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What's New ? November 2007 Added a Bricklin SV-1 Distribution Page to the Site. This is likely to take a considerable amount of time to complete. When done with it, it is scheduled to have explanatory notes at the begining of the page. This area of the site is VERY VERY likely to have errors for any one of a number of reasons, but it is better than nothing.... As with the rest of the site, do not use it as the last word on the subject matter...... November 16, 2013 - Although it looks similar, the Bricklin SV-1 Links page has been redone, with additional Links, including a link to the documentary film by Andrew Watson: SV-1 : The Bricklin Inquiry. December 4, 2013 - Proposed 1977 Bricklin Color: Robin's Egg Blue Page added to the site. January 24, 2014 - Take the Made in the America Quiz, added to the American Economic Viewpoint Page. February 3, 2014 - Worked on the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 Page for the State of: Virginia. February 4, 2014 - Worked on the Bricklin Distribution page 1 Page for the State of: Connecticut. April 4, 2014 - Worked on the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 Page for the State of: Missouri. Also Started putting Explanatory Notes on this page. April 7, 2014 - Worked on the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 Page for the States of: Michigan, and started work on the State of Illinois. April 8, 2014 - Worked on the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 Page for the states of: Illinois and Maryland. April 10, 2014 - Bricklin Scottsdale Police Department Cars Page added to the site. Much appreciation and thanks, to Kerry Stark, and Rich Haines. April 22, 2014 - Added more photos to the Bricklin Scottsdale Police Department Cars Page on the site. April 23, 2014 - Worked on the Bricklin Distributiuon Page 1 Page for the State of: Texas. Additional editing done on this page today. May 3, 2014 - Updated Bricklins Remembered Page. May 6, 2014 - Bricklins Remembered Photos Page 5 added to the site with photos and brief write up of VIN 704. June 9, 2014 - Non - Bricklin. Link added to the Links Page, about the Delta Honor Guard / Delta Baggage Handlers. This should be standard protocol for deceased US Soldiers returning home. July 16, 2014 - VIN 588 arrived at the restoration facility to start work on her on 7-15-2014. 10 new photos added to the Bricklin Scottsdale Police Department Cars Page today of VIN 588. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. July 26, 2014 - Email problems this morning. Can't get or send emails at this time. My email service provider is working on the problem. : ( August 4, 2014 - Just heard of the passing of long time Bricklin SV-1 enthusiast: John Cherba. A big loss to the Bricklin SV-1 community. Please pray for him. Additions made to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 1 Page today, and started a Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 2 Page today. August 11, 2014 - Added a photo of the new door data plate for VIN 588 on the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 2 page today. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for the photo. September 4, 2014 - 23 photos of the start of the restoration of VIN 588 added to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 2 Page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. October 4, 2014 - 10 new photos of the restoration of VIN 588, Bricklin Scottsdale Police Car, added to the site courtesy of Kerry Stark. 3 of the photos are at the bottom of the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 2 page. 7 of the photos are on the newly added Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 3 page. October 8, 2014 - VIN 2882 Page pulled from the site menu. October 9, 2014 - 9 new photos of the restoration of VIN 588 added to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 3 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. October 15, 2014 - Bricklin VIN 704 appears to have been repaired. Removed from the Bricklins Remembered Page. Also removed the Bricklins Remembered Page 5 page from the site menu. October 17, 2014 - 12 new photos of the restoration of Bricklin VIN 588 added to the Scottsdale Police Cars Page 3 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. October 22, 2014 - 10 new photos of the restoration of Bricklin VIN 588 added to the site dated 10-21-2014. 