bartsscooterservice Posted April 27, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 27, 2015 One night me and a friend where talking after work with a few beers about the Bricklin SV1 that was in the show Gas Monkey garage. We thought what a cool car, and after some beers went searching on Ebay just for fun ( at first ), and found 2 ( none now ). One in New York.. The guy asked 6.5 k and for fun we said let's try 3k... ( still just for fun not serious buying ) after 30 minutes we got a response back and we had to buy the car ! Then adventure began taking it home, after a long wait.. this is what we got ! It's " pretty " rare .. about 5 or 6 in Europe here according to Wiki, well this might be number 6. We managed to get everything running, and it's going for road worthy check coming thursday ! People call the DeLorean special, but this was 10 years before the DeLorean ! And it's doors are operated pneumatic instead of by hand with the DeLorean ! Just thought share it with you guys.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr369 Posted April 27, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) For those of you that think the 280z has battering ram bumpers, take a look at those behemoths. Does this one have the amc 360 or the 351 windsor?Definately a more powerful car than the delorean and the body is fiberglass so no rust. Those tail lites look like 280z tail lites. Not a bad looking car for 3k. That one may be an ex-police car from arizona. edit: do NOT mix beer with ebay. Edited April 27, 2015 by hr369 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black gold man Posted April 27, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 27, 2015 I almost went to look at one about 4 years ago.I was doing some reading and came across this . "Bricklin fired the first designer for creating a coupe that looked too much like the Datsun 240Z"http://www.oldcarscanada.com/2012/12/1974-1976-bricklin-sv-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdenno Posted April 28, 2015 Share #4 Posted April 28, 2015 The doors appear to be staying open by themselves. That's a plus! Should be a fun car.Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartsscooterservice Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) For those of you that think the 280z has battering ram bumpers, take a look at those behemoths. Does this one have the amc 360 or the 351 windsor? Definately a more powerful car than the delorean and the body is fiberglass so no rust. Those tail lites look like 280z tail lites. Not a bad looking car for 3k. That one may be an ex-police car from arizona. edit: do NOT mix beer with ebay. The engine is the 351 windsor. Those bumpers are massive ! But that whole car is build around safety, we had it up the ramps, and it's a very heavy box frame, over that is the acrylic body panels.. SV1 " Safety Vehicle 1 " Haha yeah do not mix beer with Ebay haha we found that out .. :: Edited April 28, 2015 by bartsscooterservice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteunseen Posted April 28, 2015 Share #6 Posted April 28, 2015 Nice car, beautiful countryside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzi Lon Posted April 28, 2015 Share #7 Posted April 28, 2015 There was a car show several years ago called "Chop, Cut, Rebuild" that found a Bricklin to restore. It was about 8 or so episodes and had lots of facts and information on how it was developed and made. The lack of an ash tray was one of the quirks of the car, as none of the designers smoked, but a bean bag ash tray was later offered to the smokers. At 16, I remember seeing and inspecting one on the show room floor, it was the 'Safety Orange" color that the majority were made, IIRC. Bonzi Lon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. 240Z Posted April 28, 2015 Share #8 Posted April 28, 2015 The Bricklin SV1 was made here in New Brunswick. I can understand if you have never heard of New Brunswick as it is a poor province in eastern Canada with a total population of ~750K. Our Premier at the time, Richard Hatfield, otherwise known as ,'Tricky d***', had a dream about building this automotive amalgam. d*** has since departed this world but the memory and tax payer's pain lives on!! All that said, I hope you enjoy your new ride. Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartsscooterservice Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted April 30, 2015 It passed the road approval check today haha ! Only needed a frame number into the chassis are required here, but not a big deal. It wil be on the road in a few weeks :: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 1, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 1, 2015 Neat car... plastic, but neat.... One of my previous co-workers bought the rights to Bricklin a few years back. He has quite a shop in Philadelphia ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartsscooterservice Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted May 1, 2015 Made a few pics with my phone yesterday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr369 Posted May 2, 2015 Share #12 Posted May 2, 2015 How do you get out of the car if you roll the car and it lands on the top? gullwing doors don't open when the car is sitting on them. :: slap a paint job on it and put it up for sale at the going prices. Looks to be around 17,000 usd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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