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Bricklin EVX LS (born 1939), businessman who built the Bricklin SV-1 car
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Bricklin may refer to: *Bricklin SV-1, a sports car built in Canada * Bricklin EVX/LS, a fuel efficient vehicle planned for 2010 Surname *Dan Bricklin (born 1951), co-programmer of VisiCalc *Malcolm Bricklin Malcolm N. Bricklin (born March 9, 1939) is an American businessman, widely known for an unorthodox career spanning more than six decades with numerous prominent failures and successes — primarily manufacturing or importing automobiles to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bricklin SV-1
The Bricklin SV-1 is a two-seat sports car built from 1974 until late 1975. The car was noteworthy for its gull-wing doors and composite bodywork of color-impregnated acrylic resin bonded to fiberglass. Assembly took place in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The name ''SV-1'' is an abbreviation of "safety vehicle one". Bricklin company literature uses both the ''SV-1'' and ''SV1'' formats. To promote the car's safety bona fides, the company touted such features as its integrated roll-over structure and energy-absorbing bumpers. Company history The Bricklin Canada assembly plant was located in the Grandview Industrial Park in Saint John, New Brunswick, at 150 Industrial Drive. A separate facility to produce the bodywork was in Minto, New Brunswick. With the support of New Brunswick premier, Richard Hatfield, the provincial government provided $4.5 million of financing. The government believed that this money would be used to cover expenses incurred to begin the produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bricklin EVX/LS
V Cars. LLC, called Visionary Vehicles prior to mid-2008, was an international automobile import and distribution company, founded by Malcolm Bricklin and engaging in the development and sale of Chinese-made motor vehicles in North America. The company closed down prior to ever importing any cars to North America. Chery distribution V Cars was to be the North American distributor of Chery Automobiles. Bricklin's foray with Chery ended in mid-2006 after Chery allegedly used the relationship to enter the US market, then backed out of the contract with VV. In a documentary film (The Entrepreneur) made by his son Johnathan, Malcolm Bricklin is shown with his lawyer in litigation against Chery auto makers. Bricklin's strategy was to bring in cars and crossover SUVs that were competitive with German brands (Audi especially), but priced similarly to Honda vehicles. The lineup was to start with a mid-size car, a sporty coupé and small crossover. Later, with Bricklin funding, a bespo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Bricklin
Daniel Singer Bricklin (born July 16, 1951) is an American businessman and engineer who is the co-creator, with Bob Frankston, of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program. He also founded Software Garden, Inc., of which he is currently president, and Trellix. which he left in 2004.Daniel Bricklin Bio . Accessed January 3, 2011. He currently serves as the chief technology officer of Alpha Software. His book, ''Bricklin on Technology'', was published by Wiley in May 2009. For his work with VisiCalc< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
