1972 - 1983 Autobello Mercato - VW T2, Fiat 238, Peugeot J9 1970s and 1980s front engined, FWD, midsized Italian van, mostly based on VW T2 and Fiat 238. The design itself would rely on VWs, with Fiat elements. For example, front end would be nearly the same as Fiats, but with slightly lower positioned grille, and VW square indicators. Sides would be from VW, with Fiat mirrors and door handles. Rear end would come from Peugeot J9, with VW rear lights. Early models would have chromed bumpers, grille and trim, while late ones would have black, with grille similar to Fiat from the picture. Interior would be mix of Fiats steering wheel and VW dash. On later models steering wheel would be more massive, black, made out of plastic. Available as LHD and RHD. Spoiler: Body styles Panel van Passenger van High roof van Campervan Pickup Spoiler: Versions 140/140T/140P/140C - basic version, with 1.4 I4 (F4 for earlier models) engine, with 14'' steel wheels, black seats, power steering, reverse light (on later models), etc. T stands for panel van, P for passenger van with 8/9/11 seats and C for pickup. 140A/140AT/140AP/140AC - upgraded model, 140 + side trim, additional gauges, right mirror (on early models), hubcaps (on later models), etc. 160/160T/160P/160C - same as 140, only with 1.6 F4 engine. 160A/160AT/160AP/160AC - same as 140A, only 1.6 F4 engine. 170/170T/170P/170C - same as 140, only diesel 1.7 I4 engine. 170A/170AT/170AP/170AC - same as 140A, only diesel 1.7 I4 engine. Police - based on 140T, with blue and green Italian police livery, small blue beacon light, benches in the cargo area. Ambulance - based on high roof 160, with ambulance equipment and livery, and blue beacon light. Gianini - based on 140T, with Gianini bakery livery. Beater - based on 140P, with rusted body, faded color, broken engine, rusty wheels, worn interior, etc. Camper (smaller) - based on high roof 160A, with camper stuff inside. Camper (bigger) - based on 160A, with campervan upfit (like on picture above). Spoiler: Technical stuff Engines: 1.4 I4 Petrol 55 and 60 HP (1976 - 1983) 1.4 F4 Petrol 45 HP (1972 - 1976) 1.6 F4 Petrol 50 and 65 HP (1972 - 1975 for 50 HP version, 1975 - 1983 for 65 HP version) 1.7 I4 Diesel 53 and 59 HP (1974 - 1983, post 1978 model have 59 HP) Transmission: 4-speed manual (1972 - 1977) 5-speed manual (1977 - 1983) 3-speed automatic (1975 - 1983) Body type: Body on frame van Suspension: Front: McPherson's with coilovers Rear: Swing axle with transverse leaf spring Brakes: Servo assited, front discs and rear drums -Why should it be added? -We don't have any European, nor Italian, nor 70s vans.
Love it! how bout a camper van? OT: Autobello Piccolina X- Fiat 500x, Volkswagen T-roc Engines: 1.1L I3, 2.0L diesel I4, 2.0L I4 Configs: Base Adventure Adventure+
Thanks. If you didn't notice, here's the campervan, and also I added it in 2 versions (you can find them in versions spoiler).
