FYI-from a sit hosted by Randy Poulos...
The last Bricklin.....
For years there have been differing opinions of the last Bricklin. You
could make a case for VIN 2857 - last one built on Friday, September
23, 1975 ( last operating day of Bricklin Canada LTD. ), with the
paper work gone through, or you could make a case for VIN 2864 - last
one completed by the factory. Or you could also make a case for VIN
2896 - last data plate stamped by the factory. There are Bricklins
with VIN numbers to VIN 2914. Data plates were reportedly stamped to
around plus or minus VIN 2920. So which Bricklin is the last ? Let's
go back in time before the Bricklin and look at the 1948 Tucker. 51
Tuckers are considered to have been built. As I understand the last
completed 1948 Tucker by the factory was Tucker # 37 ( 1037 ). Yet the
remaining Tuckers are still called Tuckers, and are considered to be
Tuckers. For the purposes of this website, The last Bricklin will be
considered to be VIN 2914. It is interesting to note that 1974
Bricklins were built very late into that year. I have seen VIN's 769
( 4th to the last '74 - white 4-Speed ) & 771 ( 2nd to the last '74 -
also a white 4-Speed, and last 4-Speed built ), and both have
production dates on the data plate of: December 29, 1974.
Addendum for this email: As I understand, the assembly line held 32
Bricklins in various stages of completion. As I understand all that
was really necessary to complete VIN 2864, was to spin the wingnut on
the air cleaner, start the car and drive it off the line....
Kevin
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On Oct 5, 2009, at 3:33 AM, "Rick at High Tech Coatings"
<rick@hightechcoatings.com
> wrote:
> It is generally accepted as 2900 is the last factory car and
> 2901-2914 were
> assembled from parts in new york by buddy schroeder. now the last
> government
> inspected car was in the mid 2800's. but there were cars after that
> that were
> fully assembled just not inspected, you know the round grey sticker
> stuck on,
> there were cars there that needed some minor thing like an air
> cleaner nut, my
> 75 was at the hood extension area according to Terry Tanner who was
> there and
> is still involved. some one who left 30 + years ago and read up
> online ) the
> 2854 number is all over) just doesn't have the same credibility.
> saying 2854
> cars were produced is one thing, saying 2854 was the last is quite
> another,
> There were about 10 or 12 vins that were not used between 74 and 5
> so if they
> only built 2854 the last one world be 2864-6.
>
> On 10/4/2009 10:01:52 PM, serge berube (serge.ber@sympatico.ca) wrote:
>> his there a way to find out the last vin at bricklin factory that was
>> made
>> there?
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