Bruckell Road Cruiser - Facts & Information

From 1992 until its discontinuation in 1997, the Bruckell Road Cruiser was the result of Bruckell's joint collaboration with Gavril as a last ditch attempt before Bruckell went bankrupt in 1998. The Road Cruiser was a Special Limited Edition model of the Grand Marshal, of which production was limited to 100 cars.

The Road Cruiser is a special package to the Grand Marshal, which includes Jet Black-painted body panels and trim, instead of the chrome trim and rims which the standard Grand Marshal features. Like the GM, the Road Cruiser features full body-on-frame construction, which allowed it to be reasonably affordable for its size, while still being able to provide comfortable handling and contemporary performance. Unlike the GM, which has 15x7 Alder Basketweave wheels, the Road Cruiser features black 15x7 steel wheels, complete with Bruckell Styler hubcaps.


The Road Cruiser comes standard with a 4.5L DOHC 16-valve V8, producing 230 horsepower @ 5800 RPM. This V8 was shared between the D-Series, Roamer, H-Series, and the GM, meaning it came standard with either a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmissions. The automatic comes standard with overdrive and low gear selection.

The Road Cruiser has cloth front bucket seats with arm rests and a vinyl rear bench seat. It comes standard with power steering and brakes, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel, complete with a column-mounted shifter, even though there's a break in the middle for a center console.

 

isnt it just a GM with bruckell wheels?

 

Pretty much, but a special one at that: ONLY 100 WERE MADE.

 

where bruckell ever brought out again in closer years or will they

 

That is most certainly not a DOHC V8. That's an OHV, or pushrod engine. There aren't any belts/chains going to the heads, plus it's far to compact to have a huge valvetrain assembly on each head. Also, DOHC, but only 2 valves per cylinder? Why the need for two camshafts if they only operate one valve per cylinder each?

No wonder Bruckell went out of business.

 

you forgot the red interior!

 

Bruckell might have gotten a bailout.. it may have made a mid to late 80's 2dr rwd car 81-87 Moonhawk LS with final years getting at least Throttle body Injection (TBI) wouldn't mind seeing how that would turn out

 

wait..bruckell went bankrupt

 

Let this die god damnit.

I regret the day I ever created this damn thing.
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Also, Whoever made & voted in this poll. You're an ass.

 

Hurrrrrhurr

 

Road Cruiser Number 69...

 

beautiful and delicious and delightful road cruiser meal... 69

 

Sorry for bumping an old and dusty thread, but I just have to give a brief history lesson on Bruckell. Here goes:

Bruckell was originally created as a subdivision of Gavril-Burnside, as a provider of engines for the company, which was struggling to keep up with demand. They split off after their contract with Gavril Motors ended in 1969. Bruckell hastily rolled out their Moonhawk, which turned out to be a massive success, due to it being safer and faster than Gavril's then-new Barstow. Their success captured the attention of the Civetta Corporation, who agreed to make a join venture, creating the Civetta Moonhawk Special, which was wildly popular in Italy, where it was sold. However, corporate greed got the better of Bruckell, who released their much-hated LeGran, whose release alone lost them almost half of all their assets in the month it was released. After a botched attempt at collaborating with Gavril, which resulted in the Road Cruiser, they went bankrupt, with their logos and trademarks being sold to Gavril and their patents and engine designes being bought up by Civetta.

 

Wrong.

Bruckell is a fictional American automaker, known to have produced passenger cars between 1973 and 1988.
Gavril is a fictional American automaker, known to produce passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, and heavy trucks.
(from wiki page)

Bruckell has nothing to do with Gavril.

 

Bruckell shares the same similarities between Gavril as Ford shares similarities with Chevrolet.
In other words, they don't share any similarities lol

 

Both brands have a fair share of GM-style vehicles (Moonhawk - '73 A-Body, LeGran - '82 A-Body, D-Series - '88 C/K, Bluebuck - 1964 Impala, Grand Marshal - 1991 Caprice).

1. If Bruckell supplied Gavril engines, why did the dimensions change so much between 1971 and 1973?

2. Moonhawk vs Barstow is apples to oranges - the former is a mass-market oriented mundane midsizer, the latter is a hip pony car.

3. The LeGran and other plasticky sedans was what the world craved after two fuel crises.

 

Except not really because they don't share engines or chassis.

 

1. Oldsmobile or Buick also had their own engines.

2. There are no such vehicles in the game.

 

More than half of Gavril cars are not based on GM designs. Stop cherry picking.