1975 Bricklin SV-1

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1975 Bricklin SV-1

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  • Model
    Bricklin SV-1
  • Year
    1975
  • Condition
    Used
  • Body Type
    Coupe
  • Fuel Type
    Petrol
  • Power
    n/a
  • Mileage
    55,844 km
  • Address
    Classicmobilia House, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Country
  • Published
    Mar 26, 2024
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VIN
N/A
Color
White
Metallic
No
Engine
N/A
Engine Number
N/A
Chassis Number
N/A
Gearbox
Automatic
Steering Wheel
LHD
Drive Wheels
RWD
1st Reg. Country
N/A
Doors
N/A
Interior Color
Brown
Leather Seats
Yes
Classicmobilia Limited
Classicmobilia LimitedFarjeon Ct, Old Farm Park, Milton Keynes MK7 8RE, UK
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Description

The Bricklin SV-1 is a two-seat sports car built from 1974 to late 1975.

The car was noteworthy for its gull-wing doors and composite bodywork of colour-impregnated acrylic resin bonded to fiberglass. Assembly took place in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. To promote the SV-1 as a car designed with an emphasis on safety, the company touted such features as its integrated rollover structure and energy-absorbing bumpers. The car's name is an abbreviation for "safety vehicle one". The SV-1 was the creation of American entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. Production of the SV-1 ended with just fewer than 3,000 cars built. An estimated 1,700 Bricklins are known to be surviving today. The SV-1 was a two-door, two-seat hatchback with gull-wing doors, hidden headlamps and a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Its bodywork was a composite material made up of acrylic resin bonded to a fibreglass substrate. The acrylic was impregnated with the body's colour, which had the potential to reduce costs, as it eliminated the need for the factory to paint the cars in a separate step.

The Bricklin's chassis was a steel perimeter frame with an integrated rollover structure.[31] The front and rear bumpers were designed to absorb the force of a 5 mph (8 km/h) impact. Bricklins were powered by one of two OHV V8 engines, depending on the year of manufacture. Cars built in 1974 received a 360 cu in (5,899 cc) AMC V8 from American Motors. With a single four-barrel carburettor this engine produced 220 hp and 315 ft⋅lb of torque. Transmission options for the year were a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic or a BorgWarner T-10 4-speed manual. The cars had no cigarette lighters or ashtrays. There was also no provision for a spare tire.

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