Yamahahahaha: 1958 Berkeley SE492

Berkeley Cars Ltd out of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England had a short run of low-priced sporty microcars starting back in 1956 and ultimately ending in bankruptcy in 1960.  Unfortunately, the company was just starting to get their formula of front-wheel-drive motorcycle powered fiberglass things with cars like the Sports SE492 when their main business (building Glass-reinforced plastic "caravans") when belly up.  Luckily, you can get a basket case Berkeley for cheap and you can even find examples that have reliable engine swap from a Japanese sport bike. Find this 1958 Berkeley SE492 offered for $6900 in Morgan Hill, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.

Triple Triple: 1959 Berkeley Sports SE 492

Berkeley Cars Ltd out of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England had a short run of low-priced sporty microcars starting back in 1956 and ultimately ending in bankruptcy in 1960.  Unfortunately, the company was just starting to get their formula of front-wheel-drive motorcycle powered fiberglass things with cars like the Sports SE492 when their main business (building Glass-reinforced plastic "caravans") when belly up.  Luckily, you can get a basket case Berkeley for cheap and re-live the assembly and build process with this 1959 Berkeley Sports SE 492 here on eBay bidding for $2105 with 2 days to go, located in Hollywood, FL.

Small Fry: 1958 Berkeley Sports SE328

Berkeley Cars Ltd of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England built front-drive sports cars with 2-stroke engines and glass-reinforced plastic bodies for a few years in the late 1950s.  They are strange vehicles to see around, but supremely cool.  Find this 1958 Berkeley Sports SE328 here on eBay bidding for $3,000 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go.

Coffee Brake: What Is Too Weird?

Time for DT's Coffee Brake, a break from the mundane: In the world of vintage cars, nothing beats having a unique ride.  You can be the biggest tatoo'd homeless looking freak in the world, but if you have a collection of aircooled 911s, everybody wants to be your friend.  However, you can go a bit too far, and suddenly your eclectic collection looks perplexing.  Today, I'd like to explore the boundaries of going too far off the reservation with a few crazy cars for sale around the web, kicking things off with a 3-wheeled 1960 Berkeley T60 found here on eBay bidding for $9,500 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go, located in Girard, PA.

5k Flash: 1958 Berkeley Sports SA322/328 Rolling Chassis

Someone is about to get a fantastic deal on a 1958 Berkeley SA322/328 rolling chassis on ebay.  Auction closes in 10 minutes and current bidding is $2,275.

At Auction: Microcar Madness!! Entire fleet of museum quality microcars for sale.

The Daily Turismo doesn't cover many cars sold at automobile auctions, as they tend to cater to the rich/shameless and good deals are about a rare as talent in a Hollywood movie.  Barrett-Jackson, Mecum, et cetera have done more to ruin the fun that regular folks have had with muscle cars by putting them into the hands of tweed jacketed douche bags who won't drive them for fear of depreciation, and the days of father-son restoration of Shelbys & COPO Chevys are all but gone.  Real working class automotive enthusiasts are driven to the rare/obscure models like the Studebaker Lark and into strange niches like Electric Saabs and Microcars.  If Microcars are your thing, we've got a treat for you, the entire collection of from Bruce Weiner's Microcar Museum is heading to the auction block via RM auctions.

Photo from Microcarmuseum.com