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Bricklin SV-1 - Even with wings it couldn't fly

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Created on March 1, 2018

Reading time 10min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - experimentell sind sie beide

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - lange Schnauze, kurzes Heck

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - war von den Fahrleistungen her einer Corvette durchaus ebenbürtig

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - auch das Heck wirkt sportlich

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - die Scheinwerferzierringe fehlen noch

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - zwei Auspuffendrohre

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - mit ausgeklappten Scheinwerfern wird der Wagen nur bedingt hübscher

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - massive Sicherheitsstossstangen, einigermassen elegant integriert

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - in Fahrt

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - zieht die Blicke auf sich

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - wirkt aerodynamisch

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - grossse Heckklappe

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - bereit zur Abfahrt

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - da macht ein Flughafen als Hintergrund doch für einmal richtig viel Sinn

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - die Flügeltüren erlaubten hohe verstärkte Flanken

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - die Türen werden elektrisch angehoben und gesenkt

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - klassische Sportwagen-Silhouette

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Sicherheitsfarbe "Orange"

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - im Hintergrund landet gerade ein Flugzeug

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Fliegen kann nur der eine von beiden

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - mit Sicherheitsstossfängern

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - fühlt sich auf einem Flughafen wohl

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - im Abendrot

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - im Gegenlicht

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Leichtbau im Vordergrund, Sicherheitstechnik beim Auto

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - zweimal Zweisitzer

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - die Flügeltüren machen ihn aussergewöhnlich

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - von vorne wirkt er breit und muskulös

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - von hinten wirkt er knackig, trotz der riesigen Stossfänger

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - geflügelte Verkehrsmittel unter sich

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Keilform im Stil der Siebzigerjahre

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - sechs Hauptsinstrumente

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - übersichtliches Interieur

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - das Einsteigen geht leichter, als man denkt

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - man kann durchaus auch mit offenen Türen fahren

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - wenn die Türen oben sind, wirkt der Innenraum besonders hell

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - deutlich beschriftete Warnleuchten für alle möglichen Gefahren

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Öldruck, Wassertemperatur, Ladezustand und Benzinmenge werden in der Mittelkonsole angezeigt

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - eine Dreigang-Automatik muss genügen

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Sitze mit Stoff- und Kunstlederbezug

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - bezogen wie Wohnzimmermöbel

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - einladender Einstieg

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - grossvolumiger V8-Motor

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - klassische amerikanische Motorentechnik

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - reine Zierde sind die vorderen Schlitze

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - das Markenzeichen auf der Flanke

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - elegante Aluräder

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - mit dem Namen des Initiators

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - zwei Flügeltüren für einen Bricklin

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Modell einer verschwundenen Marke

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - Flügeltüren waren sein Markenzeichen

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - keilförmig im Stil der Siebzigerjahre

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - In einer Rechtskurve

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Bricklin SV 1 (1975) - Abmessungen

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Bricklin SV 1 (1975) - alles offen

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - Sportwagen-Interieur nach amerikanischem Geschmack

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Bricklin SV 1 (1975) - auf Probefahrt

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Bricklin SV 1 (1975) - Heckansicht

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Bricklin SV 1 (1975) - Blick ins Cockpit

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - eine Automatik musste natürlich sein, ein sportliches Leder-Lenkrad aber auch

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - die Power lieferte ein mächtiger amerikanischer V8

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Bricklin SV-1 (1975) - weil sie seitlich zuweit vorsteht und bei einem Unfall den Ausstieg verhindern können, erhält die Flügeltüre noch nicht den Segen der Zulassungsbehörde - Genfer Automobilsalon 1975

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - die Karosserie besteht aus Kunststoff

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Bricklin SV-1 (1974) - Flügeltüren

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Summary

Time and again, American pioneers have tried to challenge the traditional Detroit car industry with innovative new designs: Kurtis, Muntz, Kaiser Darrin, Woodhill Wildfire, Tucker or DeLorean were the names of the vehicles and none of them were really successful. Malcolm Bricklin also dreamed of his own sports car, had good ideas and even bigger visions. In the seventies, his SV-1 produced at least a respectable number of almost 3000 vehicles. And it stood out then as it does today! This driving report describes the history of the American gullwing sports car and shows it in current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The enterprising Malcolm Bricklin
Hollywood's influence
Safety as a selling point
No interest in Detroit
The parallels to the DeLorean and Tucker
Production problems
In five "real" colors
Enthusiasm among the fans
Production problems and dissatisfied buyers
An end with horror, not horror without end
A one-off in the steeplechase
Orange-silver-orange
Safe on the road
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Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Many people have dreamed of a sports car under their own name, but only a few have been successful. No wonder the saying goes: "How do you become a millionaire? You start with a billion (or 100 million) and build your own sports car...".Malcolm Bricklin was one of these visionaries who took the plunge. And he got further than most... Malcolm Bricklin wanted to build 100,000 SV-1s ("SV" stands for "Safety Vehicle") per year and thus become one of the largest vehicle manufacturers in the USA. However, he neither produced the sports car that bore his name in the United States of America, nor did he ever achieve the promised quantities.

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