About 3,000 SV-1s were produced between 1974 and 1976 in New Brunswick,Canada.
The Bricklin project was largely funded by the Canadian Province of New Brunswick where the car was built.
Many buyers thought the Bricklin looked more like a cheap kit car rather then the sleek Corvette it was meant to compete with.
Buyers were also less than thrilled with the ergonomics of the car, namely the push-button power door mechanism that was very slow and broke down often (trapping people in their cars in some cases).
The Bricklin was powered by a Ford 351 Windsor V8 engine. Naturally they would choose the Ford engine made in Windsor, Ontar, Canada io rather than the superior Cleveland Ford engine.
The body was made of acrylic plastic over fiberglass.
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