Florida Man's Automation Junkyard

uhh hi just thought i would make my own car sharing thread so here are my brands to start with (i will likely never bother with writing any form of extensive lore :tm: for them unfourtanetly):

  • :us: Mercer + Bellomont (luxury div.)
  • :jp: Kamaka + undecided luxury div.
  • :de: Wichsen
  • :fr: Trémaux
  • :uk: ?
  • :de: Noël
  • :us: Basedworks

1966 Bellomont Fort Lauderdale

A rolling luxury fortress

The Fort Lauderdale is Bellomont’s flagship luxury sedan which was in production from 1953-2001. The names “Eldorado” and “Deville” sounded foreign and completely non-american, so those were basically… c*ommunist cars.:face_vomiting:

Instead, the name Fort Lauderdale because any American knows that lots of letters scream sophistication, plus it comes from a city in one of the most American states ever: Florida.

The 1966 model is regarded as the greatest one of them all with its amazing build quality.


The '66 Fort Lauderdale was offered with either a 423 or 460 ci V8 and a 3 speed automatic transmission. This one in particular has the 460 making a whopping 415 (320) horsepower.


It was famously regarded for being built like a tank; it reflects this fact due to it being a very popular car of choice for mob bosses, and it was banned from demolition derbies for being damn near indestructible.


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The rich and (in)famous of the era would have bought the Fort Lauderdale in droves - especially those living in or near its namesake.

I like the Fort Lauderdale, of course the inspiration source is easy to spot…maybe some great competition for Wraith back in the 60s.