1977 AMS Archangel
(Above from left: C, S and CS trim levels)
Originally made for QFC14, and previously called the Archer, but renamed to avoid confusion with any cars or manufacturers bearing that name. Its successor from 2004 will also be renamed accordingly.
(Above, from left: CS, S and C trim levels)
C (Comfort) was the trim I submitted, and has a softer suspension tune and luxury interior with cassette player and power steering. S (Sport) is the base model (with premium interior and 8-track player but no power steering), and the one I reckon would have done the best thanks to stiffer suspension and wider tires/wheels. CS (Club Sport) is the lightest version, with same wheels/tires as S, but has a sports interior and stiffer suspension than the other two trims. All three trims are powered by a 5.0L 48-valve DOHC V12 delivering 400 bhp (thanks to an advanced multi-point EFI system) to the back wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox and geared LSD.
(Above: Interior of the 1977 Archangel C - the basic interior structure is shared across all three trims, but the S and CS have a leather-trimmed, rather than wood-rimmed, steering wheel, and the former has aluminum instead of wood for interior accents.)
This was my first attempt at making a fully detailed build out of the Bolide mod body, and it turned out well in the end.
Here are the 1977 and 2004 Archangels, which I built for the 14th and 9th QFCs respectively. I revised the latter’s engine so that it now makes 661 bhp, to account for the fact that the current game build is very different from the one in which I originally made it. The '77 model (represented above in stripped-back CS form) is a smaller, more angular (and primitive) machine than the '04 model.