they are then. Until a Berkeley connoisseur maybe comes along some day... |
