1964 Ibishu Miramar

I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!
I'M SOOO HAPPPYY!!!!!

 

Hype!!

 

This is going to be my second favorite car-after the Burnside.

 

But it'll be hard to drive if it's RHD.

 

I note subtle lines on this car that I want to see up close.

 

How exactly would that make it harder to drive? It might be a bit weird at first but the handling would be almost exactly the same as a LHD except there would be slightly more weight on the right instead of the left. If they were going to make it RHD so its slightly less awkward at first for some people then they might as well make LHD versions of all the other cars.

 

My reasoning for the cancer opinion is that shakotan didn't have a massively annoying fabase, and didn't completely destroy a lot of great cars (Example: The BMW E30. Seriously, every stanced E30 is the same). I don't care if a civic is stanced, but stancing a balanced and well handling sports car is like sanding the soles off your hiking boots.

About the stretched tires though, they are essencially useless in a car, purely for show. Maybe they are functional in a drift car where you have to break traction more easily.

 

nah, for function you get narrower wheels which will have less inertia due to decreased mass and therefore be more responsive to change in throttle input mid drift.

stretch is entirely negative

 

Supposedly with stretched tires your side wall has alot less flex, so the tires break traction instantly instead of bending, that's what I meant.

 

run low profile tyres and you dont have that issue either

 

This thing screams for a quad headlights.

 

Also break beads.

 

What's that?

 

Tire beads is the term for the part of the tire that sits on the rim.

For example, take the Ibishu Pessima's wheel:

The red part represents the bead.

 

The bead is the portion of the tire that is made to "lock" into the rim to allow it to hold shape and pressure. On regular wheels this is done purely with friction and pressure. When you stretch the tires out to the rim you are putting a strain on it opposite of what you want, which makes it much easier to slip out of position and go flat/ destroy itself along with your fancy rims. Theoretically you could run bead locks with stretched tires, but that's like breaking something intentionally just to fix it with an extra part.

Have they given any specific drivetrain info on this thing yet? It seems like it's been on the back burner for so long that nobody thought to ask. All I've dug up is that it's rear wheel drive, but it has the potential to have some interesting engine options.

 

I was almost going to tell him dammit I'm too slow.

 

It's confirmed RWD, if I had to guess I'd say a 1.3L (or similarly small displacement) OHV inline 4, with a 4 speed manual transmission

 

Considering it's from the mid-1960s, I'm guessing it'll have like horsepower within the 85-100 hp range, maybe as low as 60 horsepower.
With it's likely low horsepower, the 1964 Ibishu Miramar's engine would be on par with the output of the Ibishu Pigeon's horsepower range.

 

I'd say it'll have around 75, maybe there will be a suped up version with 120 or more

 

i am pretty sure there will be a circuit version