2 of the photos are at the bottom of the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 3 page. The other 8 photos are on the newly added Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 4 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. October 27, 2014 - Bricklin Distribution Page 2 page renamed: Bricklin Factory on Closing - End of the Line page. November 11, 2014 - New link added to the Bricklin SV-1 Links page. A restored 1975 Bricklin, in Safety Green, sells for 46 million, on April 1, 2038, at the Moon Base 5, Barret Jackson spring auction. This is the same Bricklin that wins Best of Show at the 2033, Pebble Beach Concours. Presented by: Hemmings Daily. November 12, 2014 - 10 new photos of the restoration progress of VIN 588 added to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 4 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. November 15, 2014 - Large Bricklin Dealer Signs Story page added to the site. Many thanks to Kerry Stark, for sharing the story and photos. November 16, 2014 - 6 new photos of the restoration progress of VIN 588 added to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 4 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. November 28, 2014 - 8 new photos of VIN 588 arrived from Kerry Stark. 6 of the photos were added to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 4 page. 2 of the photos were added to the newly created Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 5 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. January 14, 2015 - New Site Explanatory Notes Page added to the site with additional photos. The old Site Explanatory Notes page has been pulled from the site menu. January 28, 2015 - 7 new restoration photos of VIN 588 added to the Bricklin Scottsdale Police Cars Page 5 page. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. Restoration is now far along on VIN 588 ! March 10, 2015 - American Economic Viewpoint page revised. April 1, 2015 - 2 new photos pertaining to the restoration of VIN 588 added to the Bricklin Scottsdale Police Cars Page 5 page today. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing the photos. April 21, 2015 - VIN 2249 added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. April 23, 2015 - VIN 1450 added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. July 12, 2015 - VIN 107 added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. July 18, 2015 - VIN's 259 and 1163 reported stolen from Bergen, NY, late December 2014 / early January 2015. Both Bricklins reported stolen on 7-17-2015. Both cars noted on the Bricklins Remembered Page. July 21, 2015 - Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Car VIN 588, has been restored, and completed. Many new photos added to the Bricklin Scottsdale Police Cars Page 5 page today. 2 more pages: Bricklin Scottsdale Police Cars Page 6, and Bricklin Scottsdale Police Cars Page 7 were constructed, and added to the site today. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing photos and information. July 24, 2015 - Posted 3 photos of Bricklin VIN 107 on the Bricklins Remembered Photos Page 4 page. September 20, 2015 - New link added to the top of the Bricklin Links Page. Don't miss it ! December 8, 2015 - ( 2 ) new pages added to the site about the Mini Bricklin. Many thanks to Kerry Stark for sharing information and photos. December 11, 2015 - Sad to pass along the news of the passing away of Terry Tanner today. A big loss to the Bricklin community. Please remember him in your prayers. April 15, 2016 - Bricklin SV-1 Photos Page 1 page has been redone. This is years overdue. Some of the photos that were on this page may return on another page in the future. June 11, 2016 - VIN 1852 added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. July 14, 2016 - Counting error discovered on the Numbers Built Page. Number of Green 4 Speed Bricklins Built revised from 12 to 13. Number of Suntan 4 Speed Bricklins Built revised from 18 to 17. August 7, 2016 - Much time has been spent behind the scenes working on the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 page. Went over about 242 Bricklin Build Scheduling Orders, one VIN Bricklin per page, and oragnized them by distribution to the dealer. Some overlapped and confirmed information on the Bricklin Factory Distribution List, others are later VIN Bricklins not on the Factory Distribution List, some are new dealers to states already listed, and some are to dealers that were not on the relatively common Bricklin Dealers List. These dealers that do not appear on states already listed, were later addtions, that received Bricklins in the final months of production. The Bricklin Distribution Page 1 page will be updated with the VIN number Bricklins and dealers as time allows. For today August 7, 2016, I did add dealers from 6 new states: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Washington, as well as the dealers in those states and which Bricklins they received. Stay tuned... August 8, 2016 - Automodello/Diecasm has agreed to produce a 1:43 scale model of the Scottsdale Police Bricklin. For instructions on how to order one and information, see the: Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 1 page. August 9, 2016 - Updated the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 page today. New Dealers / Bricklins added. Still an update in progress. Stay tuned... August 