Some history with a dash of opinion...
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Some history with a dash of opinion...
...fo dat ass.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...658545,00.html
Some interesting foibles and info here.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...658545,00.html
Some interesting foibles and info here.
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Re: Some history with a dash of opinion...
I got the biggest laugh out of the Bricklin SV1.
The only Bricklin I ever sat in caught on fire and burned to the axles. This is notably ironic, since the car's creator — the smooth-talking Malcolm Bricklin — didn't include an ashtray or lighter in the car, to discourage smoking. Despite its hand-removing, 100-lb. gullwing doors, the SV1 was supposed to exemplify the safer car of the future; the name stands for "Safety Vehicle 1." The bodies were made of brightly colored, dent-resistant plastic, like PlaySkool furniture. Another safety feature: incredible, crust-of-the-Earth-cooling slowness. All those resin panels and compressible bumpers added hundreds of pounds that the emissions-limited V8s couldn't handle. This thing couldn't outrun the Rose Bowl Parade. Less than 3,000 of the wedgy coupes were built, but Malcolm Bricklin was far from through, as we'll see.
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Re: Some history with a dash of opinion...
Should the Model T be on the worst cars list? Of course not.
Funny, none-the-less.
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