Bricklin was short-lived brand of vehicles byAmerican entrepreneurMalcolm Bricklin.Its sole model, the SV-1,is a two-seatsports carthat was built from 1974 to late 1975. The car was noteworthy for itsgull-wing doors andcompositebodywork of color-impregnatedacrylic resinbonded tofiberglass. To promote the SV-1 as a car designed with an emphasis on safety, the company touted such features as its integratedroll-over structureand energy-absorbingbumpers.The car's name is an abbreviation for "safety vehicle one".Among the factors blamed for the car's ultimate demise were ongoing quality control problems, supplier shortages, worker absenteeism and a series of price increases that more than doubled the price of the car in two years. Production of the SV-1 ended with just under 3,000 cars built.
Bricklin was short-lived brand of vehicles byAmerican entrepreneurMalcolm Bricklin.Its sole model, the SV-1,is a two-seatsports carthat was built from 1974 to late 1975. The car was noteworthy for itsgull-wing doors andcompositebodywork of color-impregnatedacrylic resinbonded tofiberglass. To promote the SV-1 as a car designed with an emphasis on safety, the company touted such features as its integratedroll-over structureand energy-absorbingbumpers.The car's name is an abbreviation for "safety vehicle one".Among the factors blamed for the car's ultimate demise were ongoing quality control problems, supplier shortages, worker absenteeism and a series of price increases that more than doubled the price of the car in two years. Production of the SV-1 ended with just under 3,000 cars built.