11, 2016 - Work continues on the Bricklin SV-1 Distribution Page 1 page... August 12, 2016 - Significant update about the Scottsdale Police Department Bricklins added to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 1 page. Information gleaned from the Bangor Daily News, December 27, 1974. August 13, 2016 - Work done on the Bricklin Distribution Page 1 page today. December 10, 2016 - Bricklin Scottsdale Police Cars Page 8 page added to the site today. This page is about the TEAM 3 Bricklin, with 2 photos of it ! June 22, 2017 - Added 2 new photos of the interior / detail of VIN 588 to the Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 7 page today. June 27, 2017 - Added 3 photos of Bricklin SV-1 VIN 2817 to the Bricklin SV-1 Photos Page 1 page. June 28, 2017 - New Bricklins Remembered Photos Page 5 Page added to the site, with 10 photos of VIN 476 returning to the site. December 13, 2017 - Bricklins Remembered Page updated. April 20, 2018 - Vintage Bricklin SV-1 Collectibles Page added to the site. May 5, 2018 - Many photos of VIN 519 observed today. This one looks quite original, and a good photo of the door data plate. Factory records show the 519 was built as Safety White SV-1. However photos viewed today, show door data plate ( color code 3 ) and photos show a Safety Orange and acrylic body VIN 519. On the Production Each Bricklin SV-1 Page and Numbers Built Page, VIN 519 has been changed to a Safety Orange Bricklin SV-1 as factory built. On the Numbers Built Page, 1974 Safety White Automatic Bricklins revised from 223 to 222. Safety Orange Automatic Bricklins revised from 121 to 122. Note: decades ago I saw VIN 518 in person. As I walked up to view it, it was white. Upon looking at the dash data plate it was a Safety Orange Automatic Bricklin as factory built ( color code 3 ), and had been painted white. Factory records show VIN 518, originally built as a Safety Orange Automatic Bricklin SV-1. May 29, 2019 - Links Page and Bricklins Remembered Page updated. June 4, 2019 - Bricklins Remembered Page updated. August 29, 2019 - Addendum added to the American Economic Viewpoint Page. September 10, 2019 - Two photos of VIN 2899 added to the Bricklin SV-1 Photos Page 1 page. Many thanks to Michael Donnelly. October 30, 2019 - Received an email today. VIN 0795 has been parted and scrapped. Added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. Two photos of VIN 795 added to the Bricklins Remembered Photos Page 5 Page. Information and photos via Columbus, OH. Many thanks for sharing the information and photos. December 7, 2019 - VIN 2773 added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. December 17, 2019 - Christmas 2019 link added to the Links Page. If you appreciate all the good President Donald Trump has done for this Country, you will like this. February 10, 2020 - Bricklins Remembered Page updated today. February 21, 2020 - Bricklins Remembered Page updated today. May 11, 2020 - Links 2 Page added to the site. April 16, 2021 - 6 photos and information about Bricklin VIN 1127 added to the Bricklins Remembered Photos Page 5 Page. Many thanks to Chad Periman for sharing the photos and insight into VIN 1127. Updates have been made to the Bricklins Remembered Page, including the addition of VIN 1127. December 20, 2021 - Received an email with 3 photos of the Bricklin SV-1 factory exterior, in St. John, New Brunswick, from Kent Porter. Much appreciation and thanks to Kent Porter for permission to use the photos. The photos are on a new page on the site, titled: Bricklin SV-1 Factory Exterior. April 30, 2022 - VIN 224 added to the Bricklins Remembered Page. Hopefully temporarily. ALERT & BOLO !!! This Bricklin was reported stolen from the original owner in April 2022. 1974 Suntan Bricklin. VIN 224 was stolen in the State of Tennessee. If anyone has any information about this Bricklin Please contact the Senior Editor. Contact is at the bottom of the 1st page on this site. June 24, 2022 - VIN 623 Page added to the site. Factory records show 623 being built as a 1974 Safety Orange Bricklin with an automatic transmission. However thanks to Doug Brown, VIN 623 has been verified as a Factory Built 1974 Safety Orange 4 Speed. See the VIN 623 Page for an explanation. Adjustments made to the site to reflect this. Many thanks to Doug Brown. September 22, 2022 - VIN 165 is reported to have sold today for a record price of $101,000. February 16, 2023 - New page added to the site menu: Bricklins in New Zealand 2023. Page: VIN 964 - Netherlands Bricklin , page returns to the site menu. February 19, 2023 - Bricklin SV-1 Scottsdale Police Cars Page 9 added to the site. June 25, 2024 - Brickin SV-1 VIN 0001 was launched down the assembly line 50 years ago on June 24, 1974. The production Bricklin SV-1's are coming up on a half century in age. That was a fast 50 years... or so it seems.
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