Before The Delorean, There Was the Bricklin SV1 HotCars


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One of these overly ambitious malaise-era sports cars was the Bricklin SV-1, a wedge-shaped performance car rival made in Canada. It was indeed the brainchild of a smooth-talking businessman, not an engineer or even somebody with extensive knowledge of the automotive industry at the time.


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Known primarily for its unmistakable gullwing doors, Bricklin's design philosophy emphasized safety (SV-1 stands for "Safety Vehicle One"). A steel-tube perimeter frame surrounded the passenger compartment along with an integrated roll cage. Large impact bumpers protected the nose and tail.


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The SV-1 came only in a range of "safety colors": red, green, orange, white and "suntan". A striking fiberglass and bonded acrylic body, penned by Herb Grasse, was wrapped around a steel tube perimeter frame with an integrated roll cage. There were also hefty 12mph bumpers which added considerably to the car's already long front overhang.


Before The Delorean, There Was the Bricklin SV1 HotCars

Welcome to the Bricklin International Owners Club Website! Bricklin International was formed in 1976 to bring together Bricklin enthusiasts around the world. Bricklin International is dedicated to the preservation of the SV1 and produces a quarterly newsmagazine, website, forum chat room and sponsors two national Bricklin meets per year.


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The Bricklin SV-1 is a two-seat sports car built from 1974 until late 1975. The car was noteworthy for its gull-wing doors and composite bodywork of color-impregnated acrylic resin bonded to fiberglass. Assembly took place in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The name SV-1 is an abbreviation of "safety vehicle one". [2]


1975 Bricklin SV1 for sale on BaT Auctions sold for 18,250 on August 16, 2021 (Lot 53,262

Sold Reserve not met 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Sold for $13,750 on 10/24/23 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Bid to $14,000 on 7/16/23 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Sold for $12,000 on 7/9/23 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Sold for $25,500 on 3/28/23 1974 Bricklin SV-1 Bid to $19,250 on 12/20/22 45-Years-Owned 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Sold for $31,000 on 12/1/22


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The Bricklin SV-1 - A Canadian Match for the Corvette In April 1975 Car and Driver magazine had the opportunity to do a head to head test of the Chevrolet Corvette and a new Canadian built rival, the Bricklin SV-1. You can read the full May 1, 1975 test here, but in summary the performance of the two cars was near identical.


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The Bricklin SV-1, or Safety Vehicle 1, would be engineered in the Detroit area, while the facility building the composite acrylic/fiberglass-reinforced plastic bodies and the general assembly plant would be located in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick. This unusual location was thanks to premier Richard Hatfield, who saw this as.


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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray vs. Bricklin SV-1 America's Best Sports Car: Being "second" doesn't necessarily mean being "last." By Don Sherman Published: May 1, 1975 View Photos KEN BIGGS, MARC.


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Launched in 1974 with an AMC-supplied 360-cubic-inch (5.9-liter) V-8 and either a four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission, the SV-1 was a decent performer. There were teething.


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This is an original Bricklin SV-1 from 1975, just under 3,000 were built and it's estimated that approximately 1,700 survive today. The SV-1 was a V8-powered sports car built in Canada by Malcolm Bricklin in the 1970s. In many respects, the Bricklin SV-1 was a precursor to the DeLorean DMC-12, in fact Malcolm Bricklin and John DeLorean had.


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FOLLOW MARKET The Bricklin SV-1 was a series of sports cars that debuted for the 1974 model year. The SV-1 was offered in a wedge-shaped coupe body style that was built from a composite and featured gullwing doors.


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The Bricklin SV-1, created by Founder Malcolm Bricklin and designed by Herb Grasse was manufactured in the Province of New Brunswick in 1974 and 1975. Minto was selected as the location for the Acrylic Body Fabrication while St. John, New Brunswick became the Assembly Facility. The Company went into Receivership on September 26, 1975.


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SV 1 Bricklin SV 1 for Sale 32 1975 Bricklin SV 1 in Greensboro, NC $35,000 This car was restored/rebuilt by Fantomworks of Norfolk, Va. In 2018. The car was featured in two episodes, now seen in reruns on the Discovery channel. Body panels were were all aligned and finished in bright yellow with black trim. The nose w. 1975 16,800 mi. 20


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Subscribed 1.1K 48K views 4 years ago In many ways, the Bricklin SV-1 defies classification. Built in Canada by an American entrepreneur with parts from Ford and AMC, it's a wild car for sure..

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