The Bricklin Stories - Malcolm Bricklin Interview Part 2

[@klemenporenta6010]

It is really interesting to hear Malcoms why and how on Yugo story, as a viewer from Slovenia (part of ex-Yugoslavia). Nice video, thanks! :)

[@MunroLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@simon73862]

Me too 😂😂

[@suadvilic1334]

Strange that he calls Milosevic "president of Yugoslavia" though.

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

I have a friend there, Spela

[@Gaja9314]

Hi Sandy, greetings from ex-Yugoslavia, huge Tesla fan here, also watching you regularly, your content is awesome quality and very informative, keep up!

[@MunroLive]

Thanks Marko!

[@Ryan-dz3jo]

Great, it's often the people with grey hair that have the best stories. Love your work Sandy.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I truly appreciate Sandy's patience. I'm pretty sure i heard "now what about the 3 wheeled vehicle" a few times before this one ended. : )

[@henryevans7205]

Sandy is an engineer's engineer. Malcolm is a salesman's salesman. [hint: buy your cars from an engineer ]

[@henryevans7205]

maybe they should pool their talents!

[@Pr3ct]

The number of engineers with no business sense is at least equal to the population of India. You just demonstrated engineers think they know everything. Bricklin has set up nationwide auto distribution three times. You miss the part where Bricklin put a team in the Yugo plant to bring them up to US standards? Buy a car from a good business man that employs good engineers.

[@piccalillipit9211]

And let the salesman design the car...

[@dekimp]

Good work Sandy, just keep up with the good analysys ..Greetings from Serbia/Yugo motherland

[@nobasho]

Wow, this is what youtube is meant to be ! Excellent story !

[@-LightningRod-]

what a cut scene !!!! pure genius psychocinematics (its a real word) and oh my goodness, i still totally want a Bricklin what a cool car what a Monster Malcolm is i never knew any of this backstory

[@paullester2535]

We need a Lada vs Trabant showdown on MunroLive

[@lifeisfuneh]

Add Skoda and Wartburg to the list :)

[@paullester2535]

@@lifeisfuneh now you're talking - let's get some weird and wonderful cars on this channel!

[@katiegreene3960]

Fun automotive history via Monroe. I have a request. Could Sandy do a series of offshoot videos about automotive history? Specifically in the areas of failed projects and concept vehicles, then maybe an explanation of why they didn't work or if they should be reborn. That would be awesome. Sandy telling us about the Wolseley gyro car sent me down a fun rabbit hole of research and I would love to hear of more similar stories from Sandys perspective and I don't think I'm the only one. Please comment if you agree.

[@MunroLive]

That would be a fun series, thanks for the feedback! We will keep it in mind.

[@henryevans7205]

i would prefer more on cutting edge technology.

[@katiegreene3960]

@@MunroLive a few names that came to mind for the series : 1. Concept Catacombes 2. Dreams lost / dreams reborn. 3. Why'd it died? 4. Raiders of the lost cars. 5. Night at the museum ( get night access to the automotive museums) 6. Archive or Revive? I'm sure Sandys fans on KZbin comments can come up with even better names and questions for the series. Questions to ask in the series : Why did it fail? Was it a fault of it's own? 1.Was it engineering 2. Cost 3. Marketing. 4 bearacracy 5. Outside world events ie war. Should it be reborn or can we use one of its concepts? All too many of history's good ideas or concepts never leave the page or go beyond a prototype some for good reasons some not. Some should be reborn and some we should just learn lessons from so that our current projects don't meet the same fate. Would be such an awesome series and education learning these history lessons from Sandy and his team. And hey who know some awesome lost projects might even come to life. Please

[@katiegreene3960]

@@henryevans7205 They will keep doing that obviously in the ev space since it's what got them going on the tesla topic on KZbin and I would never suggest they stop I love that stuff. Just curious what technology your curious about, automotive or other? But have you seen some of his topics on history? He has just touched on it and it's cool stuff. Also have you seen the video tour of their facility? They do and have done so much more than just tesla stuff and have a long history and expertise that would be fun to hear more of their insight. Also their is almost nobody on KZbin doing videos about automotive history in this sort of way. It's also hard to go forward if you don't learn lessons from the past.

[@henryevans7205]

@@katiegreene3960 i am sure it would be fascinating-if Sandy has unlimited time [or has allocated more time to making videos], go for it ! but given a choice i find new technology both fascinating AND useful. Just sayin'...

[@KS-2]

Another great video. I luv leaning about how the past brought you the future. Thank you.

[@elitevet4266]

Fabulous! Mr. Bricklin is awesome!

[@greynolds17]

love these videos, I love listening to car stories and history of the automobile industry. Would love to see more of this content! You, vinwiki, and jay leno have some of the best stories on youtube.

