Living in Kitchener, ON (Canada), I had the pleasure of attending the 2005 gathering of the Bricklin International Meet held in our downtown core.
There must have been 35+ Bricklins lining the street! What a sight it was. Go to YouTube and look for "Bricklin International Meet 2005" and have a look at the video.
I was fortunate to meet Herb Grasse, the designer of the Bricklin; check out http://www.herbgrassedesign.com/bricklin.htm
Herb was a very affable person and we has a great chat about the car and its' design. He even took the time to pose with me in front of a wonderful orange '74.
Top score for the day? A commemorative poster of the 25th anniversary of the Bricklin --- signed by both Malcolm and Herb...
Great piece of Bricklin history.
Driving a Bricklin is a life experience. I owned a Datsun 240Z back in the 70's when the Bricklin was produced. Always wanted one but knew someday it would happen.
Got my hands on 1189, safety green 75 that has seen some well done restoration over the years.
It is a major attention getter but even more fun to drive.
I now realize my attraction to the Brick... pretty close resemblance to the 240Z, a little bit of early 70's Corvette influence and the gull wing doors... great design, futuristic for it's time.
If it were to be resurrected today, with today's engineering and technology, no question it would be car of the year.
Hat's off to all Bricklin owners for preserving a little bit of automotive history.
(From earlier post...74 Bricks had a 4 bbl carb with an AMC 360...75/76 Bricks had a Ford 351 with a 2 bbl carb, but swapping it out with a 4 bbl and electronic ignition makes it one quick little machine).
Thanks to the Bricklin Boyz for their help in familiarizing me with my new ride.
Drive safe.
Steve-Ottawa, Ontario...yeah, Canada, home of the Bricklin.
I had always been interested in a Bricklin, and then about six months ago I saw one with a for-sale sign in it on my way home from work. I stopped to look at it; it was the "sun-tan" color which is probably my least favorite Bricklin color, but I could get over that.
What I could not get over was what the interior looked like. Not sure if the interior was "redone" at some point by a previous owner, but the one that was in there looked like something from a not-very-talented high school shop class. I recognized quite a few '70's era AMC hardware pieces in there which was not a plus, but beyond that the whole inside had a kit-built look to it, which was a total turn-off.
"Actually it was manufactured in New Brunswick not Nova Scotia (it is the other canadian province next door to NS). Acrylic/fiberglass body panels produced in Minto, NB, and then assembled in a large plant in Saint John (next to the port to make them easy to ship)."
Hey there! I'm a New Englander who has actually been to Minto New Brunswick. I visited friends in the area a couple of times in the mid-seventies. I stopped in Minto on the way to Bouctouche.
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