Billet Automotive [Feedback Requested]

GoverningNick · 27 April 2015 03:28

[size=150](Logo/Badge is WIP)[/size]

[size=150]Company Timeline:[/size]
[ul]1970: Billet Automotive is founded.
1971: Billet Automotive begins producing their first car, the Billet Halcore.
1975: Billet Automotive releases their famed sports car, the Halcore GT.
1976: Billet Automotive releases their sought-after sports wagon, the Cordoba SuperWagon. (Along with the base model, but who cares about that?)
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GoverningNick · 27 April 2015 03:52

[size=150]Year: 1971[/size]
The first generation, or Mk1, Halcore.

[ul]Featured a quite sturdy SOHC I4, that produced 160HP at 6700 RPM.
Was driven by a basic three speed automatic, but was replaced in 1972 due to customer complaints about glass transmissions.
1972: Automatic transmission was replaced by a three speed manual.
Wasn’t too much of a success, until the fuel crisis hit.
Began rivaling much larger manufacturers.
Mk1 Halcore lived to 1980, where it was replaced by the Mk2 Halcore.[/ul]

GoverningNick · 27 April 2015 05:18

[size=150]Year: 1975[/size]
The start of Billet’s sports career, the Halcore GT.

[ul]This model infact, is not a Halcore at all, although it preserves the basic shapes of the car that started it all, the Mk1 Halcore.
This model, revealed in the 1974 Chicago Auto Show, launched in 1975.
The Halcore Gt rolled out of the dealership with a turbocharged DOHC I4, that produced 281HP at 7300 RPM.
This model was only available with a five speed manual gearbox, which lead to a viscous LSD.
It’s decent price of 44k (Adjusted for inflation), light weight of only 1800 lbs, and great power soon made this a competitor to higher class sports cars such as the Corvette.
This model lived until 1983, where stricter safety ratings forced it off of the market.[/ul]

Oskiinus · 27 April 2015 15:01

[quote=“GoverningNick”][size=150]Year: 1975[/size]
The start of Billet’s sports career, the Halcore GT.

[ul]This model infact, is not a Halcore at all, although it preserves the basic shapes of the car that started it all, the Mk1 Halcore.
This model, revealed in the 1974 Chicago Auto Show, launched in 1975.
The Halcore Gt rolled out of the dealership with a turbocharged DOHC I4, that produced 281HP at 7300 RPM.
This model was only available with a five speed manual gearbox, which lead to a viscous LSD.
It’s decent price of 44k (Adjusted for inflation), light weight of only 1800 lbs, and great power soon made this a competitor to higher class sports cars such as the Corvette.
This model lived until 1983, where stricter safety ratings forced it off of the market.[/ul][/quote]

Good car, reminds me quite of early BMW M3 and Sentinel XS from GTA Vice City.

GoverningNick · 28 April 2015 02:54

[size=150]Year: 1976[/size]
This year saw the first step of a legendary legacy of fun, yet useful cars. The Billet Cordoba.
Base:

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The base model Cordoba was a sucess in poorer areas due to it’s low price: (6k, adjusted for inflation) for great value.
It was revealed in the 1975 Detroit Auto Show, yet launched in December of 1975. However, none were sold until January 1976.
The base model Cordobas also rolled out with a DOHC I4 that produced 185 HP, and got 14.5 MPG.
The bases were only available with a redone version of the three speed automatic transmissions from the original Halcore.
The first generation Cordobas were produced until 1983, where these cars met the same fate as the Halcore and the Halcore GTs.[/ul]

SuperWagon:

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The SuperWagon was a much more higher class, much more fun, and much more expensive than the base model.
The SuperWagon was revealed and released alongside it’s brother, the base Cordoba.
What made this car deserve the title of SuperWagon? Well, the fact that it came with the same robust Turbo I4 that the Halcore GT did is one reason for certain.
The fact that the Superwagon cost more than twice as much as the base Cordoba did (20k, adjusted for inflation), is impressive in the fact that there is such a difference between both trims.
The SuperWagon is also well known for it’s speed on the road, as it shares the drivetrain with a Halcore GT, and only weighs 300 pounds more.
As stated, this thing is a station wagon that can legally hold five people, weighs 2100 LBS, and has a turbo I4 producing 280 HP.
The quirks stated above is what caused automotive critics to applaud Billet for creating an entire new clique of automotive trends: The Sports Wagon.[/ul]