[@jimdetry9420]

When I was in college in the late 70's a friend had a Bricklin in "safety orange." He said he asked for "dangerous orange" but couldn't get it. I don't remember the numbers but I was out on the interstate with hm and that car went like a bat out of hell.

[@AX_Mk2]

Excellent video! Thank you very much for sharing!

[@backwoodsbungalow9674]

At 23:56 could a 3kW methanol fuel cell be used in a small 3 wheel EV as a range extender with the waste heat providing cabin heat in the winter? That would help to minimise range loss in the winter. In turn the vehicle could have a smaller battery which would save weight. 🤔

[@joenye43]

Sandy: thanks for taking me down memory lane. I actually drove a Bricklin when they first appeared - it was fun and a crowd collector but not a performance sports car

[@detroit8v715]

Malcolm also imported Fiat to the U.S. in the early 80s, which is never mentioned. Funny how Subaru enjoys strong sells in the U.S. today and that Fiat controls Chrysler. The Bricklin while not fast and the early cars not built well is still a cool car to own. Cooler than a Corvette which any twit can have and more style and flair than the copy cat DeLorean.

[@marctronixx]

my first car was a 1986 yugo gv. fire engine red. 4 on the floor non synchronous gearbox, pop up sun roof, af/fm cassette, no air-conditioning (just a fan the blew outside air in). i had that car for 89000 ish miles. only thing i had to replace in that time was the starter, alternator and clutch. it was a remarkable car! believe it or not, i had a cellular phone in it, a 5 inch black and white tv, two 20 inch subwoofers (took the back seat out) a cd player and vhs player. honest engine of a story!!

[@r.a.monigold9789]

After reading the "Yugo" book I was a bit jaded toward Mister B. Now that I've heard both sides it is clear what happened and why - our old nemesis POLITICS. Nice interview - thank you for sharing.

[@surucycles9636]

Love Sandy. Not too crazy about Malcolm. Bricklin bilked Canadian taxpayers out of a lot of money, then had the temerity to blame the Canadian workforce for his company's mismanagement.

[@-LightningRod-]

the ":unions" lets assign blame where the blame is due.The workforce was skilled and excited about the product. Subbed by the way

[@betamax5674]

Wow, great hearing living auto industry history!!!

[@rastkorastic9931]

Quite interesting story about Yugo since it was my first car at the end of the 90's. It really was a crappy car but I have a lot of nice memories of that car. I also enjoyed the rest of the interview. Thank you.

[@batchint]

I think nikon advertised a new SLR camera which had 1/125th.. flash synch.. with the 727.. landing at an airport showing the landing gear touching down... #10mphbumper

[@lukalukic1]

Cool story about Yugo. Fiat bought Zastava factory ( totally rebuild it) and now they produce Fiat 500L and few other Fiat 500 models. But yea Yugo was iconic car 😊 All best from Serbia 🇷🇸

[@batchint]

perhaps sandy should do a conversation with ralph nader..

[@pinkelephants1421]

I've only just begun to watch this but what has grabbed my attention is Mr Bricklin's comment about selling that little Subaru like hotcakes. Now you'd think that US buyers would avoid small cars like the plague - because that has, by & large, been the general trend. Of course fashions come & go, but if in 1967 he could sell small cars, I see no reason for them not to become just as popular again if offered as EV city cars and properly marketed; we only have so much space in our urban centres as population density increases.

[@katiegreene3960]

True.

[@katiegreene3960]

Seems like GM stopped being cool and lost all their futurist mojo when they killed the ev-1? Maybe it's haunting their creativity? Could you make a video Sandy on what happened to GM, they used to make some crazy awesome concept cars, they even made a cool 3 wheeler called the Lean machine. Would be an awesome topic for Sandys new history video series.

[@MunroLive]

That would be a fun series, thanks for the feedback! We will keep it in mind.

[@katiegreene3960]

@@MunroLive @Munro Live a few names that came to mind for the series : 1. Concept Catacombes 2. Dreams lost / dreams reborn. 3. Why'd it died? 4. Raiders of the lost cars. 5. Night at the museum ( get night access to the automotive museums) 6. Archive or Revive? I'm sure Sandys fans on KZbin comments can come up with even better names and questions for the series. Questions to ask in the series : Why did it fail? Was it a fault of it's own? 1.Was it engineering 2. Cost 3. Marketing. 4 bearacracy 5. Outside world events ie war. Should it be reborn or can we use one of its concepts? All too many of history's good ideas or concepts never leave the page or go beyond a prototype some for good reasons some not. Some should be reborn and some we should just learn lessons from so that our current projects don't meet the same fate. Would be such an awesome series and education learning these history lessons from Sandy and his team. And hey who knows some awesome lost projects might even come back to life. Please

[@katiegreene3960]

@@MunroLive any thoughts on the GM lean machine?

