In Spring '75 I graduated from college in Washington, DC, and was looking for a cheap way home to Seattle. At that time dealerships would hire college students to drive cars to new owners outside the dealership's region. I found a help wanted ad on campus for someone to drive a car to Seattle. They paid only $50, and I was responsible for buying gas, but it was still cheaper than plane fare. When I got to the dealership, I was given the keys to a white Bricklin, which I'd never heard of. I drove it off the dealer's lot and the next day started a five day trek across the midwest and north through Colorado and Wyoming. I had no money for motels, so slept on roadsides and bathed in creeks. The car drew a crowd everywhere I stopped, especially when I opened the gull-wing doors. But the supreme moment of ecstasy behind the wheel came when I drove through Yellowstone Nat'l Park the day after they'd opened the main north-south roads for the summer season. The park was absolutely empty. The Bricklin had a Ford 351ci engine, and it BOOGIED! Soon after entering the park a late-model Chevy Malibu joined me on a game of high-speed follow the leader until we descended into Montana and parted ways. That was 45 years ago, and to this day stands as the best road trip I've ever driven. The car performed flawlessly for me.
@deathlarsen7502
5 жыл бұрын
wow I guess you can't make that story up. amazing
@kayEnt3rtainm3nt
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, really great story! Feels like a prestige movie Gus Van Sant would direct if he was a car enthusiast.
@juanandresbasartdecaballer4486
4 жыл бұрын
@@deathlarsen7502 No, not made up. I left out a lot trying for brevity, but you could make a movie about it, as one kind person emailed me to suggest. Thanks and sorry for the late reply.
@juanandresbasartdecaballer4486
4 жыл бұрын
@@kayEnt3rtainm3nt Hey I'm not used to gmail and youtube comment ins and outs, sorry this is so late in response. You're right, it should be a movie. They already made "Vanishing Point", but there needs to be a movie about a cross-country trip in a '75 Bricklin. I guess I should set it all down in writing.
@kayEnt3rtainm3nt
4 жыл бұрын
@@juanandresbasartdecaballer4486 No worries about the delayed response. I've gotten replies on this platform years apart. Good luck with the idea jotting! The story of the Bricklin SV-1 alone is fascinating and I wonder if having it as an incidental detail in the background of your story could be an interesting framing device. After the success of Ford v. Ferrari there'd probably be a market for a screenplay like this. Still, I already know the SV-1 story so it's your story that I find interesting. I used to work in the film industry but I retired years ago. Even still if you ever want a collaborator or just some tips on how to put some stuff together I'd be happy to try and find a way to work that out with you. Break a leg!
@kevinlegault3390
4 жыл бұрын
I used to run around the car plant when I was 12 or 13. I got the autographs of all the workers before the plant finally closed. My Dad was the plant manager in Saint John. Quite a thrill to see them being made first hand. To wander around the offices and the plant as a wide-eyed kid was pretty amazing :)
@richp5321
4 ай бұрын
My father gave me a Bricklin catalog when I was 8 or 9. I probably looked at that thing 1,000 times. It was the most beautiful car I'd ever seen. I still have that catalog.
@mediclimber
5 жыл бұрын
In 1976 I graduated from high school and m parents offered me a car, a Brickland, or a motorcycle. I got a 1965 Harley, best decision I ever made.
@superduty4556
4 жыл бұрын
They were probably banking on that a Bricklin wouldn't be delivered and you wisely chose a motorcycle.
@bricklinhh3481
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe not, watch this MotorWeek video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/toGQyZWegISZpYo
@MH-vf6he
4 жыл бұрын
Dont you wish you still had the panhead.
@MasterChief-sl9ro
4 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh so hard. AMF Harley vs Car that is worth more today. Then 3 Harley's... As the Harley you need one hand on the throttle. The other full of tools..
@FezzaYT
7 жыл бұрын
Fascinating history!
@tamer1773
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting that the end spotlights the Yugo, a car so bad that it was said that it had a heated rear windscreen so that owners could keep their hands warm while pushing it. Malcolm Bricklin is a man on a mission and he won't rest until he makes everyone walk to work.
