BRICKLIN SV-1 The amazing story!
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English - April 07, 2021 18:27 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAutomotive Leisure Sports collectibles daytona ferrari michelin motivation nascar success autodealer autoeducation automotiveindustry Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
to hear this direct from Malcolm Bricklin is a treat in itself. whether you were into this car, or into cars, or just into amazingly persistent and creative people....this is a must watch or listen
6:37 Malcolm: "Now things are going really good with Subaru. I'm hearing all this stuff about safety. And they're talking about putting rules that you have a five mile an hour bumper with no damage to the car, and the car companies are fighting it like crazy, because at five miles an hour, you get a couple $1,000. But the damage, that's parts and service the dealer can make. That's parts that the factories can sell. So they were fighting it."
7:22 Malcolm: "I am going to build a gorgeous car is going to be the safest production car in the world."
10:29 Malcolm: "Instead of two cents, gonna cost me a couple million dollars to get my prototypes"
14:22 Malcolm: "nobody will give me the door I want"
16:36 Mr. Bricklin, we have a problem. American Motors said they are not going to sell those engines.
20:17 Is it possible to get the 351 Windsor?
22:25 Mr. Bricklin we have a serious problem. Yeah, what's the problem? I'm in Scottsdale. I've been driving the car in 114 degree heat. I came out and the acrylic body is on the floor.
26:51 46,000 backorders.
31:45 (politician) "I'm closing it down".
24:10 they did a musical about it. BRICKLIN AN AUTOMOTIVE FANTASY