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The Bricklin SV-1 was a Canadian-made sports car that Canadians couldn’t actually buy Photo by Clayton Seams /Driving

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The resulting car was the SV-1, a gull-winged sports car with V8 power, a composite body, and the very latest in vehicle safety innovations. The car looked low and fast, and auto-show-goers and readers of car magazines were rapt with anticipation. But where to build the SV-1? 

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Despite the SV-1 never being sold new to Canadians, New Brunswick was to host assembly and manufacturing of the car due to a generous and controversial incentive offered by the provincial government to Bricklin. The resulting fiasco would leave Bricklin, New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield, and many angry taxpayers pointing fingers at each other. 

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Fifty years on, the SV-1 is an ignoble icon of Canadiana. The docu-series, produced by New Brunswick-based Cazador Productions in collaboration with Postmedia Studios, dives in deep to tell this story in the way it deserves. The doc showcases the formation, rise, and fall of the Bricklin SV-1 with exclusive interviews from historians, collectors, automotive experts, and even Malcolm Bricklin himself. 

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Bricklin: The Gullwing Gamble premieres August 6 on Fibe TV1, or on the Fibe TV app. Buy the exclusive Bricklin x Postmedia Studios collection for a limited time at our Postmedia Store online.

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