F1 Series 1978 - 1985
1978 Bogliq Button
The F1 Button was launched just in time to run afoul of a Soviet invasion!
For the 1978 Model Year Bogliq USA unveiled a very small car, designed for export to Garcia and other export markets, but it’s launch was delayed in Garcia due to the final stages of the Soviet-Garcian Incident. This meant that for a full six months after launch Bogliq USA was forced to sell the Button solely to the US market! Thankfully for the F1 factory and it’s workers, Garcia was able to accept imports immediately following the first six months, otherwise the Button would have had to be dropped due to limited American buyer interest.
Button Model Range
614G - $4,149 Driveaway, $185 p.a. servicing (5dr RR hatch, 1.4L B4, 39Kw, 156Km/h, 13.3s, 8.6L/100Km) Reliability - 68.5
615B - $4,239 Driveaway, $149 p.a. servicing (5dr RR hatch, 1.5L B4, 44Kw, 164Km/h, 12.3s, 8.3L/100Km) Reliability - 68.1
1982 Bogliq Button
The Mk 2 Button was the first Bogliq USA product to be built outside of the USA.
The Soviet Garcia incident had far reaching consequences. The small rear-engined hatch was hard to sell in the USA and the factory almost had to shut down due to the Garcian market being slow to return to pre-conflict levels. This meant that Bogliq USA had to export the Button further afield than Garcia. This resulted in the purchase of a factory in Tampico, Mexico. This factory would mass produce the Button for Mexico, Garcia and Latin America plus build the new GA1 Highwayman for South American consumption.
The Button would only be produced for another four years as GMI engineers would propose Bogliq share in a small car they were developing, as they needed help engineering a viable FWD architecture, and Bogliq wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a new small car for very little financial outlay…
Button Mk 2 Model Range
614G - $6,699 Driveaway, $289 p.a. servicing (5dr RR hatch, 1.4L B4, 40Kw, 159Km/h, 12.7s, 8.5L/100Km) Reliability - 67.6