[DML] Re: DeLorean was going to be president for Bricklin?!?!

["cbl1739" <cbl302@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I mentioned this(what you just mentioned) about 5-6 years ago on the 
DML,but it just got lost in the shuffle of postings on the DML(it's 
in there somewhere)I always said that is WHY JZD quit to start his 
own car business,the Bricklin put the"seed" in his head to start his 
own gullwing DSV safety Vehicle...Even the time line fits in 
there..he Basically used the Bricklin as a MODEL for his car....TO DO 
THE OPPOSITE of the Bricklin(engine in the back,no hide away 
lights,no tan interior,no fiberglass body panels...but fiberglass 
body,v6 instead of a v8...no paint,as the Bricklin,but instead with 
bolt on panels...you get the idea.


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "daniel@..." <daniel@...> wrote:
>
> I was surprised nobody wrote about this already, unless I just 
missed a 
> post somewhere. I watched the new episode of "Chop Cut Rebuild" on 
> Speed TV on Monday, which featured a Bricklin. It was the first 
episode 
> of many showing the gullwing car being restored and modified.
> 
> Among others, they interviewed the car's creator, Malcolm Bricklin. 
> Malcolm said that in the early 1970's John DeLorean offered to be  
> president of the Bricklin company. They agreed that John would get 
1.7 
> million per year to be president!! The next day, John called 
Malcolm 
> and said that it was supposed to be 1.7 million, after taxes!! 
Malcolm 
> Bricklin said NO. 
> 
> Bricklin then went on to say in the interview that, "John DeLorean 
then 
> went on to create a car, with his name on it, that was copied 
directly 
> from the original Bricklin prototype car that John was allowed to 
> study". I personally own a "D" and a "B" and I don't see any real 
> similarities myself.
> 
> I have never heard of this before, or anything like it! Has anyone 
> else? This was straight from the mouth of Malcolm Bricklin, and he 
> sounded quite annoyed actually (30+ years later)!
> 
> Daniel
> VIN 10920
> Arizona DeLorean Club
> www.az-d.org
>




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