@jacklinhide4430
7 жыл бұрын
Haaaa! comment of the minute. Made me laff :D
@laryanryan9170
7 жыл бұрын
Tamer. About 30 years ago my neighbor had a Yugo and every morning when she started it she floored it for a good ten minutes until it warmed up. I would always tell my wife "she's going to blow it up ". But surprisingly it never did in 1&1/2 years. When she moved she was still doing that.
@hueyfreemanhisanimatedfrie925
5 жыл бұрын
DMC De Lorean: okay concept, bad time Bricklin SV-1: ideal time, bad concept
@johnnyfavorite1194
4 жыл бұрын
The Similarities to the Delorean Disaster are stunning.
@yeju5739
4 жыл бұрын
It looks like A RX7 FB and a DeLorean combination so much
@johnnyfavorite1194
4 жыл бұрын
Lemzzz I was talking about the circumstances surrounding the production and demise of the car. It looks nothing like a Delorean.
@starmanskye
6 жыл бұрын
"Quality control? What's THAT? Design? Engineering? Technology? Mass-production? Cash-flow? Expertise? Production efficiency? We'll do all that once we get the car built."
@ChaplainJoe1
6 жыл бұрын
We have to pass the bill to see what's in it.
@rodferguson3515
3 жыл бұрын
.... You forget safety standards... Very important....
@AJ-Bruno
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You might want to add this documentary is from 2003.
@paulpark1170
4 жыл бұрын
The film ended with him bringing the Yugo....conman to the end
@1hugeturdsundae
7 жыл бұрын
When Malcolm Bricklin wore sunglasses in early photos and video clips, he physically had a slight resemblance of the late Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple
@rodferguson3515
3 жыл бұрын
YEAH YEAH ... He does 😊!!!! Look like JJ 👺💀☠️👹😺💀☠️And just much of a and more grifter ask Jim Jones!!!...
@qeijkak
4 жыл бұрын
Bricklin himself seems really humble and likable. He is the first one to admit his faults or his failures. I can tell why he was able to talk so many people into following him into business deals for better or worse.
@EarthSurferUSA
Жыл бұрын
The narration is very aggressive against him, so don't let that make up your mind. For example, he is in Japan and wants to import that first little Subaru. They agree if he pays the 1.5 million to get "te4hr government regulations satisfied", and they had a deal, a good deal. The narration chimes in, "And not taking no for an answer,---blah blah blah." Be careful. If you get a sense that the "business man is bad", it probably comes for communism, of course. We should have a good court system, of course. That is all that is needed to keep people from screwing each other. I am only 11 min in,---and all I see so far is a guy trying to do good business, and the narration makes him "seem" like some kind of criminal. Well, in the ideology of communism, he is a criminal. He did not have permission, you see, and the government has a stake in the current cars produced.
@EarthSurferUSA
Жыл бұрын
That means,---"No beginners allowed."
@thomasnikkola5600
3 жыл бұрын
My parents had a friend from school and he was a Bricklin guy. I used to really get a kick out of them. I looked at them like a super car of sorts. The doors were really cool!
@That_AMC_Guy
8 жыл бұрын
Great Documentary and a Great car!
@bryede
7 жыл бұрын
I thought the point of the documentary was that is wasn't a great car.
@That_AMC_Guy
7 жыл бұрын
Depends on your point of view I suppose. Was the '75 Corvette a great car? Not really. Do people still buy them and enjoy them? Sure do! Same with the Bricklin. If he'd had a little more money and better planning, the Bricklin might have been around a bit longer.
@bryede
7 жыл бұрын
I'd say that as built it's in the embryonic stages of being a great car. :)
@marcodevries4481
3 жыл бұрын
It’s surprising Bricklin is in this video doing interviews with a smile on when he was a scam artist all along - and this documentary makes it very clear.
@psk1w1
6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact - the doors on a Bricklin are powered by a hydraulic pump. There are switches for 'open' and 'close'. If one passenger pushes 'open', and the other pushes 'close' at the same time, the pump motor burns out. Then the doors can not be moved until you fit a new pump motor
@myperspective5091
7 жыл бұрын
It's a good looking car.
@RevoltingSnakeman99
7 жыл бұрын
Robert Swift It's a beautiful machine, no question.
@MrAllan9
7 жыл бұрын
I'm from New Brunswick, and like everyone else, was overjoyed at the idea of pumping out these beauties. Despite its many flaws, collectors and others gobbled up every last one of them. A low millage original sells for about 30k u.s.
