From wewenger at comcast.net  Thu Jan  1 13:12:27 2009
From: wewenger at comcast.net (Ed Wenger)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:12:27 -0500
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
Message-ID: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>

Any thoughts out there on a fair price for a 1974 Bricklin with 200 miles,
still on MSO?  Has had recent TT air door system installed.  Nice but not
perfect,  spent most of its life inside, except for a year or two under a
carport.  Safety red. Still has original tires and everything else.

Thanks,

Ed Wenger

From khand1486 at earthlink.net  Thu Jan  1 14:14:45 2009
From: khand1486 at earthlink.net (Kevin D. Hand)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 13:14:45 -0800
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>
References: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>
Message-ID: <4EEDE9AB-3A8F-42A6-89FD-EFB42171BE76@earthlink.net>

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.

Kevin
#462
Western Region Director, BI
Http://www.californiabricklinowners.org

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On Jan 1, 2009, at 12:12 PM, "Ed Wenger" <wewenger at comcast.net> wrote:

> Any thoughts out there on a fair price for a 1974 Bricklin with 200  
> miles,
> still on MSO?  Has had recent TT air door system installed.  Nice  
> but not
> perfect,  spent most of its life inside, except for a year or two  
> under a
> carport.  Safety red. Still has original tires and everything else.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Wenger
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From breton48 at live.com  Thu Jan  1 15:40:38 2009
From: breton48 at live.com (Jacques Le Clainche)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:40:38 -0700
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <4EEDE9AB-3A8F-42A6-89FD-EFB42171BE76@earthlink.net>
References: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>
	<4EEDE9AB-3A8F-42A6-89FD-EFB42171BE76@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <COL107-W44CCCD490A08783494D6BAAFE50@phx.gbl>

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
_________________________________________________________________
Its the same Hotmail.. If by same you mean up to 70% faster.
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From jblair1948 at cox.net  Thu Jan  1 18:15:43 2009
From: jblair1948 at cox.net (John T. Blair)
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:15:43 -0500
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <COL107-W44CCCD490A08783494D6BAAFE50@phx.gbl>
References: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>
	<4EEDE9AB-3A8F-42A6-89FD-EFB42171BE76@earthlink.net>
	<COL107-W44CCCD490A08783494D6BAAFE50@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <6.2.5.6.1.20090101184238.01c36c18@cox.net>

At 05:40 PM 1/1/2009, Jacques Le Clainche wrote:

 >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.

I have to agree with Jacques and Kevin.  A car that has been sitting, isn't
always the best deal.  What do you want it for?  Driving or show?

Jacques point about the rusted gas tank is a very real problem.  It can also
cause the fuel filters to clog, fuel pump and carb to clog and to need to be
replaced/rebuild.

The brakes lines should probably be redone, and of course new tires.

John

John T. Blair  WA4OHZ     email:  jblair1948 at cox.net
Va. Beach, Va
Phone:  (757) 495-8229

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From chuckscurr at yahoo.com  Thu Jan  1 18:41:29 2009
From: chuckscurr at yahoo.com (Chuck Scurr)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:41:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <COL107-W44CCCD490A08783494D6BAAFE50@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <914421.4194.qm@web54503.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

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
_________________________________________________________________
Its the same Hotmail.. If by same you mean up to 70% faster.
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2008
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From chuckscurr at yahoo.com  Thu Jan  1 18:46:43 2009
From: chuckscurr at yahoo.com (Chuck Scurr)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:46:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <914421.4194.qm@web54503.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <393729.92763.qm@web54502.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

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
_________________________________________________________________
Its the same Hotmail.. If by same you mean up to 70% faster.
http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_12
2008
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From khand1486 at earthlink.net  Thu Jan  1 20:38:00 2009
From: khand1486 at earthlink.net (Kevin D. Hand)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 19:38:00 -0800
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <393729.92763.qm@web54502.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
References: <393729.92763.qm@web54502.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <AF2110DF-0CB9-4AD9-A02F-5F4517E30A18@earthlink.net>

