General Information

Serial #

41BX5S002726

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1600.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bricklin

Country

Canada

State/Province

New Brunswick

City

Saint John

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

In 1974, American Malcolm Bricklin used funding from New Brunswick's government to set up two manufacturing plants-in Saint John and Minto, New Brunswick. Despite its unique design and special features, the Bricklin was actually built with Ford and American Motors components. Bricklin Canada closed its doors in 1976, after manufacturing fewer than 3,000 cars.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

Car designed by Herb Grasse (1945-2010), who graduated from art Center College of design in California. He had worked for Ford, Chrysler during his career and also on custom cars like the Batmobile. For the Bricklin design, he was recognized as the industrial designer of the year in product design by the Industrial Design Magazine and also by the Society of Art Center Alumni with the orange award for the best transportation design. The Bricklin was marketed as the safety sports car. It is equipped with bumpers that could withstand 10-mile-an-hour crashes and a roll-cage structure bolted to the frame. Its gull- winged doors makes it easily recognizable. The body made from fiberglass.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

NIL

Finish

WHITE PAINT/ BROWN INTERIOR

Decoration

N/A