{"id":492861,"date":"2013-01-01T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T02:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=22338"},"modified":"2024-05-15T14:12:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T14:12:23","slug":"malcolm-bricklin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/malcolm-bricklin\/","title":{"rendered":"Malcolm Bricklin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_525583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525583\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-525583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Bricklin Company namesake and founder, Malcolm Bricklin.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ROAD201301int-p1-293x440.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-525583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bricklin Company namesake and founder, Malcolm Bricklin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malcolm Bricklin has more balls than a Christmas tree. Charismatic and effervescent, his personality bubbles over with enthusiasm for his next project, sometimes at the cost of his present project. Jonathan Bricklin, Malcolm\u2019s son said it best: \u201cMy father started 30 companies and about half of them made it.\u201d His drive to succeed is unquenchable, and while Malcolm Bricklin has his detractors, one could not disagree with the drive he exhibits in\u00a0 attempting what seems the impossible. Perhaps his drive to go where others fear to tread is what makes him the exemplar of the entrepreneur. John Wright caught up with this perpetual man\u00a0 in motion just before going in to watch the documentary titled \u201cEntrepreneur\u201d his son made of his father\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>VR<\/i>: Malcolm, can you tell us about your first car<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bricklin Company namesake and founder, Malcolm Bricklin. Malcolm Bricklin has more balls than a Christmas tree. Charismatic and effervescent, his personality bubbles over with enthusiasm for his next project, sometimes at the cost of his present project. Jonathan Bricklin, Malcolm\u2019s son said it best: \u201cMy father started 30 companies and about half of them made it.\u201d His drive to succeed is unquenchable, and while Malcolm Bricklin has his detractors, one could not disagree with the drive he exhibits in\u00a0 attempting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":525581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18002,11272,18114],"tags":[16572,18435,16462],"class_list":["post-492861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bricklin","category-members-only","category-people","tag-bricklin","tag-people","tag-interview"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Malcolm Bricklin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Malcolm Bricklin \u2013 Automotive 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