Bernardi Auto Works

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Blakely Auto Works
Bernardi Auto Works Ltd.
legal form Ltd.
founding 1960
resolution 1987
Seat Princeton , Wisconsin , USA
management Arthur Herschberger
Branch Automobiles

Blakely Bernardi

Bernardi Auto Works Ltd. , previously Blakely Auto Works , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on October 13, 1960. The seat was initially in Loves Park in Illinois . In 1972, the production of automobiles and kit cars began under the direction of Richard Paul Blakely . The brand name was Blakely . In 1980 Arthur Herschberger took over the company, which relocated to Princeton , Wisconsin . In 1985 the company name changed to Bernardi Auto Works . Production ended in 1987. In 1976 alone, 126 vehicles were built and a total of over 200.

vehicles

The first Bantam model was a Lotus Seven- style vehicle . A tubular steel frame formed the basis. An open plastic body was mounted on top. A four-cylinder engine from the Ford Pinto powered the vehicles. A little later, one was rotary engine from Mazda available.

In 1975, a more comfortable model, the Bearcat, was added to the range. The vehicle had doors and better interiors. Plus, it was longer and heavier than the bantam .

After 1980 a revised Bearcat appeared with the Bernardi . A noticeable feature was a chrome grille with horizontal struts that came from the Oldsmobile Cutlass . Now were V6 engines from Ford for Bearcat and Bernardi available.

In the 1980s, the bantam was renamed the hawk .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Blakely.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 170. (English)
  • James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 411. (English)

Web links

Commons : Bernardi Auto Works  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Blakely.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 170. (English)
  3. ↑ opencorporates (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)
  4. ↑ James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 411. (English)