[@katiegreene3960]

@@MunroLive Since you've already partnered with jalopnik on other videos they would be a great addition to this series since they like to write often about these topics. Jason Torchinsky's articles have often touched on the old and rare.

[@suadvilic1334]

Well it actually wasn't theirs to start with....

[@stevemoran6022]

Question for sandy. How is corrosion being addressed by Tesla? I live in Nebraska. We salt (brine) our streets-often in winter. I drive a 08 Silverado. The body (fender wells, under doors) have considerable corrosion problems. I drove a VW Diesel and asked a friend (farmer) what he thought of my car. “Looks nice but down the road I envision a solid drive train surrounded by a rusted out shell of a body”. This is a serious concern as the concept of high mileage Tesla’s driven all day on salted streets could have significant corrosion that makes a potential owner queasy about the purchase. I am submitting this question on this channel because I believe this is a concern that Sandy needs to hear.

[@BloodSpillerGaming]

No part 3EV? I guess Malcolm never was able to get on topic. 😂

[@tatradak]

What an amazing tale of determination, frugality and true capitalism......

[@timkahn2813]

i had a 360 and other then the reverse breaking it never let me down. i bought it for 800 on sale . and it was the only thing i could afford new.

[@parkertrulock]

Keep clawing towards 100k!

[@MunroLive]

Thanks Parker! We have stalled right under our goal. We need a little boost to get over 100k.

[@shazam6274]

Malcolm is an interesting guy with an interesting history. It was fascinating hearing it from him. He is a great BS artist (huckster/salesman), not at all a thorough thinker, which is illustrated throughout these tales. The 3EV is another "story" he is trying to make. Since his past has been about making things cheap and working around regulations, it showcases what a bad idea his current aspiring company is. The last retail car in the US that was made using various sub-assemblies and parts from vendors and was just "assembled" was the Checker. Bragging that he forced Yugoslavia to lose $1,200 a car does not engender confidence in his new pyramid scheme. He just told his potential dealers that they would make no money from service or his potential customers that the 3EV would be a service "money-pit". Considering his business history, it will be both.

[@JasonWW2000]

You misunderstood, Bricklin paid the $1200 themselves. Yugo did not 'lose" it.

[@shazam6274]

@@JasonWW2000 In Fact he is bragging about it: 19:10 "your communist, you don't have to make any money" 12:40 "we're not going to give them anything"

[@JasonWW2000]

@@shazam6274 I don't know if you're trolling me or if you really didn't understand what he was saying. Bricklin paid the extra money for all the additional safety equipment. So in essence, when it was time for bricklin to pay for the automobiles they were not going to pay any additional cost because bricklin already paid for the additional safety equipment. This means bricklin was basically paying for the original car that they had originally agreed to. There was nothing corrupt or illegitimate about it. Maybe Yugo was trying to squeeze a little extra money out of bricklin, but it's just basic negotiations. Bricklin was tougher in the negotiations because they had the higher ground. This is what the corporate environment is like. Groups go through negotiations. It seems like you're trying to paint a negative picture of bricklin as some kind of greedy person when they are not.

[@shazam6274]

@@JasonWW2000 I'm not trolling you, you simply misunderstand. Watch the video again. When he says "we added $1200" it is not money out of Bricklin's pocket, he means as improvement to make the car better and saleable in the US market. He says that Bricklin was going to make gross profit of $500 per car and that Yugo was not going to make any profit. As for being a greedy shyster, read the comments from people from Canada and look up the history of the Bricklin company. I had a friend who bought one in the late 70s. It rolled into a concrete wall and crushed the front of the car because those 2 "shock absorber pistons", had rusted together and did nothing. It took over 6 months to find parts to fix it.

[@JasonWW2000]

@@shazam6274 I still think you're misunderstanding him. What he meant was he's not going to pay $1,200 twice. He already paid once for the safety improvements so he's not going to pay the company anything additional. The company may have been trying to raise the price up by $1,200 which would reflect the actual value of the vehicle. I don't know, we each seem to be interpreting what he said differently. It's easy to call anyone a greedy shyster. That pretty much describes everyone at the higher corporate level of any company. That's just how business is done and you are interpreting that as being a greedy shyster. It's kind of the same thing about all lawyers being scumbags. It's just a person's opinion and everybody has a different point of view. By your logic, Sandy Munro is also a greedy shyster. It doesn't mean he's a bad person, it's just how business is done.

[@bob15479]

Hey do you think you could tear down a Nio?

[@emagotis]

Let's see how the story of a 3 wheeled car will go!

[@Firestorm637]

Great stories

[@My-Opinion-Doesnt-Matter]

19:15 this is a true car salesman talk.