@hribc78
7 жыл бұрын
Yugo, now that´s a guaranteed success!
@tekis0
7 жыл бұрын
Is/was that the Yugo? I thought it might be.
@TheLifejunky
7 жыл бұрын
hribc78 loooooooooooooool u think its mean if we put in a safe bet that it ll fail again????yugo and by the looks of it they had the roof chopped as if you ll make a yugo look exotic or sophisticated by chopping the roof! bythe looks of itwith the glue and the eight pound hammer test I won t be surprised that engineering wise there was no consideration of what loosing the roof on an already flimsy car will mean!! anyways GOODLUCK MR BRICKLIN MAY YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE (try not at others e,pense though ;:-)
@willwilly8944
5 жыл бұрын
still a good looking car in my opinion.
@ScottaHemi440
6 жыл бұрын
it's kind of a shame this car failed. it looks really cool for it's time! like a skittle colored Delorean!
@PLANETIA01
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much to whomever posted this clip. I truly have never heard of the BRICKLIN previously, but this produced special from THE HISTORY CHANNEL was a great background into this short lived car company in Canada.
@goclunker
5 жыл бұрын
David-Michael Young it was a huge disaster, since Bricklin was a shister.
@bricklinhh3481
5 жыл бұрын
Watch MotorWeek Bricklin segment on KZitem.
@chriswhite1677
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm from Saint John, N.B and have always loved this car and the history behind it. Thank you.
@olaughthelightlyspotting4639
3 жыл бұрын
THERE USED TO BE A HOUSE ON MANAWAGONISH ROAD THAT HAD ONE IN EVERY COL,OUR IN THE BACKYARD BACK IN THE MID 80s..GREAT TO SEE ANOTHER NATIVE LOYALIST IN THE COMMENT SECTION BE SAFE AND WELL CHRIS
@matthewrydl7209
5 жыл бұрын
I am going to be buying a 74 here soon for 800. Ran a few years back, all panels in good shape, gonna body fill it and wrap it and just have an interesting cruiser.
@HyperRidemx
6 жыл бұрын
I just bought Bricklin #2882 the last white one and the only white 1976.
@bricklinhh3481
6 жыл бұрын
You bought a 75 model, they may have titled it as a 1976. 2897 was the last one off the assembly line and it was a 1975. Yours should have dual exhaust with no convertors (factory). Have any questions email bighenterprises@charter.net. We restore them. See Greg Drives the Bricklin on You Tube
@bygsyxx4271
4 жыл бұрын
...after watching this all i have to say the Malcolm Bricklin was an incredibly good conman....
@aseriesguy
6 жыл бұрын
It won't be long before enterprising car enthusiasts will be able to 3D Print their won unique cars.
@dumpsterstu4474
6 жыл бұрын
Now there is a dream I can get on!
@chrislemaster2695
6 жыл бұрын
I like the Bricklin It just needed more time to develop and manufacture If Malcolm would not have rushed it this could be a success . It is a good looking car I think.
@garybiggs9010
5 жыл бұрын
So Bricklin moves to AZ and takes on the life of a millionaire cowboy who hasn't produced a single car. A legend in his own mind. What a BS'ing fool.
@comradeyuri8492
5 жыл бұрын
I believe the more correct term is " Flim Flam man " ?
@Astinsan
5 жыл бұрын
@@comradeyuri8492 "Confidence man"
@comradeyuri8492
5 жыл бұрын
I loved the style and power but Bricklin was a con man of the first order !
@Astinsan
5 жыл бұрын
The best because he’s still roaming.. even madoff is in jail.. bricklin to slick
@raptorman2666
6 жыл бұрын
"Return New Brunswick to its glory days." I never knew New Brunswick ever glory days to begin with.
@perfectallycromulent
6 жыл бұрын
It did, when the British Empire was fueled by whale oil and dried codfish.
@Reddbeaver
5 жыл бұрын
@@perfectallycromulent lmao!
@marcodevries4481
3 жыл бұрын
By Canadian standards maybe. What part of Canada has ever had glory days?
@cybersquire
3 жыл бұрын
@@marcodevries4481 Vancouver?
