Indeed. That's why FORD contracted british specialist Lola to build them an endurance racing car to beat one the most italian manufacturers on the racing scene ever, Ferrari, at their own game. That's why LeMans is in France and Ford was the first american manufacturer to finally win the oldest and best known endurance race in the world. That also explains the rich tradition in lightweight mid-engined sportscars american manufacturers still have nowadays. Not.
And it all wore an American badge and ran on Midwestern US's dollars. And if Delage, Delahaye, etc. were French and you are right, where are new French luxury cars?
So? FIAT's been financing Ferrari for half of their life. FIAT bought off racing legends such as Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Lancia. So since it's their money, FIAT should have some legendary reputation on the racing scene, they financed the Stratos and all Ferrari endeavors in F1 after all... If these brands had survived, they would be building luxury cars today, much like Bugatti still makes hypercars. On the other hand, mid-engined sportscars are hardly a staple in any american manufacturer's production.
Except that Fiat didn't brand all these sports cars, unlike Ford, and these sports cars were undisputably Italian. And there have been attempts at a mid-engined Corvette, finally coming to fruition at next generation, and 2 generations of the Ford GT.
Which mean basically nothing. We're talking about a single generation Corvette, a british-designed Ferrari rip-off and 2 remakes of it. Their significance is close to zero in american automotive tradition. America is in fact the last thing that comes to mind when I think of a mid-engined sportscar that looks like the bastard child of a Miura and a Lotus Europa. I think of the mid-engined racecar archetype and I think Stratos, Bora, a plethora of Ferraris... The only vaguely american element in the GT40 is the V8 engine... which incidentally could be anything, since mid-mounted V8s coming from anywhere else are much more common than the Ford unit in the GT40.
No, but as unusual as it is, it's not that unreasonable to label a GT40 lookalike as a Civetta, considering the GT40 itself was that far removed from anything FORD (and american) at the time
So would it be OK to name a fake Chevy Vega a Fiat analogue, because Fiat also made OHC coupes of that size?
Well it depends. The Vega looks so distant from italian coupes that it wouldn't make much sense. Some other archetypes are so generic that their BeamNG counterpart could be anything, while the GT40 was a diversion for FORD, belongs to an archetype much better represented by other brands FORD themselves openly drew inspiration from and it's very non-american in terms of styling, too. So it would be fine to name a GT40 lookalike a Gavril, just because the real one was a blatant Ferrari rip-off, with a Ford V8?
I know but it's the closest thing I could think of off the top of my head, I'm running off an hour of sleep so bear with me
If you agree for a Fiat-badged FSO Polonez, because it used Fiat parts and was based on a scrapped Fiat design. Or an American Range Rover - 2-door SUV body like the Blazer, Bronco or Ramcharger, Buick V8. Or an American Facel-Vega - US-inspired flamboyant tailfinned design, Chrysler V8.
Why not? All these make perfect sense. Generic enough - there's no single characteristic ruling any of these out - and we have the Hopper precedent, too. Thinking out of the box a little is what this thread needs, otherwise suggestions make no sense in a rigid context where everything happening in the real world must have an exact BeamNG counterpart.
hey y'all , could some1 make this beast in BeamNG.drive ? its the Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard , and it could be named ETK Guardian , or something that would fit the limo . . .
1984 - 1999 Mesa Sioux - Jeep Cherokee XJ, Jeep Comanche, Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, Mitsubishi Pajero I, Oldsmobile Bravada I & II Late 80s American RWD/4WD front engined (longitudinally positioned, FR, F4 layout) compact SUV. Based on Jeep Cheerokee XJ and Comanche (for pickup version), but with a strong influences from Chevrolet S10 Blazer (side line, front end (with a Jeep-styled grille), etc.) It would have slightly more rounded XJ Cheerokee rear end with Mitsubishi Pajero I-styled tailights. Interior from 1984 - 1988 would be styled after AMC Eagle's. From 1989 to 1993 it would be based on Oldsmobile Bravada Mk1's. 1994 - 1999 interior would be designed similarly as, also, Oldsmobile Bravada's, but Mk2's. Available in both LHD and RHD configs. Available in Euro and US spec. Spoiler: Facelifts 1984 - 1988 1989 - 1993 1994 - 1999 Spoiler: Body styles 3-door 5-door Pickup Spoiler: Versions and trim XE - basic version, includes 16" steel wheels, black bumpers, trim and grille, black interior, 2 airbags, (front power windows and power mirrors (from 1989)), radio, foglights, aircon, rear drums, ABS (from 1996), etc. XT - XE + 16" alloy wheels, bodycolored bumpers, grille and trim, 4 airbags, (rear power windows and ABS (from '89)), mudflaps, roof rack, black interior, rear discs, etc. Chieftain - XT + 17" alloy wheels, silver trim, grille and bumpers, beige interior, (transparent indicators, 6 airbags, ESC, satnav (from 1989)), chromed exhaust pipe, etc. Heritage - Chieftain + different grille with chrome elements, wood imitation on sides, chromed roof rack, thin whitewall tires, beige interior, chrome trim, etc. XS - sports trim, with body colored trim, bumpers and grille, V6 engine, sports black interior, 18" alloy wheels, rear spoiler, XS decals, sports suspension, all 4 discs, etc. Offroad - based on XE, but with lifted suspension, offroad tires, bumpers, additional spotlights, offroad roof rack, roll bar, winch, offroad stickers, etc. Police - based on XE, with Euro and US police lightbar, tow hitch and US and French livery. Fire chief - based on 3-door XE, with red lightbar, tow hitch and same livery as Gavril Roamer's. Beater - based on XE, with missing front fascia, rusty body, worn interior, misfiring engine, rusty wheels, etc. Ranger - based on XE, with lightbar, tow hitch and Ranger livery. Border patrol - based on XE, with Border Patrol livery, tow hitch and lightbar. Rally - with rollbar, rally livery, tuned engine, rally suspension, stripped interior, racing seats, etc. Custom - based on Chieftain, with low ride height, tinted windows, 18" alloy wheels, tuned engine, leather interior, etc. Spoiler: Technical data Engines: 2.4 I4 Petrol 120, 125, 135 HP 2.6 I4 Petrol 145 HP 2.9 V6 Petrol 160 HP 3.2 V6 Petrol 220 HP 4.1 I6 Petrol 180 HP 2.3 I4 Diesel 115 HP 2.7 I4 Diesel 145 HP Transmissions: 5-speed manual 6-speed manual (from 1987) 4-speed automatic 3-speed automatic Body type: Unibody 3/5 door SUV/2 door pickup Suspension: Dependent, with front and rear solid axle with coilovers all around. Brakes: Front discs, rear drums (discs on some versions) -Why it should be added? -We don't have any compact SUVs from 80s, nor any compact pickups.
