After being here for a little bit I now want to create an actual company thread and do a little more role-playing than I have been so here it is, the official thread of the Mott Works Automotive company.
Slight story (likely to be improved later): After noticing the popularity of the high performance Hot Rods in America, Mott Works was formed to create production cars designed to have similar performance. It was founded in 1942 in the city of Rochester, New York by the Mott family and has was later passed down to the next generation in 1970 and again in 1998. The company has always maintained a focus on performance for all of their cars, although some vehicles are not purely focused on this there is still some performance put into every car.
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1942 and the release of the first Mott Works car, the Savage 242.
The savage was designed to be a production Hot Rod readily available to the public. It cost $3390 at the time ($9106@20% markup in game) For that price you got a 242ci V8 engine that developed 165hp and 252lb-ft of torque. It was capable of reaching 60mph in 9.5 seconds and get up to a top speed of 131mph with the 3 speed transmission it used making it the fastest production car of the time. Tires were made of high quality rubber to allow for increased width and more grip to keep the wheelspin at bay. There were thoughts of using overhead cams on the engine but the increased power was too much for the tires and so pushrods were used instead.
The interior of the car was relatively basic with just 2 standard seats, mostly to keep the weight of the car down. Underneath the body was the spaceframe with strut front suspension and leaf rear, giving the the car decent handling to keep it on the road.
1943: wartime production
With the onset of World War II Mott Works automotive felt the need to assist in the war effort through the creation of a utility vehicle, to be used by troops, named the Rage.
The rage was largely based upon the savage made previously but with changes made to improve its off roading ablility so it could deal with the rough terrain associated with war. Such changes include off road tires, a 4x4 system and an under tray to protect the chassis. The rest of the car remained unchanged with the exception of the engine. The engine was fitted with a less aggressive cam allowing it to produce much higher low end torque with over 200lb-ft available through almost the entire rev range, peaking at 250lb-ft@2200rpm. The exhaust system was also changed to make the vehicle quieter and also give a further increase in low end power. This changes did affect the overall power of the vehicle though as power dropped from 165hp to 150hp.
The vehicle was sold to the US military at a price of $3250 ($9112@10% in game) and the large amount of vehicles sold allowed the company to expand their main factory to allow for increased production.
1946: return to civilian production
With the ending of the war the company returned to civilian production of the savage as well as a different version of the rage that didn’t feature the off-roading pieces the vehicle had for military production and would go on sale for $3495. ($9935@20% in game)
1946 would also see the release of a new car, a true sports car, the Aqueos.
The aqueos was purely designed to be fast. Powered by a monstrous 6L V12 that made 275hp and 359lb-ft of torque. This power is put through a 4 speed manual transmission to high quality tires, once again to reduce wheelspin. The body is made of aluminum to reduce weight, making the car faster and the suspension was double wishbone front and rear to increase traction and cornering ability. Everything else about the car remained pretty standard for things like the interior, in part to reduce weight. It certainly did achieve its goal doing 0-60 in 7.3 seconds and reaching a top speed of 139mph and pulling .9 and .88gs allowing it to lap the airfield test track in 1:33.0. This performance did come at a decent price of $4388 ($13409@20% in game)
There were also 2 other trims of the aqueos available, the touring and light versions. The touring version featured a convertable roof and a more luxurious and comfortable interior as well as a de-tuned version of the V12 paired to a 3 speed manual to make the car easier to drive. This car was available for $5290 ($16173@25% in game)
The light version of the car was designed to be the cheaper base model as it used an updated version of the 242ci V8 rather than the 6L V12. This meant it was slower in a straight line doing 0-60 in 7.5 seconds and reaching a top speed of 122mph however this engine was considerably lighter than the V12 so the car cornerd much better at .94 and .92g meaning it was only 1 second slower around the test track. This was available for $3985 ($12190@15% in game)
1948: Major redesign
In 1948 Mott Works Automotive decided it was time to redesign the Savage and Rage after 6 years in production. The reason for the redesign was due to general dislike for the old versions body style by the companies owners as well as because of the amount of time that had passed since the previous generation had been designed.
The engine of the vehicles was still the 242ci V8 but it was now using direct acting overhead cams to allow for higher rpm and more power. The performance variant of this engine now made 210hp and 250lb-ft while the utility version used in the Rage made 190hp and 247lb-ft but produced more than 20lb-ft over the performance variant at low rpm improving it’s towing and hauling ability.
The new chassis of the for car kept with the same style of steel spaceframe with macpherson strut and solid axle coil suspension with a steel body as the old car but it was now considerably larger than the previous version which is the main reason for the engine upgrade as the increase in size also meant an increase in weight. All versions of the car used a 3 speed manual transmission, 185/90R12 tires with 220mm drum brakes. The interior of each car was standard bench seating with the only entertainment coming from the joy of driving the vehicle.
The Savage coupe was the primary car built onto this chassis and it was a 2 doo 2 seat performance vehicle. It was able to do 0-60 in 7.6 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 15.8 and go on to a top speed of over 132mph. There was also a new version of the Savage released.
This version was the Savage sedan. Featuring 4 doors and 5 seats the sedan version of the Savage was designed to be a much more practical version of the savage for use as a family vehicle while still boasting high performance. With the larger body 0-60 fell to 7.9 seconds and top speed was reduced to 122mph. Both versions of the Savage went on sale at $2481 ($9637@20% for sedan and $9639@25% for coupe)
The Rage was also updated as it continues to use the same chassis of the Savage like the previous generation had.
The Rage was also a 2 door 2 seat car similar to the Savage Coupe and like the Savage Sedan, also saw a decrease in erformance with 0-60 taking 8.2 seconds however top speed remained the same. The price for the Rage was lower than it was for the at $2371 ($9212@20%)
With school being effectively over for me now I should be able to make vehicles for this quicker than I have been so far since I’ve got very little to do over the summer
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1950: Moving the engine
In 1950 Mott Works Automotive tried something different, building a lightweight rear engined sports car called the Retral.
The engine it used was an LW 154, a brand new 1.5L inline 4 that used an aluminum head to reduce its weight, which with the engine being placed behind the rear wheels, improved handling drastically. the engine itself made 98hp and 95lb-ft which could accelerate the car to 60mph in 8 seconds and up to a top speed of 128mph.
The car itself featured double wishbone suspension all round and got power from the LW 154 engine, through a 4 speed manual transmission, through the rear wheels with very limited wheelspin thanks to the placement of the engine allowing for extra traction. The handling of this car was extremely good thanks to the low weight of just 1500lbs as well as a fine tuned suspension setup that made the car very agile allowing it to pull up to .87g in corners. Braking was one of the best of all Mott Works vehicles due to low weight and the rearward weight bias which meant that the drum brakes could apply nearly as much force as was possible with the tires. The cost for the Retral is $2452 ($9665@30%).
