BRICKLIN SV-1 (1975)
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Description
The Bricklin SV-1 is a two-seat sports car built from 1974 to 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. To promote the SV-1 as a car designed with an emphasis on safety, the company touted such features as its integrated rollover structure and energy-absorbing bumpers.
The car's name is an abbreviation for "safety vehicle one". The SV-1 was the creation of American entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. Production of the SV-1 ended with just fewer than 3,000 cars built.
An estimated 1,700 Bricklin’s are known to be surviving today.
The SV-1 was a two-door, two-seat hatchback with gull-wing doors, hidden headlamps and a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Its bodywork was a composite material made up of acrylic resin bonded to a fibreglass substrate.
The acrylic was impregnated with the body's colour, which had the potential to reduce costs, as it eliminated the need for the factory to paint the cars in a separate step.
The Bricklin's chassis was a steel perimeter frame with an integrated rollover structure.[31] The front and rear bumpers were designed to absorb the force of a 5 mph (8 km/h) impact. Bricklins were powered by one of two OHV V8 engines, depending on the year of manufacture.
Cars built in 1974 received a 360 cu in (5,899 cc) AMC V8 from American Motors. With a single four-barrel carburettor this engine produced 220 hp and 315 ft⋅lb of torque. Transmission options for the year were a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic or a BorgWarner T-10 4-speed manual. The cars had no cigarette lighters or ashtrays.
There was also no provision for a spare tire.
Development of Bricklin’s high performance “safety vehicle” began in 1971. Originally estimated to sell for $4,000, the SV-1 saw its price nearly double over the three years it would take to bring an actual car to market.
The price for a standard SV-1 came in at $7,490 when launched.
This car is in very good order in fine working order and is thought to be the only car running in the UK today.
Assembly took place in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. To promote the SV-1 as a car designed with an emphasis on safety, the company touted such features as its integrated rollover structure and energy-absorbing bumpers.
The car's name is an abbreviation for "safety vehicle one". The SV-1 was the creation of American entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. Production of the SV-1 ended with just fewer than 3,000 cars built.
An estimated 1,700 Bricklin’s are known to be surviving today.
The SV-1 was a two-door, two-seat hatchback with gull-wing doors, hidden headlamps and a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Its bodywork was a composite material made up of acrylic resin bonded to a fibreglass substrate.
The acrylic was impregnated with the body's colour, which had the potential to reduce costs, as it eliminated the need for the factory to paint the cars in a separate step.
The Bricklin's chassis was a steel perimeter frame with an integrated rollover structure.[31] The front and rear bumpers were designed to absorb the force of a 5 mph (8 km/h) impact. Bricklins were powered by one of two OHV V8 engines, depending on the year of manufacture.
Cars built in 1974 received a 360 cu in (5,899 cc) AMC V8 from American Motors. With a single four-barrel carburettor this engine produced 220 hp and 315 ft⋅lb of torque. Transmission options for the year were a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic or a BorgWarner T-10 4-speed manual. The cars had no cigarette lighters or ashtrays.
There was also no provision for a spare tire.
Development of Bricklin’s high performance “safety vehicle” began in 1971. Originally estimated to sell for $4,000, the SV-1 saw its price nearly double over the three years it would take to bring an actual car to market.
The price for a standard SV-1 came in at $7,490 when launched.
This car is in very good order in fine working order and is thought to be the only car running in the UK today.
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Essentials
- Mileage: 34,700
- Year: 1975
- Doors: 2
- Body type: Coupe
- Transmission type: Automatic
- Fuel type: Petrol
- Colour: White
Details
- Engine layout: Front Engined
- Aspiration: Normally Aspirated
- Engine size (Litres): 36.0
- Engine configuration: V8
- Cylinders: 8
- Driven wheels: Rear Wheel Drive
- Previous owners: 4
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