@colpitts350
3 жыл бұрын
:(
@geraldscott9446
6 жыл бұрын
I love the looks of both the Bricklin and the DeLorean. Even today they look futuristic. And they are sports cars with 2 doors. Not just 2 doors, but gullwing doors. I think they are both gorgeous. I wish both had been designed and built right, and had been successful. Back in 1988, I bought a brand new red Pontiac Fiero GT. The closest car I could find to these cars. It was beautiful, it was well engineered (better than most of todays cars) and very well built. It was a blast to drive. Sadly, it was to be the last year of this great car. Roger B Smith, CEO of GM at the time, didn't like the car and killed it, even though it sold well with no advertising.
@mdoyle1981
6 жыл бұрын
The Fiero with a V6 would outperform the Corvette, and do it for a lot less money, that was one reason the top brass felt it threatened their flagship vehicle and had to go.
@tarstarkusz
6 жыл бұрын
Bricklin should be doing this show from prison! Gullwing doors are stupid and impractical, which is why so few vehicles ever used them. The ones that did, really stand out.
@rosen380
5 жыл бұрын
You certainly can't argue the $$$, with the Fiero Formula/GT being like 40-50% of the price of a base Corvette. But the Corvette had the edge on horsepower 245 to 135 and more than double the torque 345 to 165. The Corvette was heavier by over 500 pounds, but still destroyed it in power to weight and such. We're talking 6.0 vs 7.5 0-60 times and at least an extra 30 MPH on the top speed. Good value? Absolutely. Faster and/or quicker? No way. I think if you want to argue a car that GM killed so that it wouldn't embarrass the Corvette, that would be the Grand National/GNX/T-Type...
@tamer1773
5 жыл бұрын
Malcom Briklin was the man whose mission in life was to make everyone walk to work!
@simondalzell1965
7 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the music in this documentary.
@JSD_A0070
6 жыл бұрын
I had a transportation design teacher in Detroit that worked for Ford. He told us on the first day his favorite car in the world was a Bricklin. Half of the kids were like "What the hell is a Bricklin?" while the rest of us looked at each other like "A Bricklin? Really???". A V8 powered car made of Play Skool furniture. Interesting concept i guess...
@TS-ev1bl
5 жыл бұрын
Their first mistake was trusting a guy who wears sunglasses at an indoor press conference. Glaring early warning signs aside, even if that car had been totally successful from an engineering and manufacturing standpoint, it was at best a niche vehicle, completely impractical for the vast majority of potential customers. After the initial excitement has worn off, where do you go from there to grow the business, foster repeat business (customer loyalty), and increase your customer base? As so many other automotive start-ups have found over the years, once you exhaust the initial energy behind the project and the people who bought into the hype and had to have The Next New Thing have made their purchase, then what? You can't survive on building just a quirky two-seater niche car. Would there have been a Bricklin sedan, station wagon/SUV, entry level hatchback, mini van, or pickup truck? Of course not. Even under the best of circumstances it was a vanity project that was doomed to failure. As the old joke goes, how do you make a small fortune in the auto industry? Start with a large fortune.
@RWBHere
4 жыл бұрын
Morgan Motors have survived on building quirky two-seater niche cars, which have been hand-crafted since the 1930's, and customers can wait for many months before receiving their new vehicle. Their order books are also still healthier than those of some much bigger manufacturers.
@JuddKramer
4 жыл бұрын
The Subaru 360, then the Bricklin, then the Yugo. Malcolm Bricklin wasn't going to be satisfied until he had forced every American to take the bus.
@kennethowens2449
4 жыл бұрын
Judd Kramer im laughing myself out of my seat.....
@nurzrachit7133
4 жыл бұрын
Man I wondered if he was talking about the Yugo, hahahaha 😂! Stay away from cars Malcolm!!!
@rik681
5 жыл бұрын
I worked on one of these cars back in 1980. yes the car was slow, but it had a 351 Windsor ford engine in it. So I beefed up the engine and put headers on it and this car was really fast after that. it was a lot of fun to drive. it handled the turns like a slot car. I felt very safe in this car. it had a steel beam that protected you from a side impact. it really was built for safety. The first bricklins came out with a AMC engine which was rated at a much higher horsepower rating than the Ford engine. it didn't take much to modify the Ford engine. it was a stroked 302. so a lot of high performance parts for the mustang worked on the Bricklin.
