>>2: according to Malcolm Bricklin, there was a yellow car that
rolled off
>>the production line! Imagine that! A safety yellow Bricklin?!
Anybody
>>know who owns this car? How about a VIN number? Yellow was to be
a
>>color for the 1976 or 1977 model year. I sure hope the panels are
in
>>good shape! Painting that car would be virtually unforgivable,
unless
>>it was painted the exact same color as when it left the factory.
If I
>>ever do get another Bricklin, this one would be at the top of my
list,
>>but definitely a needle in a haystack...
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There was an article some time ago, and unfortunately I can't
remember where or when, but it had some photos of Malcolm's Colorado
ranch showing his collection of prototypes / test mules. I believe
one was a pale yellow.
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>>3: Malcolm says the company had received approval for extra
financing
>>right before it closed, but was instead shut down illegally. Why?
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This is at odds with the published reports of the day. He tried to
get more money from the New Brunswick government, but after
reviewing the books realized they had been a victim of a very
elaborate swindle. There's been much conjecture as to whether
Malcohm did it intentionally, or just kept "robbing Peter to pay
Paul" between the various corporations, to keep the operation going
amid all the vendor, plant problems / setbacks.
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>>5: Malcolm was at BIG I to talk about a Bricklin-Turner power
plant that
>>was capable of 100%+ improved fuel economy, had a much simpler
rotary
>>design, and could be fully dissasembled in five minutes with a
>>screwdriver and a pair of pliers. A guy from Texas named Frank
Turner
>>designed it, and Mal was the guy promoting it. There was talk of
>>companies using this design in their cars. What happned? Did the
>>powerplant have any bugs, or did malcolm's reputation kill a
worthy
>>product?
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I remember the hoopla, but I don't believe any real technical
details were revealed due to rotary patent infringement. The claims
with then current technology (or today for that matter), especially
with a rotary design, were too bogus to be even considered.
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>>6: There was at one time, talk about a Bricklin SV2. Mal started
selling
>>Mini-Bricklins to raise money for the project. It was supposed to
use a
>>different powerplant, called the Frank Turner powerplant. Were
any
>>prototype drawings or cars ever made? Did this powerplant have
bugs?
>>How did it differ from the Bricklin Turner powerplant?
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All I remember were some artist renderings.
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>>
>>7: The Chassis design and the high impact safety bumper system
were
>>designed to redirect collision force around the passenger
compartment
>>instead of through it. What exactly in the design is responsible
for the
>>redirection?
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This seems reasonable since the passenger cage is spaced away and
bolted to the main rails allowing the bolts to shear or tear free.
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