QFC48 - Genesis of Eurosport [DONE]

Archana-Dalluhan Car Factory (ADAZ) presents…

1974 ADAZ 62254 Fulldrive Sport

While Dalluha remained a neutral noncombatant during The War, it became involved in Archanan reconstruction efforts as a donor and active participant in the late 1940s. Its semi-nationalized brand, Dalluha Coach & Motor Works, was at the time a rising star in the world of luxury and performance cars - hardly appropriate for getting Archana back on its feet, and as a new company it had few resources to spare anyway. Instead, the Sultanate organized a joint venture with the Archanan auto industry, applying DCMW engineers, advisors, and technology to Archana’s industrial base. Originally tasked with assembling complete knock-down kits of foreign vehicles, before long some indigenous designs began to be created.

Following a liftback sedan, a van, and several SUV-like derivatives, the type 6225 chassis was developed in the early 1960s, initially comprising just a 62252 2-door 4-seater, and a 62254 4-door 4-seater, though later the series would expand to include a 62255 hatchback, 62256 wagon, 62251 mini-truck, and others. All were powered by a 2.0L OHV all-iron flat-four originally derived from a stationary manure pump engine used at Archana’s largest state-owned vodka and perfume factory, driving the rear wheels just in front of it. It went on sale in 1964 to no particular enthusiasm from anyone.

By the early 1970s, Archana had developed enough to start considering vehicles beyond the bare basics. The lowly 6225, having spent a decade being derided as a runty little shit - a мелочь пузатая - was injected with some properly modern hardware from DCMW to create, for the first time ever, three new versions of this glorified lawn tractor that someone with a choice might actually choose to buy. Some got a 150hp 2.0L DOHC-4 engine and footwork to match, unimaginatively called “Sport”. Some kept the old engine but added a helical-type all-wheel-drivetrain, dubbed “Fulldrive”. And combining the two, at the top of the steaming pile heap was the first ADAZ that anyone outside of Archana could plausibly care about: the 6225 Fulldrive Sport.

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