Thecarlover's mods & WIPs

Looks pretty modern

Looks pretty tiny. Will it be able to house a big v8?

Itā€™s substantially smaller than a Mustang, with a wheelbase of 2.5 m. That one holds a 6.6L V8 with some room to spare, and I did expand the engine bay slightly since. It should be able to take a 7.0L+ V8, but I havenā€™t tested that yet. Engine bay is also fairly narrow, so thereā€™s limited space for turbos with a large V8.

Nice!

Looks very nice for sure.

Any plans on making a scaled up version for proper american muscle boat action?

[quote=ā€œTrackpadUserā€]Looks very nice for sure.

Any plans on making a scaled up version for proper american muscle boat action?[/quote]

Havenā€™t thought of it, since Corvette6317 already gave us a large muscle car. I could consider making that a project, but no guarantees. Iā€™m still debating a shooting brake variant to add to the hardtop and convertible (of which I could show a photo soon enough).

I should also mention that the back has a lot of morphing options, with the whole rear of the greenhouses on one morph, the side window on another, yet another for the rear windshield, and then a separate one for the C pillars. Basically, the rear windshield can be morphed like these:


I donā€™t think Corvette6317 would mind very much as heā€™d probably have as much fun as the rest of us using it :smiley:

You know what they sayā€¦ The more, the merrier! :laughing:

We actually might benefit from a more classic non-fastback muscle body. Falcon XB GT is cool, sure, but itā€™s back does not leave much to work with

This. Apart from the Falcon body there is no other suitable muscle car body ingame.

My original plan was to make a 60s pony car mashup of the Mustang and Camaro, but then I figured a 2000s ponycar would probably be more popular. My next project is the 2016 Suburban/Escalada ESV/Yukon XL, with both an Avalanche style unibody pickup and a conventional single cab (and maybe extended cab) pickup. After that, who knowsā€¦ I have been looking into the Oldsmobile 442/Pontiac GTO for a classic muscle car.

I approve of the GMT, but I think the Olds 442/ GTO is too similar to the XB Falcon to really add something new to the game.

Thatā€™s exactly why Iā€™m hesitant to do it. Iā€™d rather fill the gaps between available bodies than to add similar alternatives. Iā€™ve also been thinking of the Toyota Tercel, to give a subcompact coupe and sedan option for the 1990s, something weā€™re really lacking. Iā€™ve also been looking into 2000s and 2010s sedans (both compact and midsize) to fill some large gaps. I really donā€™t know what my next project following the SUV/pickups will be. Might even be thisā€¦

http://www.rigsofrods.com/images/imported/2013/07/saab95kombi_2012_sexy-1.jpg

Saab 9-5 estate :slight_smile:

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Yes! The one that never made it to production because of Saabā€™s bankruptcy. Only 27 pre-production models exist, and of those 22 were sold at auction. Of course Iā€™d make the sedan version as well.

The rear of the pony car can be morphed from thisā€¦

ā€¦to this

And of course thereā€™s also this variant

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Any non fastback muscle will do. Camaro is fine

Seems intrestingā€¦ waiting to see the final product :wink:

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Thatā€™s exactly why Iā€™m hesitant to do it. Iā€™d rather fill the gaps between available bodies than to add similar alternatives. Iā€™ve also been thinking of the Toyota Tercel, to give a subcompact coupe and sedan option for the 1990s, something weā€™re really lacking. Iā€™ve also been looking into 2000s and 2010s sedans (both compact and midsize) to fill some large gaps. [/quote]

How about a mid-sized 1950s sedan? The 1950s are by far the most underpopulated decade when it comes to bodies. The only mid-sized body for the 1950s is the Mk.II Jag one. If you wanā€™t something larger you have to use a Cadillac Series 62, if you want something smaller you are forced to use a 1960s Ford Cortina or a very british Austin A30.

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Thatā€™s exactly why Iā€™m hesitant to do it. Iā€™d rather fill the gaps between available bodies than to add similar alternatives. Iā€™ve also been thinking of the Toyota Tercel, to give a subcompact coupe and sedan option for the 1990s, something weā€™re really lacking. Iā€™ve also been looking into 2000s and 2010s sedans (both compact and midsize) to fill some large gaps.
How about a mid-sized 1950s sedan? The 1950s are by far the most underpopulated decade when it comes to bodies. The only mid-sized body for the 1950s is the Mk.II Jag one. If you wanā€™t something larger you have to use a Cadillac Series 62, if you want something smaller you are forced to use a 1960s Ford Cortina or a very british Austin A30.[/quote]

Iā€™ve thought about the 50s as well, and the 40s too. Thereā€™s nothing from the 50s that Iā€™ve gotten inspiration from at this point so I have no plans for that at the moment, while the 1940 Plymouths have caught my eye for a future project, but Iā€™m still undecided on that. I have looked at the Mercedes 600 for a large 60s European luxury car, so thatā€™s also a future possibility.

If the devs made a scaled down version of the 50s Cadillacs to be more in line with compact/midsize cars of the 50s, that would be a great addition.

The pony car is now available on the first post! Hereā€™s the standalone download:
thecarlover00PonySmall.zip (570 KB)

Absolutely loving the new pony car! Already made one design that I really, really like with it. Got a 4 liter V8 in it, and it looks like thereā€™s plenty of room for bigger engines, which is awesome.