@DanTheMailman330
5 жыл бұрын
The foreshadowing of the DeLoreon is stunning. At least John DeLoreon had the previous engineering chops and success in Detroit to give investors hope.
@JJStetson
3 жыл бұрын
...and he was married to Cristina Ferrare.
@mikecollins5035
3 жыл бұрын
Turned out to be false hope though, sadly
@nyc77brooklynsicilian6
5 жыл бұрын
My uncle always had one in his garage. He passed away & it still sits in his garage and probably always will. Weird looking car for the most part. The only thing I can really remember about the few times I’ve seen him drive it was the doors leaked air. The lines or something were bad. Only reason I watched this video was to remember my uncle & my father laughing at him when he bought this orange turd.
@BRM202
5 жыл бұрын
Why isn't this a Movie yet? Woody Harrelson as Bricklin.
@bricklinhh3481
5 жыл бұрын
Watch MotorWeek Bricklin segment on KZitem.
@tiki_trash
5 жыл бұрын
I would watch that!
@philippe_durel
5 жыл бұрын
The typical story of a totally INCOMPETENT and UNSKILLED entrepreneur that has a dream to make a fortune regardless of what it may cost to others.
@martymcfly002
5 жыл бұрын
Great looking car, shame it didn't work out
@abrahkadabra9501
6 жыл бұрын
Another lesson on why politicians should never ever be allowed to create businesses or handle money.
@gustavbabic5004
6 жыл бұрын
Should have used a steel body with ordinary hinged doors. Probably would have been a success if they hadn't tried to incorporate so many innovations at once.
@bendundidit
7 жыл бұрын
Wait, his next project was the Yugo? Wow, just wow.
@henryhill3778
7 жыл бұрын
Yea... that Yugo worked out just nice too.
@archangele1
7 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine owned one and I had a chance to drive one. They were an impressive car to drive. And the looks you got. Wow. Still, it was no where near as nice a car or as well built as my other friends Pantera. I absolutely loved the De Thomaso Pantera. That car was just plain a dream to drive. It had it all. The sound, the feel, the looks. Other then the Lambo Muira, I think I would love to have a Pantera. But the Bricklin was still a cool car and is always on my list of dream cars.
@neilgibbons2532
6 жыл бұрын
archangele1 are you on meds to?
@FastCarsNoRules220
5 жыл бұрын
If Back to the Future was made in 1975 instead of 1985, they probably would've used a Bricklin for a time machine.
@culcune
5 жыл бұрын
Good thing it wasn't! DeLorean was much more iconic.
@JustMeELC
6 жыл бұрын
I occasionally babysat for a family in Ontario in the 70's & in one of their barns I stumbled on 6 brand new Bricklins. Don't remember the family's name but they were odd & I never forgot finding those beauties.
@mercoid
6 жыл бұрын
elcgmail ... sounds like some smart person in that family recognized a good investment. Wether the car succeeded or failed it would be a legend in one way or another.
@JustMeELC
6 жыл бұрын
mercoid Agreed! Wish they were in my family but they were just in my neighbourhood though & I often wonder what happened to them.
@ChristopherUSSmith
6 жыл бұрын
Did they drive them, or just wrap them in cosmoline?
@tinderinc
4 жыл бұрын
Its so normal being in Canada in the year 2020 but still living day to day as if its still the1960's
@vettekid3326
6 жыл бұрын
Those Subaru's were junk, they didn't mention they were two stroke two cylinder engines. In 1971 Bricklin had two rail cars full of them sitting in California but they couldn't sell them there because they didn't met Cali emission standards. The Cohen group out of Peoria Illinois bought all the cars & brought them to Peoria where they could sell them. They were sold for $300.00 apiece and you were advised to buy two because you couldn't buy spare parts for them. Most were not running within two years.
@graemewilliams1308
6 жыл бұрын
Well I just saw one in Melbourne Australia today. Had us stumped, had to ask owner what it was.
@cliverockwell3937
6 жыл бұрын
"The cohen group" more jews
@rockercater
8 ай бұрын
Gary B *THANK YOU* *I came across a guy that was trying to fix one that was left sitting for 40 years* *They say it Matched the Corvette in them days* *CATER*
@rockercater
8 ай бұрын
*I was kind of set back when it read Munsters, And a few others that I thought George Barris Built.So a little checking and He was the Ghost builder.Must have been the behind the scene guy? George was the HolyWood Builder NAME...
