Heck guys, with the prices of Bricklins that have been duscussed here, I
think all the members should each kick in $25 and we should by a Brick for
Jay Leno. A video of him driving it at the beginning of the Tonight Show
would increase all our cars' values.
Joe Friedman
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> From: William H. Whitney <bill-whitney@erols.com>
> To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Value of a Brick
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 1:53 PM
>
> Hi, John, et al...
>
> A thought occurred to me that I'm sure must have been mentioned at some
> point that may help increase the value of Bricklins; that is exposure to
> the public. I see part of the problem of these cars having less than
> desirable collectible
> value is that the public doesn't know about them. Comments about "kit
> cars", and "what is a Bricklin", etc. come from an uninformed
> public.
>
> I think one way of educating the public is for everyone who has a
> Bricklin in reasonable shape to enter it into every car show they are
> able to. Most
> shows have an exotic car category. I know that some shows may be
> selective about what they permit and what they don't, but there's no
> harm in trying. Whether your car will win a prize or not really doesn't
> matter (though that would be nice) as much as getting these cars exposed
> to the public. The more they know about them and their uniqueness (and
> rarity), the more they want to own them and therefore, possibly increase
> the collectible value of them. And auto shows are where the collectors
> hang out.
>
> Another way is to drive the car once in a while. I haven't seen a
> Bricklin on the road in well over 10 years. In the late 70s, I would see
> one once in a while. But no more. We're the best kept secret around.
> Let's change that and get these cars noticed!!!
>
> Best... Bill.
>
> --
> William (Bill) H. Whitney
> VIN #624 (and mint condition Orange Mini-B #37 for sale to best offer
> over $1,500)
> Owner, Micro Business Applications, dBase/Clipper/FoxPro consultant
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