I found a 1975 Bricklin SV1 on a used car lot. I've always liked these. The state inspection sticker in the window expired November 2007. Must be a real dog.

 

Interesting car. Looks like a Pantera and with the same engine? I like the flip up doors line lol.

 

The car may have just been in storage since 2007. Maybe even in a museum.

Actually the 351 was a Windsor engine with a 2brl. carb. and wasn't even in the same ballpark with the Pantera's 351 Cleveland.

I wanted to buy one when they first came out, but I couldn't find one with the original 360 AMC 4brl. V8.

As it turned out, I didn't fit in it either.

 

I remember when they first came out, and going to a dealership just to be able to sit in one. I later got the opportunity to drive one. It was definitely a car ahead of it's time. Here is a picture that I came across a while back, and I posted on here somewhere.



Here is the link where I previously posted it. https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post428577

 

Theres one of these a town over from me. I see it every now and then. Its definitely unique.

 

They are cool cars and collectable. I saw one redone on the TV show Chop, Cut, Rebuild on the Speed Channel. You should try to get a hold of that episode. The finished car was amazing. Back in the day the 351 Cleveland was the way to go but today the Windsor is a better option with all the aftermarket support. Building a 427 ci Windsor stroker is as low cost as building a small block chevy.

 

Yeah I agree, but I was just talking about the "Stock" Cleveland engines vs the "Stock" Windsor" engine's performance from the early 70's. There simple was no comparison back then.

When it comes to how well one "modified" engine runs when compared to how well another "modified" engine runs then all bets are off.

 

Funny. My boss and I were just discussing these the other day. I saw one and was not familiar with it, and we determined it to be an SV1, cool looking, but sloooooww

 

Agreed, my first car was a '69 Mach ! with a 4V 351W. I threw that engine away and built the car into a B/SM NHRA class car with a 351C. The Bricklin came out when HP was at its worst in the US. It would be easy and cheap now to make that car really go and keep an original look. I would probably pull it and install a new Coyote Ford V8 with a s/c kit.