@crienospmoht
7 жыл бұрын
Really cool upload Gary B! I've never heard of Bricklin, and I'm only half way through the film, but what an interesting character. His moral compass off, but I can't wait to see how his car turns out.
@rosemarykriegel3226
4 жыл бұрын
This and the Delorean are reasons why politicians should NEVER be in a position to make business decisions. They make poor ones and the taxpayer has to pay for their mistakes. That's not what business is all about. It's about a private person taking a risk and paying for his own mistakes. It's about personal responsibility not the taxpayer holding the bag.
@AZCobraman
6 жыл бұрын
Growing up our neighbor had one and every day for years I looked at it with awe...then one day I got a ride.... :o[
@bricklinhh3481
6 жыл бұрын
You need to ride in this Bricklin kzitem.info/news/bejne/madunJprhHeEbIY
@saltyrebel2037
2 жыл бұрын
The name of this documentary should have been "When con men meet politicians"!
@mattbayer3986
4 жыл бұрын
My dad had a white one I believe it was #424. It was a super fun car to drive and it got lots of looks. The only real reliability problem it had was the alignment of the doors. The drive train was solid.
@kirkneprud8336
3 жыл бұрын
My step dad bought a white one too, #653. He wanted red or orange. I can't remember exactly when we got it, but the dealer said we either take that one or else we would have to take a '75, which had much less performance . I got to drive the car to high school a few times... it was great.
@checazzovolete
7 жыл бұрын
Conclusions: 1. You can never rush a good job 2. Looks only go so far 3. If you and your product are not completely honest, you will fail
@blankchck
5 жыл бұрын
So, now I know. Thanks for posting.
@ChristopherOvrebo
7 жыл бұрын
A neighbor, a few blocks over owns the prototypes. Message me if someone thinks those cars should be saved. They are just withering away in a 2 car garage. Junk piles on top of them
@Skidtire
7 жыл бұрын
Christopher Ovrebo man some pictures would be nice
@Hachiae
7 жыл бұрын
if you dont already know if they should be saved, you arnt the one who should save them.
@TheLifejunky
7 жыл бұрын
Christopher Ovrebo christ all mighty of course they should be saved the car is a good looking car and regardless of success or failure it still is part of the automotive history now! plus by the looks of it the car didn t have sales issues the public loved it it had production and engineering issues and wasn t produced in big numbers which means RARE AND DESIRABLE
@TheMaxx111
7 жыл бұрын
7:30 That was a Ford Mustang, not a Cadillac...
@dirkbonesteel
7 жыл бұрын
The ending is hysterical. Serbian cars that are exactly Yugos. That worked out wonderfully
@truantray
7 жыл бұрын
Did Bricklin wear one shirt the entire 1970s?
@thewatchman1078
3 жыл бұрын
Frustrating as both Bricklin and De Lorean were both great looking car designs ahead of their time, and brave efforts to try to pull it off.
@jowants2cvids
6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating documentary but it's so obvious to me that this Bricklin character was a delusional sociopath, fake charm, manipulative, narcissism, smooth... not a person you ever want to trust or take seriously.
@rodferguson3515
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Trump😅😅😅
@evinchester7820
5 жыл бұрын
I remember when it was being promoted. I wanted one. Saw one about 25 years ago sitting in a field. It was ahead of it's time. With today's tech, and materials, I wonder how it would be built and produced. I drive a diesel and get GREAT mileage. My top speed is 160 MPH. If I drive 80 and set the cruise control I get 39.8 miles per gallon. If I go 60 I get 57 miles per gallon. Still love the doors. The steel beam protected you from a side impact. Had radial tires and no spare (they said you didn't need a spar if you had radials). Oh what we could do with that car design today with the materials and tech we have.
@muttleyjones2
5 жыл бұрын
well it sounds like you would make it a diesel to start and then go on to tell us all about fuel mileage at different speeds but life is too short to listen.
@Scorp308
7 жыл бұрын
Great man and a great car.
@chrislemaster2695
6 жыл бұрын
The same person that bought us the YUGO.
