Thread: Briklin in a junkyard

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http://www.fordification.com/forum/v...hp?f=2&t=37641

Gotta wonder how it ever got there, huh??? They were a very unique car, would be fun to find one someday, think it would need a bit of the pro touring touch.....

my neighbor had one it was many shades of orange ??that thing had the fit and finsh of a $25.00 shower inclosure the doors never work good .but it sure was different

Yikes!!! A Ruxton!!

Actually, the junkyard is a great place for a Bricklin! They were junk right from the dealer!!

I helped a friend who owned a body shop back in the 70's repair one that had been hit. The doors were very heavy and a real pain in the arse to get on and off and then to get them set up correctly. As Pat stated, fit and finish was not one of their pride marks. Very interesting car, finish looked like a polished gelcoat more than paint. The one we worked on was green, bright John Deere green.

Oh, and yeah they were fast......if you were into racing slugs.

Certainly would make a interesting collector's item.

Weren't they the predecessor to the Delorean? I believe I read something that Delorean bought the design or something like that...

Originally Posted by 25T_Bucket

Weren't they the predecessor to the Delorean? I believe I read something that Delorean bought the design or something like that...

well they were.. not sure why delorean would need to buy the design ?he was a desinger and other for some bad deals over all the delorean i think was by far better body ? not sure about any thing else delorean car could of used more power i think it would of did better ? hard to say i can not bang john D he was the force be hind the GTO

Originally Posted by mopar34

I helped a friend who owned a body shop back in the 70's repair one that had been hit. The doors were very heavy and a real pain in the arse to get on and off and then to get them set up correctly. As Pat stated, fit and finish was not one of their pride marks. Very interesting car, finish looked like a polished gelcoat more than paint. The one we worked on was green, bright John Deere green.

Oh, and yeah they were fast......if you were into racing slugs.

Certainly would make a interesting collector's item.

the guy i knew that had one the doors were failing off the body shell and they were gelcoated and never match the only way that occur was to paint the hole car thats what the guy i knew did along with get the doors fix by some guy that just work on them pos cars the fit and over finsh on a yugo was by far better

SV-1 Bricklins had an acrylic (sometimes referred to as an acrylic/fiberglass) body. When the things got outside in the hot sun, the body had more waves than a chubby girl's swimming pool. There used to be a body in the lobby of a plastics company in Ft. Worth Texas....a brand new body that was less than straight.

mike in tucson

"Cut, Chop & Rebuild" (Speed Channel) just finished a complete rebuild of a Bricklin. They found many of the fit and quality problems mentioned but worked through them to end up with a nice result.

I remember one of them in town . I think It had a Mid-engine 351 C Ford Engine . I was told it was Quick .