ADM - 1990 Tulum

[Sillyworld]

In 1950, the company changed its name from ACM (Autos y Camiones de Mexico) to ADM (automotores de Mexico). The market also wanted safer cars and the economy bloom in the country made a perfect oportunity for ADM to expand it’s line-up and explore new markets.

ADM-35 II Charolais (1950)

The old ACM-35 was updated to a new model, with pretty much everything new (except the engine), including a brand new 4 speed transmission especially design for tooling. It had 3 seats covered in basic cloth with good padding and a lightweight but durable plastic was used in the console, with some details in fake wood. This version featured no radio (it can be buy separatly) to lower the price of the truck. Market price (fruinia): $8,100 (1950 price $823).

ADM-35 II Volcán (1950)

The second generation of the Volcán had 5 doors and 7 seats with an interior similar to the one in the charolais, but with a single speaker mono radio. This version keep the old Ventury 6 engine used in the 1948 model, but the transmission was updated to a 4 speed manual. Market price (fruinia): $9,504 (1950 price $966).

[size=150]ADM-35 II Panel (1950)[/size]

Finally, the panel version was supposed to take the place of the old ACM-22. Although a model was designed, it was later ditched out because the size was not captable enought, then the Panel version was designed. ADM just took the fake wood details, leave only 2 seats and put an automatic 2-speed transmission. This trim was also used as ambulances in most hospitals in México. Market price (fruinia): $8,640 (1950 price $878).

[Sillyworld]

[size=150]1950 Gómez[/size]

After the design for the new ADM-22 was rejected, the platform and front end was reused in a different car, called “Gómez”. It was a pretty small economical car, and this allowed ADM to have more participation in different markets. It used an updated version of the original 2.2L L4 from the ACM-22 paired to a simple 3 speed manual transmission with no overdrive. It was especifically made for city use. Inside there were only 4 seats with details covered with cloth, a speedometer, a driving wheel and a stickshift. No radio, carpets, or mundane decoration. It was a car, not a house.

Fruinia
Market price: $6,510
1950 price: $662

[Sillyworld]

1950 Madero

Along with the new line up, ADM considered to launch an small car with an sporty feel, and the Madero was born. It was offered in only 1 trim back in 1950, called base. It was in the market just in time for the carrera panamericana. However, ADM went for a lightweight lower powered approach, and recycled the engine from the Gómez, only matched with a 4 speed gearbox.
Despise its sports intention, the car had 4 seats and a big trunk, for practicality. There were no radio option, and the interior was simple, seats covered in cloth with good padding and 3 manual adjustments. Performance-wise, it had a top speed of 167 km/h and did 0-100km/h in only 15.8s thanks to its light weight (871 kg).
Initially the project was to had a spaceframe chassis with a modern set up suspension, but due to the uncertainty of that specific market, the project suffered budget cuts, and ended with a ladder chassis with a simple mcpherson struts at front and solid axle leaf in the back.

Fruinian market
Market price: $6,930
1950 price: $704

[TurboJ]

Looking good! Love the realistic, basic tech approach and the styling has a lot of personality on all of these!

[ArtyomRanger]

thats some noice new models

[Sillyworld]

Nice to hear you like my designs! ADM is still a small mass-production company and only sells cars within its own country. In a few years will jump into the globalization’s fauces and will start selling cars in the rest of america, and eventually the world

But, in the meantime:

1950 Rivera II Signore

After the success of the first generation of the Rivera, ADM renewed the design for a more modern look. It was also bigger and the coupé version was ditched out (the Madero was set to fill that gap). Powered by the same Ventury 6 engine and a new 4 speed gearbox designed for crusing, the Rivera was the car in its time (and its country). It was immortalized in different movies, and due to its popularity it was well selled in different markets.
It could seat up to 4 adults in a comfortabable interior (pretty much the same materials, seats and dashboard was borrowed from the Volcán) while still reaching 100 km/h in 15.5 seconds, even weighting almost ton and a half.

Market figures for fruinia
Market price: $10,260
1950 price: $1,043

[DeusExMackia]

Some lovely work here. I’m digging the front of the Madero.

[squidhead]

Madero is just my cup of tea. Love it

[Sillyworld]

Time to revive this thread

ADM 1954-1956

The mid 50s was a boring period in ADM life, not much models were introduced. In 1954, 2 models were modified to follow the new regulations regading indicators, those were the Madero and the Volcán. ADM also presented 2 new trims, the Madero Convertible and the brand new Volcán 4x4.

Both using brand new engines, the Venturi 400 and the Venturi 200, but the old and reliable L6 was still offered in the other trims.

The Signore went into a minor facelift in 1955, and a new trim was introduced, again, using the Venturi 400 engine.

This new engine was a 4 liters OHV V8, with a wide powerband, special care was taken regarding the fuel economy curve to match it with crusing speeds.

1956 Villa

In 1956 ADM presented the Villa, an small nimble car that replaced the previous city car Gómez, replacing the old looks with a modern box design.

This time, the looks was inspired in japanese cars, so the car had no resemble to the other cars in the line-up. It used the Venturi 200 unit, which was a 2 liters OHV inline 4 engine paired to a 4 speed transmission.
The sales of the car were pretty good, even better than expected, and was the first ADM car actually been sold outside Mexico.

*Figures sales for fruinian markets.
Market price: $7,611
1956 price: $950

[Razyx]

Really nice the Madero, Volcán 4x4 and Rivera II.
Madero like a car name would be somewhat funny in Spain, it means a piece of wood or, in a despective way, policeman.

[DeusExMackia]

Seriously pretty cars!

