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Bricklin1155 Not Registered with BI or E-Mail mis-match
BI Regional Director - Ohio
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Posted - December 08 2008 : 12:19:16
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quote: Originally posted by tsilliker
Was it ever revealed what the VIN number was for the CCR car? I looked back through the first several pages and didn't see it.
VIN1279
http://www.bricklin.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1019
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Michael V. Mitchell - VIN 1155
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Bricklin1155 Not Registered with BI or E-Mail mis-match
BI Regional Director - Ohio
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Posted - December 16 2008 : 06:01:59
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http://www.kitcarconnection.com/country/in-depth-coverage-las-vegas-sema-show-2007-exceeds-expectations.html
quote: SEMA Show 2007 Exceeds Expectations! By James Martell - Posted on January 21st, 2008
We also saw a very early kit car, a Bricklin SV-1 (1975). This one was fully restored and modified in a bright orange. It's the only North American built gull-wing car. Manufactured primarily from Detroit parts from 1974 to 1976 in Brunswick Canada for exclusive sale in the US, there were only 5000 Bricklin SV-1s sold in NA. However, unfortunately there were only 2854 Bricklin cars built before Bricklin was forced into bankruptcy.
This orange one was a beauty, with a built-in roll cage, sideguard rails, and shock absorbing bumpers (quite an advancement for a kit car back then). The fiberglass body came in five colors (safety red, safety orange, safety green, safety suntan, and safety white) and was even recognized by Canada Post with its own limited edition stamp and the Canadian Mint with a $20 silver anniversary coin. This particular car was built by Syndicate Automotive Concepts.
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Michael V. Mitchell - VIN 1155
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Davhansen Former BI Member
Senior Member
Canada
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Posted - December 16 2008 : 22:27:42
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Maybe 'restored' is a poor choice of word here - this is definitely a cool custom 'rebuild', and more than a simple 'restomod'. It could even be considered an 'Ambassador' to our hobby, based on the attention our cars have received through CCR's efforts. "O)
Kit Car???
Hmmm...does that mean a good many AMCs were kit cars as well?
Where is Brunswick Canada?
Seems there is a lower expectation for checking facts when publishing to the Internet these days.
Cheers Dave
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VIN 2163 "LOTAGULL" |
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Posted - December 29 2008 : 23:32:29
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Would "Ambassador" mean it's worth more than the others? LOL. |
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Davhansen Former BI Member
Senior Member
Canada
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Posted - December 29 2008 : 23:40:21
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Absolutely. "O) Happy New Year Dan! |
VIN 2163 "LOTAGULL" |
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Posted - March 07 2009 : 21:14:46
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I do not like what they stated for the Sema Show info...Referring to our Bricklin as a Kit-Car...I don't think so!! |
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jim1191 Not Registered with BI or E-Mail mis-match
BI Vice President
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brick75 Former BI Member
Senior Member
Canada
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Posted - November 16 2009 : 19:50:47
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Sounds great, I think the DVD is a classic...great rebuild. Anyone know what happened to it...ownership wise?
Marty VIN 1548 |
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Posted - December 20 2009 : 08:42:46
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I own 1279. It has my three car garage all to itself. |
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