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
> _________________________________________________________________
> Its the same Hotmail.. If by same you mean up to 70% faster.
> http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_12
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From breton48 at live.com  Thu Jan  1 21:25:57 2009
From: breton48 at live.com (JLC)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 21:25:57 -0700
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <AF2110DF-0CB9-4AD9-A02F-5F4517E30A18@earthlink.net>
References: <393729.92763.qm@web54502.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
	<AF2110DF-0CB9-4AD9-A02F-5F4517E30A18@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <COL107-DS167ADC734D5AF2C710B07FAFE20@phx.gbl>

My post was not intended to "bash" the Bricklin - but just to point out that
any car in long term storage might have problems a prospective buyer may not
anticipate.

 

In hindsight, I might have  better off buying a Bricklin which had been used
and maintained regularly, even with higher mileage. 

 

JLC in Colorado springs 

From paul-amo at comcast.net  Thu Jan  1 21:26:59 2009
From: paul-amo at comcast.net (Paul J. Amoroso)
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:26:59 -0500
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>
References: <E087A26FA43A4E39A86DEAD15D31830F@LENOVO5529EA61>
Message-ID: <495D9793.8050604@comcast.net>

My thoughts are even though it has only 200 miles, was it started and 
run regularly?  Mine has $17K of which most were put on in the first 10 
years.  The car is started at least once every 2 months and usually 
backed out of the garage and after it warms up, put back in again.  
Keeps it in running condition.  

And yeah, Chuck, that was a bash.  Maybe the guys that don't belong to 
the group are more likely to have cars that they don't care for.  But 
this group, not even including myself, have some very fine cars.  There 
are not going to be any better B's outside of this group.  They have the 
best B's in the world.

Amo #1207



Ed Wenger wrote:
> Any thoughts out there on a fair price for a 1974 Bricklin with 200 miles,
> still on MSO?  Has had recent TT air door system installed.  Nice but not
> perfect,  spent most of its life inside, except for a year or two under a
> carport.  Safety red. Still has original tires and everything else.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Wenger
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From chuckscurr at yahoo.com  Thu Jan  1 21:56:20 2009
From: chuckscurr at yahoo.com (Chuck Scurr)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 20:56:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <AF2110DF-0CB9-4AD9-A02F-5F4517E30A18@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <631817.15090.qm@web54504.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

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
_________________________________________________________________
Its the same Hotmail.. If by same you mean up to 70% faster.
http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_12
2008
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From cbl302 at sbcglobal.net  Thu Jan  1 22:40:10 2009
From: cbl302 at sbcglobal.net (CBL302)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 21:40:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
In-Reply-To: <631817.15090.qm@web54504.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <722116.76610.qm@web81003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Have any of you owned a Lotus Esprit or Delorean.....Now those cars cannot sit
for any length of time,inside or outside...those cars will easily run into
10K-20K NOT including the Purchase price.. just to even make them reliable
again....what would a Bricklin take if it was NOT stored outside(panel/frame
deteration)maybe a total of $2500.00 to make it into a reliable car again.
 
Lets see clean the tank,new fuel pump,rebuild a simple carb,maybe new
Calipers,master cylinder,oil change,tranny fluid change,new tires,redo rear
drum brakes,flush out the cooling system,repace Hoses and thermostat,and
lastlt flush out the air door system,and a new Battery.Most likely still NOT
reaching the above $2500.00 threshold.
 
Vin 1024 has been COVERED and garaged and unused since 1994 and I guarentee
you I will have to spend UNDER $700.00 to get her running again,since I 
drained out all the gas and rebuilt the carb,AFTER the last running,and has
been covered up all these years,and the windows slightly cracked open for
venting,last I checked the interior was still show car prestine,the engine
compartment was still spotless and crisp,and the tires/wheels STILL have the
orignal 32 psi from 1994(tubes in the tires)since I am running True Spoke rims
and the Chome on the rims have ZERO rust surface.
 