[Sillyworld]

@Razyx Técnicamente aquí en México significa también pedazo de madera, o en algunos lugares Bat de baseball, pero es más reconocido como el apellido famoso de un héroe nacional (igual Villa).

@DeusExMackia thanks! I spend quite a time with the design of the car, looking for simple and natural designs.

[Razyx]

@Sillyworld

@Razyx Técnicamente aquí en México significa también pedazo de madera, o en algunos lugares Bat de baseball, pero es más reconocido como el apellido famoso de un héroe nacional (igual Villa).

Jeje ok, es lo que tiene un foro internacional, no sabes si la elección de un nombre ha sido algo aleatorio o a conciencia… y creo que, en general, usamos nombres conocidos por cada uno y cuando ‘se acaban’, tiramos de algo ‘exótico’ que puede resultar ‘curioso’.

Saludos.

[Sillyworld]

1960 Villa (second generation)

In 1958, ADM was ready to sell their cars in all America, so they decided that all their line-up required a new refresh look, so all their models recived new engines and new looks by 1960. starting with the Villa.

The new generation of the villa was actually based in the same platform and used the same chassis as the previous generation. So the basic layout was preserved, ladder chassis, RWD, with an L4 engine and 2 doors, mcpherson strut front and solid axle with leaf springs in the back. The engine was brand new one as well, it was called SiCa2L, from a new family reffered simply as modular 4.

It retained basically the same power output as previous engines, but the fuel economy and the reliability was improved. Being an entry level car, it was offered only with a basic interior and 5 seats with just enough safety to survive in case of a crash.

*Figures sales for gasmea
Market price: 7560
1960 price: $1,830.38

[Sillyworld]

1960 Quijote

A new model was introduced, since the Madero was going to be a sports car, there was a spot left between the cheap Villa and the luxurious Rivera, so ADM created the Quijote. Using the same basic construction as the other models (RWD, ladder chassis, mcpherson strut front, solid axle leaf rear) the Quijote had 4 doors, and it was presented in 2 trims, the base and the premium. Both powered by the SiCa22L, a 2.2L variant of the Modular 4.

The base version came with 4 speed manual transmission and a 5 seat standard interior, with advanced safety and power steering. Saleswise it was pretty good received.

*Figures sales for gasmea
Market price: 8190
1960 price: $1,983.56

The Premium trim included a 3 speed automatic gearbox, an updated suspension system, and a std radio, while the interior was pretty much the same as the base version, this one has fake wood details to give it more “class”

*Figures sales for gasmea
Market price: 9030
1960 price: $2,187.01

[SeriousSimon]

I genuinely like the designs you present here. They seem very authentic to me, given that they’re mainly targeted at a Middle-American market. Moar?

[Sillyworld]

Thanks! This is actually my side company but as it turns out, I have spend more time with this than my main company It’s quite fun to do cars for the middle market, they don’t have to be over-the-top cars, and it allows to experiment different designs (as my main company Meliora Automotive is/or will be focused in premium and light sport cars, like BMW; while this company is more like Chevrolet-chrysler type of thing.

1960 Rivera (third generation)

With every generation the Rivera was growing in size. The 1960 model received a new chassis (but the same old arrangement, ladder chassis with double wishbones front and solid axle with leafs in the back) and a new engine. There was only a trim available at the time, and it came with the Mastiff V8 engine, a powerful 4.9L OHV V8 matched to an automatic Hydramatic 3 speed transmission.

As the gear leaver was in the steering wheel, the Rivera could fit 6 adults inside, featuring a premium interior and a premium AM radio.
Despise its weight (1.5 tons) the engine could move easily the car, and the suspension was comfortable, resulting in a nice and comfortable ride.

*Figures sales for gasmea
Market price: 12180
1960 price: $2,949.92

[findRED19]

oh, I’ll have to see how my company’s car stacks up to this one, as I use the same body, a V8, and is sold in the same market and categories. (the car is finished, but the story is waiting for 2 earlier stories to be written first)

[Sillyworld]

@findRED19 I’m pretty sure it will do much better, I’m terrible at optimizing my cars. But, in the narrative of this car company, the engineers are most likely still hitting rocks together

1960 Madero (second generation)

After the introduction of the Quijote and the Villa, the madero was upgraded to the sport model of ADM. After seeing what its fellow contry-company Meliora was doing, the guys running ADM decided that they wanted something of that as well, and the new generation of the Madero was presented.

It came in 2 trims, the regular or base and the super which is the one in the picture.
The design was controversial, as it was completely different (and ugly) compared to the anterior design. Instead of the classic ladder chassis, or a modern monocoque, it was build on a spaceframe chassis instead (tooling for a monocoque car was expensive, especially for a car that was a gamble).
The base version was powered by the same SiCa22L as the Quijote, with a similar 4 speed manual transmission.

Inside, the car had 2 seats, an interior similar to the one in the Quijote Premium with power steering but no radio. Thanks to its light weight (930 kg) it managed to do 0-100km/h in 12.5s and to achieve a top speed of 162.6 km/h.

Market price: 8855
1960 price: $2,144.62

The super version was powered by a more powerful engine from the modular 4 family, the SiCa4B24 (2.4L OHV L4 with a 4 barrel carburetor)
With all the extra grunt from that engine (and with 20kg more) the car did 0-100 km/h in 10.5s and reached a top speed of 177.8 km/h.

Due to the fact that the ensamble of the car took longer than any other model in the line-up, very few were made every year, and it was a coveted model.

1960 price: $2,203.96

[rcracer11m]

What do you use to calculate the cars price at the time of production?