Bricklin SV-1
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The Bricklin SV-1 was ahead if its time and it one of the best-looking sports cars from the 70s. The Bricklin was only produced from 74-75, with fewer than 3,000 cars built while losing $21 million over that short time. What made this car so cool to us? The creator Malcolm Bricklin wanted to create an extremely safe and affordable sports car. In fact, SV-1 stands for “safety vehicle one”, the Bricklin included a roll cage, side beams and didn’t have a cigarette lighter or ashtray to discourage smoking. This is common in most new cars, but not having an ashtray was unheard of in 1974.
The look of this car is what makes the Bricklin still stand out today, to this day the Bricklin is the only car with automated gull wing doors that open and close with a button. The most famous gull wing doors on the DeLorean (we will see that later) were manual, and even the new Tesla Model X only has automated gull wing doors for the rear doors. It’s a shame the Bricklin ran into financial troubles so early, with how far advanced they were in terms of safety and automation, I’m sure Bricklin would have produced cars well ahead of today’s standards.
Alfa Romeo Spider
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The Spider is one of the most stunning 2 seater roadsters Italy has ever produced. We love the Spider because for the 30 years the Spider was produced, Alfa Romeo only made minor design & mechanical updates, a Spider from the 60s looks interchangeable with a Spider from 1992.
We love the Series 2 Spiders, Alfa Romeo slimmed down the body by chopping by the boat tail to give a sleeker design. The series 2 first hit the roads in 1970, boasting a top speed of 118 mph (190km/h) on an 110 hp twin engine. In the mid-70s, the Spider added 2 rear seats, although now I’d only suggest having very small passengers in the rear seats. Although Alfa ended production of the Spider in 1994, in 2015 Fiat rolled out a Spider for anyone who lived the old spider design with modern-day interior & engine.