@TiborRoussou
6 жыл бұрын
Bricklin conned many and managed to slither away unscathed :/
@cliverockwell3937
6 жыл бұрын
He jewed many before jewing New brunswick!
@burkezillar
7 жыл бұрын
Malcolm Bricklin - The Poor Man's John DeLorean.
@WitchyWhale
6 жыл бұрын
Michael Burke I laughed way harder than I should have.😂😂😂
@chriswright8464
5 жыл бұрын
I remember this car in the 70's.
@olaughthelightlyspotting4639
3 жыл бұрын
TO CALL MARITIMERS LAZY IS JUST LUDICROUS..WE WOULD ALL HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND STABLE EMPLOYMENT IN OUR BELOVED PROVINCES BUT IN THE 70s/80s WERE DIFFERENT TIMES...MY FIRST JOB WAS FOR THE IRVINGS AND IT LASTED 16 YRS,THEN THE EXXON VALDEZ HAPPENED AND M,Y LIFE CHANGED,AND I WAS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS YOUNGER THAN THE WORK FORCE AT THIS TIME
@jeremyhughes3894
3 жыл бұрын
WHY ARE YOU YELLING ?
@Mechakick
6 жыл бұрын
I saw one once [having never heard of it before] and I really liked the styling, but the Lotus Esprit in the same parking lot was more impressive.
@patchesdf
7 жыл бұрын
If someone remade this car today with modern egineering, practical body paneling, a decent engine, fix up the looks a little bit, it could be an awesome car.
@josephsolis3018
7 жыл бұрын
Imagine a Ford Pinto if given the same chance!
@10072018
7 жыл бұрын
So, basically change everything.
@BuccaneerBruce
7 жыл бұрын
Pretty much 10072018
@poppiesrule
6 жыл бұрын
When we punch the button and the door jumps up we are acknowledged and we are envied, said the saddest person ever.
@getsmarter5412
6 жыл бұрын
poppiesrule My brothers have fast cars and motorcycles. I have a cube truck with a lift gate. Guess who they call when they need to move something!
@poppiesrule
6 жыл бұрын
What about when they don't need to move something?
@purrblesoft
5 жыл бұрын
it's remarkable that they never touched on the huge emphasis of vehicle safety on the design. they even named this model Bricklin SV-1, SV standing for Safety Vehicle. there were some significant advancements in passenger protection that Malcolm was apparently really into.
@KingCast65
5 жыл бұрын
Pump up the volume though, sheesh. I can't wait to watch this.
@bricklinhh3481
5 жыл бұрын
Watch MotorWeek Bricklin segment on KZitem.
@timm2020
Жыл бұрын
I love this car, I want one!! As a filmmaker I would use this car in an Action film. Awesome Car!!
@slimmyhendrix4067
5 жыл бұрын
Considering he had No clue what he was doing, Had it designed and engineered on a 90 day deadline and put into Real Production. This "TwoBit" ConMan. We All could achieve similar outcomes at that level of success, had we had the balls to follow our dream. He atleast has something to show for
@ottonormalverbrauch3794
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, dreaming with other people having to pay the bills...
@BigEightiesNewWave
5 жыл бұрын
He was like the Jim Jones of cars. Jonestown.
@yips_way
Жыл бұрын
Always wanted to be a cowboy - this documentary shows he already achieved that dream long before he got the hat, horse & saddle 🤣
@user-uf6fp6pc4n
4 ай бұрын
MY FATHER USED TO HAVE A 76 BRICKLIN IT WAS FUN TO DRIVE
@frankhoward7645
7 жыл бұрын
Great video. DId you notice how good the interior fared in the crash tests? The only thing left out was the fact that the Bricklin was touted as the first "safety sports car". Perhaps this was because Bricklin's previous business was importing the Subaru 360, known as the most dangerous car one could buy. I remember an interview with Bricklin touting the safety of the Bricklin and the interviewer asked how safe the car would be in a roll over where the car settled on it's roof. The question was, how was the driver supposed to open the doors in order to get out of the car? Bricklin's answer was that the driver would have to have his adrenalin going pretty good in that situation!
@rizzlerazzleuno4733
5 жыл бұрын
If due diligence had been done Bricklin would not have been able to take advantage of anyone, including the New Brunswick taxpayers. The New Brunswick Premier & his staff should have consulted with manufacturing and automotive experts to find out what it really would take to build a mass production automobile.
