Safety was a growing concern in the 70s, but still in 1973 headrests were optional in many cars, even if we are coming towards the end of that era now…
Despite being FWD, the Audi 80 had a little tunnel on the floor, I think it was to improve body rigidity and maybe the exhaust was routed there too (which the game doesn’t seem to know), or maybe I am thinking about the Golf. Or any other car. Whatever, the tunnel is there anyway.
Also, the wheel wells intrude slightly into the passenger compartment, not that uncommon in compact FWD cars.
Audi 80 pedals just…exists, and a pretty generic pedal fixture works well enough.
There are lots of suitable parts from the modular 80s interior, like gearstick…
…and I guess a rather generic handbrake works well enough.
The 70s sedan door cards aren’t really that close but eh. Closest there is I guess.
Bare metal are disappearing from the interiors in the early 70s.
Arm rests are rather square and generic things, so this worked…
And they have the opening handle in front of them.
Vanilla cranks. Set to all plastic they look convincing enough.
Modern times. Even if I am not 100% sure, I have never seen a B1 Audi or Passat with static seatbelts, so I guess the inertia reel type was at least more or less standard equipment. That was at least true for a lot of cars by circa 1973 so I guess it could be the case here.
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The next car will be my personal favourite of all the COTY winners, the 1974 Mercedes S-class.
It will also be very interesting to make since I made its “little brother” three years ago.
The design language is after all very similar, and it will be interesting to see how much I have evolved…
We’re starting with seeing an old friend for the last time. The BMW body that have been the base for so many of the COTY builds are now getting a bit long in the tooth, but for one last time, it has the perfect shape.
I will also be doing the long wheelbase model, the SEL, since there is no good alternative for the short wheelbase version, the SE. The next shorter alternative is at 2.7 metres which is too short, but the 3 metre can be used for the SEL.
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Hopefully you share the file for this one when she’s done 
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Yeah I will try to fix and upload the files soon. None of them are secret, I have just been lazy with fixing the engineering.
I must say I am not 100% satisfied what the grille turned out like, so if anyone has better ideas on how to do it, feel free to share them…
First, I used this fixture for the sides, anyway.
This one at the top
…and this one at the bottom. And then of course I negataped the body behind it.
Added a mesh…
…and the chrome trim.
Now we are entering the era of “composite” headlights. So, it already starts to make sense to use MDHL parts. So, first, this one as the basic “bucket”.
And then those reflectors, a wide one for the headlight and a narrow one for the foglight.
Added bulbs
Used patchwork for the lenses, a more “dense” one for the foglight than for the headlight.
This fixture for the turn signal
Transparent orange bumper bars to give it the “ribbed” pattern
Added the small bumperettes below the headlights…
…as well as the main bumper.
Good thing the exact right wheels are available!
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