[@KP-nj1oo]

What a guy! What a stories!

[@ivankuljismusic8895]

Malcom is a Super Guy....he's up there with my heroes! Great interviews Sandy!

[@josipmatic4732]

Hello from Croatia, one country which was in Yugoslavia.

[@MunroLive]

Hello Josip.

[@peterdrury5627]

The technology exists to build a modern 2 wheel car! Reduces weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag. Improves ride quality, directional stability and ride quality. I would love it if Malcolm would think just a little further outside the box.

[@MorganWalser]

Where's part 3 Sandy??? Cliffhanger man!

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Neat story

[@yorkchris10]

A little bit of Avanti paint there.

[@ivankuljismusic8895]

BTW l am a Yugoslav born boy ___the 5000 acres brought a tear or two to my eye! Must be the dust or grease!

[@morkovija]

Vinwiki worthy material right there

[@fatboy19831]

Even Monroe can’t say Ugo without laughing.

[@jamesbell8861]

I actually like this guy.

[@alexgeisel2581]

"These days, everyone’s talking about the Hyundai, and the Yugo. Both nice cars, if you’ve got $3,000 or $4,000 to throw around. But, for those of us whose name doesn’t happen to be Rockefeller, finally there’s some good news - a car with a sticker price of $179. That’s right, $179. The name of the car? Adobe" - SNL (Phil Hartman)

[@nonyanks2510]

Get a kick out of Malcom's stories, really enjoy listen to him....thank's Sandy!

[@MarkLLawrence]

This story would make for a heck of a documentary, with Bricklin himself narrarating it.

[@katiegreene3960]

What do you think about sandy doing a mini docuseries set of episodes about past failed concept vehicles etc?

[@ES-ts5gd]

It feels like they have never gone to design school. Quality only matters if it looks good. Just pay someone that knows how to design cars to design the outside. Look at T.50, Tesla Speedster, new Bugatti, new Corvette. Please make this car look better so I can buy one.

[@635574]

Dont be stupid, almost nobody has such good designers. At least its a elegant design and I like the new design over most of the crap on the roads. The FUV has basically no styling and the nobe is stuck in the last century comparably.

[@cte4dota]

Hi Im form Serbia where Yugo was made haha now they make Fiat there (:

[@amirsa7140]

That's it guys, that's why you should buy eny products from engineers not salesman, because salesman will find crappiest thing in the world and will add a few things to meet regulations and will sell you

[@glenhillier5826]

The Bricklin was the car I wanted when I was young. They went out of business WAY too soon. Still looks beautiful today! I'd love to convert one to electric.

[@Firestorm637]

I tried ordering one in the 1970’s but then bankrupt

[@ES-ts5gd]

He's so proud of the ugliest part of his car. There is a reason why this company never became the largest company in the world. Cheapest out on ever part of his cars, and he's proud of it 🙃 Strive For Greatness!

[@JasonWW2000]

Being real or sarcasm?

[@piccalillipit9211]

*IT LOVELY TO HEAR* someone who realises that not ALL communist countries were an evil monoblock. I now live in Bulgaria and it was apparently pretty damn good here under communism. Many people want to go back to it.

[@Jibs-HappyDesigns-990]

it looks a lot better than a ford pinto!! if Eisenhower could see US now! Dupont! or 3M! no 1 yells hyper-inflation! but they yell pay-raise? makes perfect sense!

[@piccalillipit9211]

WOW - this guy is 83...!!!

[@garry8390]

In all his years on this planet has no one taught him not to smack his lips every time he opens his mouth

[@romteb]

I thought i was the only one annoyed by the lip smacking

[@JasonWW2000]

Taught? Lol

[@carabaoboy]

I think it's dentures. Take care of your teeth.

[@DavidMG99]

👍

[@nigelpalmer9248]

That bloke just admitted to ripping off Yugoslavia and he thinks he did good. fkn conman.

[@codefeenix]

why does Malcolm Bricklin pop/click his mouth so much?

[@stevenbrown9566]

Malcolm is an interesting person,but let’s face it, in my opinion he is a promoter with other peoples money, and all of his ventures have failed in the sense that he is still not involved (Subaru). . The Bricklin is still being paid for by Canada after many decades. Why would anyone with any sense of business knowledge give this man any funds? Sorry Malcolm, I do admire your energy at a ripe old age of 81, but I would not invest anything in your new adventure let alone with any connection to China. Best wishes and good luck Malcolm, and enjoy your retirement.

[@67lcald]

Man its hard to listen to him with the tongue slapping.

[@ES-ts5gd]

I love the cars, but I would never buy one because of how ugly they are.

[@MrSvetlin09]

Interesting but also kind of boring too...