Early Berkeley pump [Archive]

old rigger

03-28-2007, 05:16 PM

Saw this on ebay today. Boat's a '63, glass hull and a wood deck.
Thanks god it's a few thousand miles from me, or the ugly son of a bitch might be sitting in my driveway after the bidding's done.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/63berk.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/63berk2.jpg

sidewound

03-28-2007, 05:24 PM

You better git it!!!:D
If you brought the bonanza to the ponderosa you could be BEN! :D :D :D
Not to mention you could get HOSS there too. :D :D
Wierd lookin stuff. Thanks for the pics!
Peace Man!:cool:
CESAR

Devilman

03-28-2007, 05:57 PM

I saw that yesterday & immediately thought about OldRigger & what he may have to say about it. Figured it was only a matter of time before it made an appearance over here. Wished it would have showed more pics of the pump & stuff. Said it had a '55 Buick engine in it.... Cool stuff, first time I ever seen pics of a pump like that though...

old rigger

03-28-2007, 06:59 PM

Last summer when I was talking to Dick Clark who worked for Berkeley back then and along with Roger Weiman and Dick Schuster, rigged the first v bottom jet, he was telling me about the early berks and how they picked up the nick name the 'toilet seat'. Man, I wish that were closer to me, I'd buy it just for the pump and hardware. That thing is cool. ;)

HOSS

03-31-2007, 03:27 AM

That would be a cool resto.

roostwear

03-31-2007, 07:25 AM

Beware of oddball jets....

old rigger

03-31-2007, 08:37 AM

Beware of oddball jets....
Shoot, yours is main stream compared to this thing.