1948 - 1951 Gavril Deluxe ( Based off the 1949 Ford Custom ) After World War Two, the United States needed to spend a lot of time rebuilding itself and it's economy, just as Automotive Manufactures needed to make cheap reliable cars that Americans could buy for a few hundred bucks in order to keep themselves afloat. Gavril decided to make the Deluxe, a car that could have multiple body styles while sharing the same chassis and engine in order to cut down on costs and manufacturing times. Sedans, Coupes, Convertibles, the Deluxe could be anything you wanted if you had the money to pay for it! Trims/Body Styles: Sedan: The base model came with a 3.6L I6 that made 90hp or a 3.9L Flathead V8 that made 95hp, a 3 on the tree manual transmission, and the choice of a 4 door or 2 door sedan body. Military: This Matte Dark Green Sedan has been given bulletproof tires, thicker steel body panels, a reinforced chassis, Military decals, and a 3.6L I6 that has been tuned to make 96hp, a 4 speed manual transmission, and plenty of holsters in the cab to put any kind of weapon you can think off. Coupe: The Coupe, also called the Custom, came with a tuned 3.9L V8 that made 103hp and a 3 speed floor shifter manual transmission along with a radio, optional side rear view mirrors, and optional lap belts. Convertible: The highest trim level and most expensive body style comes with a 4.0L DOHC 4 Barrel Carb V8 that makes 145hp, a 4 speed manual transmission or 2 speed automatic transmission, wood trim interior, a custom Gavril hood ornament, and Hydraulic Anti-lock Brakes. Bootlegger: Well, as we all know, Prohibition was the event that started a little thing called Bootlegging. Bootlegging is when drivers would store booze, mostly moonshine, into their heavily modified cars and deliver it across the county line during the middle of the night. This Gavril Deluxe is one of the most modified bootleggers of the time, boasting a Supercharged 4.6L V8 that makes 400hp, a 4 speed manual transmission with longer gear ratios for a high top speed, a beefed up suspension kit to improve ground clearance for off road racing, a skid-plate, matte black paint job, roll cage, bucket seats, a racing harness, a limited slip differential, and a CB Radio. Exterior and Interior: (Based off the Coupe Trim/Body Style)
I'll chime in on the Autobellos: Autobello Andare (1973-1983 in Italy, 1976-1984 in Yugoslavia (Favok), 1977-1987 in Mexico (as Yucatan), 1984-2005 in South Africa (as Urbare)): It is a... ...1970s economy 3-door/5-door Italian hatchback, succeeding the Piccolina. It is mostly based on the Fiat 127, both inside and outside, but the front end and taillights are based on the Mk1 VW Golf (including the CitiGolf in case of the South African model), and the whole car is incorporating some 2nd gen Nissan/Datsun Cherry styling cues. Unibody, front transverse engine FWD, front MacPherson, rear torsion bar suspension. Has an US model, with bigger 5 MPH bumpers. Configs: Original Italian version: Base - Equipped with a 1.0 47 HP/1.2 55 HP/1.4 70 HP OHC I4 petrol/1.4 50 HP OHC I4 diesel (only the 1.4 versions in the US), 4-spd manual, open diff, standard suspension, basic brakes with basic pads, 13x5 steelies with 155/75 R13 tires, vinyl seats and one side mirror. L - As above, but with an optional 3-spd automatic, mini hubcaps, cloth seats, extra plastic trim and two mirrors. LS - As above, but with an optional 5-spd manual, full hubcaps, an AM/FM radio and a sunroof. CS - As above, but with a 1.4 92 HP DOHC I4 petrol/1.4 67 HP OHC I4 turbodiesel engine, sport suspension, sport brakes with premium pads, 14x5.5 alloys with 175/70 R14 tires, dual headlights and a rear spoiler. Corse - As above, but with a 1.6 135 HP DOHC I4, a 5-speed race manual, an LSD, race suspension, race brakes with sport pads, 15x7 alloys with 205/60 R15 sport tires, a stripped interior and a widebody kit. Race - As above, but with 215/55 R15 racing slicks, semi-race brake pads, a rollcage and a 70s racing paintjob. Rally - As above, but with rally suspension, 215/65 R15 rally tires, a different paintjob and front spotlights. Beater - Based on the 1.2 LS, but with a heavily rusted body, a misfiring engine with an out-of-tune carburettor, a worn interior and handling parts and a loosely-working gearbox. The Crazy - Based on the 1.4 LS, but with a stripped exterior and interior, welded hood, doors and trunklid and an Italian dirt racing paintjob. Taxi - Based on the 5-door diesel Base, but with a 70s Italian taxi paintjob and a roof rack. Carabinieri - Based on the 5-door 1.4 Base, but with a Carabinieri paintjob and lights. Tuner - Based on the CS, but with the engine tuned to 113 HP, lowered suspension, sport brake pads, a widebody kit, 17x7 alloys with 215/40 R17 tires and Autobello meet stickers. Custom - Equipped with a 364 HP turbocharged 2.0 DOHC I4, 100-shot nitrous, 5-spd race manual, race LSD, race suspension, race brakes with full race pads, a stripped interior, a rollcage, a widebody kit and a custom paintjob. Yugoslav - Does not have the factory sports trims or competition variants, although it has the Custom, as well as a Yugoslav police car and taxicab, and a less rusty Beater. Mexican - Basically the same story as with the Yugoslav model, but the Mexican factory options include the CS version. South African - Similar story as with the Yugoslav model, but the Urbare has no diesel option, no 1.0 engine, modernized styling, both front and rear, and late LS versions have alloy wheels instead of steelies.
