geckonz08

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-...item35a59a12c3

cutlassgal

I never heard of it before.... I don't like it!

joe_padavano

It's not easy being green.

Yes, I picked that smilie on purpose.

Bricklins have always been cool. You rarely see them. I would hope that the fiberglass body is "rust free". The main problem has always been the doors warping. 1974 used a 401 AMC motor, 1975 used a 351 Cleveland. I also have never seen the "Cutlass" version, however...

FYI, Malcolm Bricklin started out by importing Subarus to the US. He then built the Bricklin cars, and when that venture tanked, he was the guy responsible for importing Yugos.

wmachine

I don't believe Bricklins have any connection to Oldsmobile or Oldsmobiles, so I don't know why the reference in the title.

joe_padavano

I'm going to guess that maybe the seller made a mistake.

Blk71SX

that is bizarre!!

they weren't exactly landmark cars


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geckonz08

YUGO

20 or so years ago a couple of lads set up a car rental business with a fleet of yugos .I believe they lasted around 2yrs.( that is the yugo and the business
Hertz must have been laughing .

Yugos and trabants would make an interesting drag race --if you have time to spare.

joe_padavano

Well, it was essentially a Fiat 128, and while those were not the most reliable cars either, they did form the basis for the X1/9. All those Fiat hot rod parts fit the Yugo as well. I have to admit, at the 2008 Hershey swap, there was a guy selling a mint Yugo convertible. Kinda cool in a perverted sort of way.

wmachine

Yeah, in a Pacer way.......

Reminds me of what were some of the funniest commercials ever made: The Speed channel commercials featuring the motorcycle cop. The one with the Pacers was a classic!

442much

In the 90's during the Serbian war a couple of Canadian CF-18A's laid waste to the Yugo factory in Belgrade and left basically nothing standing. Rumour has it that there was over $400 damage.

joe_padavano

Actually, the purple Pacer with the later model Jeep EFI 4.0 that was featured in Hot Rod a year or so ago was pretty cool. At least is wasn't a first gen Camaro with an SBC.

WhatIf

They were supposed to be a "safe" car, with a huge bumper basher up front, but the car suffered from serious quality control problems. I recall an old 1974 magazine road test wfrom here they magazine writers found 3 inches of water in the footwells of their test Bricklin after a night's rain.

Check this out, a Bricklin on a game show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcYf64aKDJo

wolfman98

Funny that Monty Hall would say that it was America's new sports car. It was built in New Brunswick but ran into production problems right away. The company finally went under when the N.B. premier decided to pull the funding for it because of all the problems. They are however a collecter's item now since there are not that many around. Warping problems at the top of the doors would allow rain into the car's interior.

Ranzan

A friend who owns a small engine repair shop has a orange Bricklin with 4000k on it . the thing is mint not even a scratch it hasn`t moved since 1978. he said he might drive it one day

Indy_68_S

They can be made into respectable little hot rods...!




http://www.google.com/search?rls=ig&...op+cut&aqi=g10

citcapp

Just plain ugly with a AMC engine to boot, ugh

68conv455

I'd rather have a Pantera. Designed by the same guy I believe.
But much cooler.

Indy_68_S

Don't think so...
Pantera was A. de Tomaso
Bricklin was Herb Grasse

The only thing these cars shared were the taillights and briefly the 351C.....

I do agree on Pantera-beats-Bricklin.....!

Oops.... the Bricklin actually had the 351W......Do'h

Allan R

For $9000.00 Sure I'd buy one. Cool doors. But I want mine in stainless steel and a Flux capacitor!! Isn't this the same kind of car that Doc and Marty used for time travel????

68conv455

That was a Delorean. But you knew that.
Indy, Are your sure about the Pantera/Bricklin? I'm pretty sure I saw that on Chop-Cut-Rebuild when they rebuilt the Bricklin.

Allan R

D'ohhh! Now I bremember!

I saw that CCR show too! They actually rebuilt the 351. Don't remember if it was a C or W 351, but they kept it pretty much stock. While they were doing the rebuild they also did a little history of the Bricklin from it's beginnings when it was govt sponsored in exchange for a guarantee of jobs for the local economy. All the things guys said in the previous posts about water problems and production issues were true. Like all restos, it would be a huge moneypit to put back to new.

geckonz08

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Indy_68_S

The part about 351C vs. 351W ? I'm pretty sure about that. I had a friend w/ an old Pantera & I know it was a C. I kinda remember that CCR buildup and they kept saying Windsor.

The tailights are the same. I learned that from the Pantera owner. They were some Italian generics (FIAT or such) that were used by several smaller mfgr's for various cars for years.

As for the same designer, I may be wrong. I always thought De Tomaso did all of the design work for the Pantera & FoMoCo just supplied the powerplant & some chassis bits.

BUT, I did a little googling and it turns out that Grasse actually was at Ford and did this..

1970 Ford Advance Design Pantera

Thanks for calling that out...I never would have known....I learn more everyday !

geckonz08

[quote=WhatIf;131737]They were supposed to be a "safe" car, with a huge bumper basher up front, but the car suffered from serious quality control problems. I recall an old 1974 magazine road test wfrom here they magazine writers found 3 inches of water in the footwells of their test Bricklin after a night's rain.

I have seen a Lada Niva with the water line 1/2 way up the headlights and wipers on the outside of the headlights