[Bricklin] Value Question

[Chuck Scurr]

NOT WANTING TO START A "FLAME WAR"  BUT
 
F W I W ~~~~~~~I  have been a Bricklin International Member for many many
years,
Also I have owned a 74 and 2- 75 Bricklins, and I am the original owner of a
near stock Bricklin  S/N XXXXXXX2737 all original Acrylics for 34 years with
less than 10/K miles.(Air Doors,Modern Ignition, 4 Barrel Carburetor.,Long
Tube Headers)
 I do love the Bricklin but they definitely are not a daily driver in my
opinion
and I still need information on the door struts<smile>
chuck
PS: I would guess the value at 17.5 to 20/K $$$ in good times

Delco/ Mongoose 425SS Torch Red
Y2K 4 Sp Coupe in Honolulu Hawaii

--- On Thu, 1/1/09, Kevin D. Hand <khand1486 at earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Kevin D. Hand <khand1486 at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Bricklin] Value Question
To: "chuckscurr at yahoo.com" <chuckscurr at yahoo.com>
Cc: "wewenger at comcast.net" <wewenger at comcast.net>, "Jacques Le Clainche"
<breton48 at live.com>, "bricklin at autox.team.net" <bricklin at autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 8:38 PM



Of course you bashed...though you may not have meant to!


If you've ever been to a Bricklin event, you will see a very high % of quality
cars.
Owners that take advantage of club membership and network or attend events,
tend to have
high quality cars, or more importantly, have cars that are being cared for and
are improving them~which is the goal of many owners.  Many of these cars have
either been rescued (like mine & Jacques), or have been acquired cars & and
had owners make improvements that would have been made had Bricklin
not gone bankrupt.


I also know of a few original cars that have been well maintained, look good,
and are dependable.  I think you've made false assumptions based on viewing
cars that for whatever reason, haven't been properly cared for.  Hell, even
modern cars not cared for soon look like sh** and run the same way.


To your question, I'm inviting you to join the club and feel free to use the
provided resources.  There are many listed vendors that will have the parts
you seek...


If you're intent is to improve a Bricklin you own, welcome...
http://www.bricklin.org
   

Kevin
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 1, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Chuck Scurr <chuckscurr at yahoo.com> wrote:









Not to Hi-Jack the thread~~~~~~~~~~~
But where is a good source for "Door asasist cylinders"?

Delco/ Mongoose 425SS Torch Red
Y2K 4 Sp Coupe in Honolulu Hawaii

--- On Thu, 1/1/09, Chuck Scurr <chuckscurr at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Chuck Scurr <chuckscurr at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Bricklin] Value Question
To: khand1486 at earthlink.net, wewenger at comcast.net, "Jacques Le Clainche"
<breton48 at live.com>
Cc: bricklin at autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 6:41 PM

Not a bash but sounds likle a typical "Bricklin"

Delco/ Mongoose 425SS Torch Red
Y2K 4 Sp Coupe in Honolulu Hawaii

--- On Thu, 1/1/09, Jacques Le Clainche <breton48 at live.com> wrote:

From: Jacques Le Clainche <breton48 at live.com>
Subject: Re: [Bricklin] Value Question
To: khand1486 at earthlink.net, wewenger at comcast.net
Cc: bricklin at autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 3:40 PM

Kevin H wrote:  Hard to say, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't
take a
few $k or > more in work, to make it roadworthy. To just let a car sit and
almost > rot on it's wheels is almost criminal - but that's just my
opinion. >
Only reason to have a car like that is to keep it in a museum on > display.
In
that case there would seem to be no real value other than > to a museum and
those who enjoy them in that setting.
 -------------------------------------------------------------


Agree with the above!

Just a little cautionary tale: In August 2007,  I got from its original owner
a Bricklin that had been sitting  22 years in a garage in so Cal.  It had
been
well maintained, and was in good condition before being stored. It is amazing
how much the car deteroriated just sitting in that garage.  I have spent
close
to $20,000 in repairs to his day, and I still don't trust the Bricklin not
to
break down - it did so the last three times I took it out (rusty fuel tank
problem). Maybe I was just unlucky, maybe not.


JLC in Colorado Springs
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