@motojc
6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating individual. The project mentioned in the end was Yugo, perhaps the car that is on everybody’s worst car list:)
@BigEightiesNewWave
5 жыл бұрын
The door handle is down by ground level...brilliant !
@myfunnyvideochannel
7 жыл бұрын
what a great video I always wondered about this
@mosshivenetwork117
5 жыл бұрын
It looks like a car of the 70s. I don't see anything wrong with the appearance.
@amc401nash6
5 жыл бұрын
Looks pretty good compared to a late model Camaro.
@horstebreedow8608
4 жыл бұрын
I drive a modern day yugo, a PT cruiser. Every day is a new kind of way to breakdown.
@madmikemadmike2175
Жыл бұрын
i remember when i was a kid he drove one to my home town Dalhousie during the bon ami festival. the last time i saw one was about 20 years ago behind Dooleys in Campbellton it had a for sale sign on it.
@pohldriver
5 жыл бұрын
I just saw one on a back road north of Scranton, Pennsylvania. I saw that bumper, but couldn't remember the make. It wasn't a show car, it was just sitting there with a bunch of other 70s and 80s cars.
@servicarrider
5 жыл бұрын
Mix a crooked street urchin with a crooked politician and you get Bricklin Canada LTD. Too damned bad that Bricklin managed to make it through life without making it through the prison system, as well. Yes siree Bob. That's the real shame of it all.
@drewinhou
4 жыл бұрын
A 7:37 he says that they had the Subaru bumper to bumper with a Cadillac. Shows picture of the back end of a mustang..
@jonathanpardoe8722
4 жыл бұрын
It was 1976 or 7 and one of these cars was on loan to a car trader friend of mine in Birmingham UK At the time I was driving a Jensen Interceptor FF and we went out to dinner to a place about 8 miles into the country . I followed the Bricklin and when the chance arose, I showed the Bricklin just what the Interceptor could do along the twisty leafy lanes of Solihull on a wet August day . The Jensen slaughtered the Bricklin up hill down dale and every which way , the Bricklin just couldn't live with the mighty Interceptor .
@juanandresbasartdecaballer4486
3 жыл бұрын
@Huggy Bear Hehe, I like the cut of your jib. Though I have to admit I've never driven a Jensen anything. My dad had Lancia, Fiat, and Cadillac sedans, an Austin Healy 3000 and an AH Sprite (not bugeye, unfortunately). That Cadillac's 429ci monster beat a Corvette on a green-light drag until the Vette got into third. That Bricklin was the same kind of persuasion. It held the road like glue all through Yellowstone, across small patches of ice down winding curves to the point it almost became mystical. Or maybe that's just how I remember it.
@kevinpatrick8788
2 жыл бұрын
considering the jensen was lighter curb weight and powered by a 440 chrysler big block vs a heavier bicklin powered by a small block 351 ford its not a shock . that being said the bricklin was a lemon
@zachhoward9099
Жыл бұрын
I truly envy that you owned a Jensen Interceptor. Hope you made some great memories with her
@jonathanpardoe8722
Жыл бұрын
@@zachhoward9099 Those were the days when back when I was just 19 or 20 I owned an Interceptor and then an FF , swapped the 10 year old FF for a nearly new Triumph Stag and unfortunately got banned from driving for speeding and had to sell the Stag to pay the fine . These days I drive an imported Japanese Daimler double six series 3 and although I would like another Jensen, it wouldnt drive like the Daimler which is truely the finest car I have ever owned
@russg1801
7 жыл бұрын
When these came out they were considered cool cars. Glad I didn't have enough spare cash back in the day to buy one!
@820hurleyj
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. It looked like a DeLorean.
@bricklinhh3481
4 жыл бұрын
DeLorean actually used one of the prototype designs from Bricklin. Watch the MotorWeek Bricklin video on KZitem. They are fun to drive too!
@outofbluepills
6 жыл бұрын
Was that the Yugo project referenced at the end?
@scottanderson4175
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting thank you
@simmonsrenos9111
4 жыл бұрын
All the tests car components, and last production pieces are in storage unit including one engine. All manufacturing related parts were scrapped including panel molds.....they were bought at auction then destroyed.
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