THE BERRY MINI-T , MINI-T 2 KIT CAR ON A VW SHORTENED FRAME
THE BERRY MINI-T COMPANY FROM S.D. CALIFORNIA PRODUCED THE MINI-T KITS IN THE EARLY 1970'S FOR THE BLOOMING VW AFTERMARKET. THERE WERE TWO VERSIONS , A TWO SEATER(MINI-T 2)AND A FOUR SEATER VERSION.IT WAS ASSEMBLED USING A SHORTENED VW FRAME AND VARIOUS PARTS ALONG WITH THE KIT.

INITIAL CONDITION WAS BAD
IT HAD SAT IN THE RAIN FOR 10 YEARS, AS THE OWNER BOUGHT IT ONLY TO GET THE PORSCHE MOTOR OUT OF IT. THE TOP ROTTED THROUGH, FILLED WITH MUD AND LEAVES,PASSENGER SIDE PAN GAPING HOLE, NO MOTOR,NO BRAKES,NO WORKING ANYTHING. THE ORIGINAL YELLOW PAINT WAS ALMOST BLACK WITH MILDEW AND DIRT.

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COMPLETE REBUILD
AS OF NOW THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE. NEW WIRING,LIGHTS,BRAKES AND HARDWARE,RED VINYL INTERIOR,SWAPPED OUT SPEEDO,REFINISHED WOOD STEERING WHEEL,PAINT BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE, AND MORE. IUSED ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT CAME WITH THE KIT, THEY WERE ALL CLEANED AND REFURBISHED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ONLY TWO KIT PARTS ARE MISSING: THE BUMPERS, AND THE WINDSHIELD SUPPORTS THAT ATTACH FROM THE WINDSHIELD FRAME TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR.THE CHASSIS IS A BIT OF A MYSTERY TO ME, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A BACK CLIP FROM A 1968 SWINGAXLE BUG, MATED TO A 1964 FRONT CLIP. IT HAS A LINK PIN FRONT BEAM AND TWIST HEATER NOB, BUT THE NUMBERS ON THE BACK END ARE TO A 68? GO FIGURE. THE SHIFTER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MOVED ALSO TO FIT THE KIT.