Canadianâ€"made Bricklin sought-after rarity The run. two of 2,854 pruducmi a! an assembly plant in St. Inhn. New Brunswick. am now considered classics with 1,500 reg- imen-d in the United Slatvs and 200 in ("an 1 That’s how Stouï¬villo's Mike Paterson describes his Bricklin gems. one a 1975 and the other a 1976. ‘ Mike. 54. a resident oflfliitby before mov- ing to Stouflvillc. dcscriix‘s' his interest in cars as a boyhood passion inherited from his father. It was Mr. Emerson br. who purchaxd a Bricklin at a Rotary Club auction. igniting a spark that has. long burned Within his son. What m.an Mikv'x Hm Hm amhvmu ls .m um Ik- vxlvnur bonded In Iihrqzluss. HUM- q-wr, n x gull‘wing (1mm 1h.†wt it apan lmm uthcl North American man. I-‘ulty chum. they upon uummatk‘ally with the push uf a humm ls (hr mu for sale? 4 "ll wmmuw wums m mlk. I'll lisu'n.†Mike sayx. Should n be sold. he'll Insist it go in .4 good home. 1110 ‘75 mum"? is pnworvd by an AM( ‘ \'-8 onghw. l! yruiscs nicely at posted highway speeds. Mike says “But I never push it. After all, it‘s 39 ycan old.†He admits it‘s a little bit nulsy and bumpy “but that's when I like about it? In iuly. he and with lkhhi plan to attend an International Brit-Hm rally in lundnn. 0m. In 2014. Mike plans to trailer it to a 40th “I drove the car a few times.†Mike admit». “but mv father didn‘t know it.†hmr wam ago. Muir «um‘hmg «mhm'. mum located a 1975 Bricqu m l‘cmpc. An- Iona Without seeing it.“hv had the whidr "autumnal fmm lvmpv l1!\l(illfl\'i“t' "It's what I'd alan wanted.†hv m) x. 1m- pun‘hdw price was $13.00“ Indav. hr plarm 1hr mluv al 5201!!) '1: was in nmgh shapr. ! . Wc'nls wvn' gruwmg rhnmgh (hvfnm! Stuff ' hey"!!! two of a kind - a signiï¬- gam pan of ( ‘amdian autonmtiw i .ca ON YOUR NEXT GROCERY BILL! unnm-Ixnn wunum hm L m N0“ Brunswu‘k Only TTmedels of nm period wrrv pm duced. Mika' suyx tht‘ m! alum ts (mt-mum who! vwr 1w goes. “l'myplt' hunk and nan-v." he Roaming Around wirh Inn '1 710mm OPlNION “It was in ruugh shape." he says. “weeds wvn- gaming through the front scat." 1 hr whim pains. lmwwer. caught Mike's. vyv Hr rm‘tmn'un! it as one of a kind, 'lhc .‘hking priu- was $1,500 I llw inn-mm at this exceptional car was. aumnmnvv entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. :\llhnugli horn in l’vnns'ylvania, In wal- m- his. drrum. ln- planned to utilize a vacant plum in Saint Bruno. Quebec But provingial ulï¬cmls weren't illtt'll'slt‘d due in pan to his lnun request nl scwrzil millinn (Milan. So the duh) dimgni-r lunwd in New Brunswick and watched an agmomcm with ofï¬cials them. Ioday. it's now a soughlaher collector car with quality vehicles bringing as much as $35.00). From 1974 ll) N78, urin 2.854 Bricklins wvrv built. Smulfvillc's Mike l’au'r- son has two. 1m: Dramas It» a 5mm mm: who hag mam far we newspapers .10! may? Mar 60 years ' says "Stupping 011 at a gas station can be as His goal was to produce 10.000 vehicles 15 minute vxgx-ricm‘v.†he nun-x the ï¬rs! your lkwvcver. only 780 were built in 1119 1976 Brickhn remains a work in progâ€" 1974; 2.(Xi2 in 1975 and 12 in I976. rvss‘ Mike diY‘OV/(‘l'l‘d it at the rear of a mdy 'lhe initial price tag was placed at $41!!) shnp in Markham. hul mam} m 57,490 and lam, $9.990. That's “It was m rough shape." he says. “words when the company went mm nwmvvrship, ' 'luda}, it's thought to be wonh $100,000 Hr plum. m (2‘?) much of the resmmliun him- wlt'. Pans an- s‘tiU available. The momr's a standard lurd \'~8x aw 1mg 7 July)». SAFEWAY 9 WW 5.8 Hnwvver. m’rf()(man(tc failed m meet expectations due to en‘ess wright and law engine power. But times ('hangv. Itxlay. it's now a soughtaher mlk‘uur car with quality vehictes bringing as much as $35.00). me H174 It) 1978, nnly 2.854 Bricklins were built. SUnIflVillc's Mike Patn- son has two. In addition to the gull-wing dams. the Hritklin was distinctive in mhor arms includ- ing automatic transmissions, air mnditkm- ing and [wier disc brakes. AOâ€"¢“..IDO Proud Bricklin uwncr Mika- Par (main paws next in the gull-wing 19:03-63}! sports Car. Hum 1911 to 193%. Only 2.854 uf the um were built. Mr. Paterson plans to showcase one of the ram: can at a rally in lxindon. 0m. this sum~ mfl'. 33.!!! {J 312%: CO