the mechanical base is inspired by the 1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta but to keep the cost down instead of the DOHC engine I added an OHC engine.
in 1958 a restyling of the Kolla 120 PC was made which consisted of: front headlights embedded in the bodywork, rear lights with direction indicators and the addition of two white reflectors and petrol cap closed by a door.
The motor was re-phased so as to weigh 2kg less and to bring consumption from 16 to 17 US mpg.
a total of 24,000 Kolla 120 PC was sold from 1954 to 1962.
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The street version is a regular coupe for U.S.A. in the 1950s
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1967-69 SAARLAND KARDINAL COUPÉ
In 1967, for the first time in history, a stylish coupé model was introduced of the Saarland Kardinal. Since it was not supposed to be a volume seller, it was not built “in house”. Instead, it was actually converted from four door sedan bodies by a third party coachbuilder. That also meant that the addition in price was significant over the already quite expensive Kardinal. Sales were slow, and after a little over 4000 cars built, the production ended already in 1969.
This would not mean the end for the Kardinal coupés, though, since the 1978 Saarland Zandvoort basically was a coupé version of the Kardinal, that time built in-house, with a more moderate sticker price and better sales records.
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Mmm, could it have a V8?
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I quite like the rear end design on that.
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Unfortunately, it had to do with the new “HICAM” OHC inline six. While a V8 would have given it a prestige boost that could have been remarkable both in the sales charts and on the autobahn, developing one for a relatively small number of cars was not economically viable.
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Hmm, outsourcing is always a possibility 
You mean, like outsourcing them to a distant american cousin, disassembling them and blueprinting them in Germany because ze amerikan krap will blow up on ze autobahn otherwise…? 
Nah, inspiration is one thing, a total ripoff is another.
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Love the parking and taillight treatment!
Hmm, that looks suspiciously close to my Moravia brand’s first car. Do I smell trademark infringement? 
(I kid. The Trabant had been a big stying influence for this as well )
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Currently in progress, far from done. But yes this is a coupe. I apologize about the terrible image quality, Iv build everything on a legit potato!
It is a pity. It certainly does not allow you to build machines in real time, and full presentation. I recommend lowering the framerate to 24 fps, as I did. It is the only game where I’m completely happy with this parameter.
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no sir, we did not expect the spanish inquisition
Thanks, it does help a little, however i still average about 9-13 frames per second
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oh my god how are yall so effortlessly good