Since I have owned vin1024,and since 1980,my only expenses has been the
aftermarket wheels/tires,the one off Custom made for Bricklin only car
cover(with all the Bricklin Logo's on it)This cover has not been available
since the early 1980's....so please do not ask.New Master Cylinder and
Calipers,two carb rebuilds,two batteries....and  typical oil changes etc...and
that was about it...for a grand total of UNDER $1000.00 since 1980!!!!
 
Claude
1024 


--- 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: "Kevin D. Hand" <khand1486 at earthlink.net>
Cc: "bricklin at autox.team.net" <bricklin at autox.team.net>,
"wewenger at comcast.net" <wewenger at comcast.net>
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 11:56 PM

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

From ustow at ptd.net  Thu Jan  1 23:20:03 2009
From: ustow at ptd.net (George)
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 01:20:03 -0500
Subject: [Bricklin] Value Question
References: <722116.76610.qm@web81003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <14BC3F4E382045B68068DCA7167BEE84@george10kgtit7>

I agree with the Bundle of $$ to get/keep a parked car running. About 2 
years ago we brought a 15 year old or so Lumina van with "1300" miles. The 
couple bought it and soon after he died and she parked it. It still had the 
factory oil and filter. It was never back to a dealer for it's first 
service.
Well the bill to get it roadable at about a $40. hr labor rate was over 
$3000 inc fuel pump, filter , lines,All were gummed shut. Brake cyls and 
calapers, hoses, flush and replace fluid as three wheels were froze. All the 
belts and hoses were dried out and replaced. I could have done more like 
seals and gaskets but they were wate and see stuff.
This was an easy car for parts so I would think one of our Briclkins could 
get much worse.
Either way good luck
127GEORGE!! 

From DgrDigdoug at aol.com  Thu Jan  8 21:29:48 2009
From: DgrDigdoug at aol.com (DgrDigdoug at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:29:48 EST
Subject: [Bricklin] lower windshield metal
Message-ID: <d40.33145309.36982cbc@aol.com>

Im looking for the metal panel that holds the windshield bottom and the  
windshield wiper assy. mine is pretty rusty. 
 
thanks,
 
Doug Shannon
Trevor Shannon
469
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From treefrogno9 at webtv.net  Sat Jan 10 02:45:35 2009
From: treefrogno9 at webtv.net (D Walker)
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:45:35 GMT
Subject: [Bricklin] lower windshield metal
Message-ID: <BAY117-DAV79351671BDEC414612ADAFBDA0@phx.gbl>

Thats a tall order guys! How bad is it? Beyond repair? Has it been sand blasted? I thnk i read on here somewere that someone rebuilt theirs with fiberglass cloth and resin. I have the same problem with with both door bottoms on 308.  I would say don't cut any remaining metal out until you explore any and all options. Good luck. 

From adam at lazur.org  Thu Jan 15 22:36:26 2009
From: adam at lazur.org (Adam Lazur)
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:36:26 -0800
Subject: [Bricklin] sfbay craigslist: '74 bricklin, safety orange, $3800
Message-ID: <20090116053626.GH25074@rai.laznode.com>

Not mine, no affiliation, etc etc:
    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/994514912.html

-- 
Adam Lazur

From bricklin at hollandmarine.com  Wed Jan 21 16:08:06 2009
From: bricklin at hollandmarine.com (peter-bricklin)
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:08:06 -0500
Subject: [Bricklin] brick wanted
Message-ID: <594ED0BB-4FE8-4776-9A8C-8049EF436837@hollandmarine.com>

hi
i am looking for a 74 standard brick, major project preferred.
i also have a 75 brick with 244 miles i would be willing to sell or
trade.

you can see some pictures at the following link
www.hollandmarine.com/brick/brick.html

thank-you

Peter Tielen
Holland Marine Products.
tel. 416.762.3821
fax 416.762.4458
email  bricklin at hollandmarine.com