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{{List of Bricklin Models}} | {{List of Bricklin Models}}'''Bricklin''' was founded in the early Seventies by plumber and hardware millionare [[Malcolm Bricklin]]. Bricklin became known in automotive circles after becoming the Subaru importer for North America, which gave the company the contacts and the experience in the auto industry to take the plunge and start producing its own car. The car, named the '''SV''', came in two generations - the '''SV1''' and '''SV2''', however the burgeoning company lasted only two years due to rising build costs and low orders. Launching the uneconomical car into the world energy crisis did not help, and by 1976 Bricklin was part of automotive history, with debts of up to $23 million. | ||
Bricklin was founded in the early Seventies by plumber and hardware millionare Malcolm Bricklin. Bricklin became known in automotive circles after becoming the Subaru importer for North America, which gave the company the contacts and the experience in the auto industry to take the plunge and start producing its own car. The car, named the '''SV''', came in two generations - the '''SV1''' and '''SV2''', however the burgeoning company lasted only two years due to rising build costs and low orders. Launching the uneconomical car into the world energy crisis did not help, and by 1976 Bricklin was part of automotive history, with debts of up to $23 million. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/21/malcolm-bricklin-filing-a-multi-billion-rico-lawsuit-against-che/ Malcolm Bricklin filing a multi-billion RICO lawsuit against Chery Motors] | |||
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Bricklin was founded in the early Seventies by plumber and hardware millionare Malcolm Bricklin. Bricklin became known in automotive circles after becoming the Subaru importer for North America, which gave the company the contacts and the experience in the auto industry to take the plunge and start producing its own car. The car, named the SV, came in two generations - the SV1 and SV2, however the burgeoning company lasted only two years due to rising build costs and low orders. Launching the uneconomical car into the world energy crisis did not help, and by 1976 Bricklin was part of automotive history, with debts of up to $23 million.
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