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 unknown Driver (1999) | Just rambling here but Driver's vehicle damage was very realistic to how the cars would crumple in real life. IRL if you had a heavy full frontal crash (say 25-30 mph into a concrete wall or 40-55 mph into a lighter stationary car) in a 61-70 pontiac (which includes the PC version of this car, and this car too if you still think it's a Bonneville) it would crumple behind the front wheels. If you crash this car in-game the front wheels appear to move back. They probably don't actually move back (I think the damage textures just make it appear that way) but no other car acts like that ingame (which is also realistic for the most part). A 68 Cadillac or any Mopar from that era would not crumple like that, so that's part of an argument for this car being at least related to a Pontiac. It's also some attention to detail any normal person (not a car nerd like me) would never notice. | |
 Dodge Magnum Driver (1999) | I think I've finally found out what this car is - a 1976-1977 Buick Century with Landau roof. Its either a Special or base model based on the roofline, but given that it has the V8 engine sound and isn't slow as a turtle it's probably the base model with the 350 V8. Most photos you'll see of these cars with this roofline and landau roofs will be of Specials, but they were available on the base model Century also. The Century Custom had the separate roofline which was shared with the Regals of the same year. What's interesting about this car is that it reuses the same textures as the red Buick Regal from Miami - Even the taillights are the same, just made much smaller and turned vertical. Something that's also funny is when you completely damage this car its entire rear end crumples in, making it look like a liftback/hatchback. www.championmotorsinternational.com/1976-buick-special-c-921.htm classiccarcatalogue.com/B/buick%201976%20Florida_SunCoupe.jpg www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/buick/bu77/bilder/35.jpg The first 2 links are pictures, the 3rd one is an information sheet that shows the options and models of the 1977 Buick intermediates (including this car). I really hope I'm not the first one in 25 years to find out what this car is... -- Last edit: 2024-05-20 23:00:48 | |
 Mercedes-Benz SL Driver 2: Back On The Streets (2000) | Has De Tomaso Longchamp taillights and Maserati Kylami front grille. A version of this car is used in Rio cutscenes, somebody should probably add it. Used in "Caine in Rio" (beware: very low quality) and in "The Shootout" where the tire gets shot (beware: only shows up for 3 or so frames, and barely shows the car). www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9TnnTR4MFA -- Last edit: 2024-05-13 00:16:53 | |
 Ford Thunderbird Driver 2: Back On The Streets (2000) | A different version of this car is used in Rio cutscenes "Lenny's Getaway" and "Lenny Gets It". Somebody needs to add it as a separate unplayable vehicle, just like the grey Chicago car. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwdCrJuYASI is probably actually a 65 t-bird because of the taillights, but I'm just nitpicking here. -- Last edit: 2024-05-13 00:19:23 | |
 Oldsmobile 442 Driver 2: Back On The Streets (2000) | A version of this car that looks more like a late 70s firebird is used in the Chicago cutscenes - somebody needs to add it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=glzrIIwcL2A Used in the "Cuba Connection", "Meeting Caine", and ending cutscenes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwdCrJuYASI Interestingly, first "Cuba Connection" cutscene version of the car has a different rear end than the "Meeting Caine" and ending cutscenes version. -- Last edit: 2024-05-13 00:18:41 | |
 Chevrolet Nova Driver (1999) | Has Camaro taillights. When I played this game as a kid I always thought it was a 2 door version of the Los Angeles car lol | |
 Pontiac LeMans Driver (1999) | Clearly a 1970 Pontiac midsizer rather than a 1972 based on the front grille. i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/8c/85/b08c852e247506fce437e6cbbe4eb7de.jpg Picture it with the big chrome nose in the middle of the grille removed, and you have the ingame car. -- Last edit: 2024-05-13 00:18:54 (Klumb3r) | |
 Ford Fairlane Driver (1999) | PS1 version of this car looks more like a 66 Chevy 2 SS, at least to me. cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com/media/2022/07/19/9329824/em-bodacious-beaters-and-road-going-derelicts-em-chevy-ii-faded.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1 cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com/media/2022/07/19/9329806/em-bodacious-beaters-and-road-going-derelicts-em-chevy-ii-faded.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1 cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com/media/2022/07/19/9329821/em-bodacious-beaters-and-road-going-derelicts-em-chevy-ii-faded.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1 -- Last edit: 2024-05-12 23:50:18 (Klumb3r) | |
Dodge Magnum Driver (1999) | Looks like the front half of a 78 Buick Regal with the back half of a 1977 Monte Carlo grafted on. If you use it in game, you can tell that the rear half has huge hips that are way out of proportion with the front. -- Last edit: 2024-05-12 23:45:51 | |
 Chevrolet Chevelle Driver (1999) | Obviously based off of a 1972 Chevelle based on the rear end and body shape. www.nfiempire.com/imagetag/273/7/l/Used-1972-Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS-Sport-Coupe-1668205823.jpg www.nfiempire.com/imagetag/273/8/l/Used-1972-Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS-Sport-Coupe-1668205824.jpg -- Last edit: 2024-05-12 23:45:50 (Klumb3r) | |
 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Driver (1999) | Might also be a 1970 Mark Donohue Javelin SST www.reddit.com/r/classiccars/comments/ffc9za/1970_amc_javelin_sst_mark_donohue_edition/ imgur.com/tLUdeFS This car actually shows up on the cover of the US version of the game, where it looks like a 1972 Chevelle with some artistic license and the same generic front grille as the in-game car. -- Last edit: 2024-05-20 23:03:26 |