1969 - 1976 ETK SP-Series - BMW E3, E9, Mercedes-Benz W116, Audi 100 1970s German fullsize front engined (longitudinally positioned), RWD sports saloon/coupe. Mostly based on BMWs E3 and E9, but with 1st gen Audi 100 front, and Mercedes W116 rear lights. Interior would come from BMW, with some aliterations. Available as LHD and RHD car. Early models (pre 1972) would have square headlights, while square headlights on post 1973 models would be reserved only for entry versions. Higher end trims would have double round headlights. US models have safety bumpers, from 1974. Name of the car means Sports Prestige (Sportliches Prestige). Spoiler: Versions 2400/2600/2900/3100SP - basic model with 2.4/2.6/2.9 engine, has square headlights, black interior, radio, power steering, aircon, chromed trim, hubcapped 14" wheels, etc. 2400/2600/2900/3100/3200SPB - SP + beige interior, power windows (from 1970), wooden trim, 14" alloy wheels, overriders on bumpers, etc. B stands for Besser. 2400/2600/2900/3100/3200/4600SPL - L stands for Luxus, has same as SPB, in addition with leather interior, power mirrors, ABS (from 1973), driver and passenger airbag (from 1973) etc. 4600/7000SPS - S stands for Spezial, this variant is only available with either 4.6 or 7.0 V8 engine. Main difference between this and SPL is red leather interior and 15" alloy wheels. Originally it was intended for US market, but it was marketed globally. 2900/3200SP TTSport - sports model available only for coupe, has 15" alloy wheels, rear spoiler, sports suspension and brakes, front spoiler, black interior with sports steering wheel and seats, TTSport decals, etc. Polizei - based on 2900SP, with Polizei green livery, German blue lightbar and interior police equipment. Custom - based on 3200SPB coupe, with lowered suspension, mesh golden 17" alloy wheels, metallic paintjob and tuned engine. Barn find - based on 2600SPB and 3200SP TTSport, with faded paint, worn interior, rusted body, broken engine, etc. Taxi - based on 3100SP, with German yellow taxi livery and small taxi sign 3100SP/SPB/SPL models came with diesel engine, although they didn't have any special badges for that. Spoiler: Techical data Engines: 2.4 I6 149 HP 2.6 I6 155 HP 2.9 I6 170 HP (for TTSport 205 HP) 3.2 I6 190 HP (245 HP for TTSport) 4.6 V8 228 HP (US model 199 HP) 7.0 V8 255 HP 3.1 I5 135 HP Diesel Transmissions: 3/4-speed automatic 4/5-speed manual Body type: Unibody 4-door fullsize sedan Suspension type: Front: McPherson's with coilovers Rear: Double wishbone with coilovers Brakes: All 4 discs -Why should it be added? -We don't have any 70s European fullsize cars, nor V8 Euro cars.
I'd say just S-Series would work better for the sedan, with the B/L/S options just coming in as bigger engines do. Though I always imagined the E9 as mixed with the "Pagoda" SL to provide the 1966-1974 R-Series. And my idea of the powerful ETKs had them using a biturbo 4.5 V8 since 1975, though I guess the 6.7 also works as an older, heavier, less powerful engine that would have been in the older sport sedans.
I wanted to make an older name than 800/I/S-Series names (BMW and Mercedes didn't have their current names from 60 and 70s, did they?). Trims are somewhat based on Mercedes ones, with most of engines available for each trim, except V8s. In the end, this is a mix of 2 period German fullsize cars, so some of their characteristics must be present.
Old Mercs didn't go into the lettering games that much, and the "S" designation really is that old. While the S-Class was made official in 1971, the actual first S-Class was the 1956 220S.
