1971 Buick Skylark




Mk: 2

Class: Coupé

Origin: US USA

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BR lucianozorio photo_librarymode_comment

2020-06-21 05:38
The pursuit scene of The Drive (1978) movie that gave rise to the game..

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVNubhVhzbU

screen for junk yard scene ( gang assaulted and sold the car to junkyard so as not to leave clues )

i.postimg.cc/vHMKcBw7/carro-filme.png

The car is really a Buick Skylark..

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2020-06-21 05:47:16


KP Razor440 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-04-05 20:14
Hakari wrote


I don't know why they changed it but GSX was a playable car in a alpha/beta versions of the game. It appears on demo released for PSX and a lot of pre-release screenshots. A replay with original Buick GSX can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvID3VcotJw

Beware of ugly Tanner's beta face during loading screen... Also notice the beta police car.


Yeah... I said that they might have changed it. I didn't say it never existed, it just wasn't supposed to be Tanner's main car. because first off, 491 GSX's came in Saturn Yellow for 1970. If your driving a yellow and black Buick in the Miami area, they will spot you pretty damn easy. That probably means the GSX was supposed to be the Superfly car...which is the blue car with black stripes.

i.imgur.com/zq1d97x.png

And ha, it looks like Tanner was mugged by Claude in an alleyway.



booooooo

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2020-06-21 06:18:52 (Klumb3r)


PL Hakari photo_librarymode_comment

2016-04-05 18:19
Razor440 wrote
Ah...you people are funny guys.
The GSX was never supposed to be the main car because Tanner was supposed to be an undercover wheelman. GSX's are pretty rare to come by and you might be a easy target if your sporting a bright yellow and black paintjob. The Superfly car at one point must have been a GSX but Reflections probably changed it not because of copyright issues, but because the GSX and the Skylark probaby looked too similar in terms of what type of car it was.


I don't know why they changed it but GSX was a playable car in a alpha/beta versions of the game. It appears on demo released for PSX and a lot of pre-release screenshots. A replay with original Buick GSX can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvID3VcotJw

Beware of ugly Tanner's beta face during loading screen... Also notice the beta police car.

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2016-04-05 18:21:48


KP Razor440 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-04-04 21:40
Ah...you people are funny guys.

The PS1 version has the front of a 1972 Buick Skylark (tweaked a little to be a little creative) and the rear of a 1972 Chevrolet Malibu Chevelle.



However, they changed it in the PC version to the overall resemblance of a 1972 Buick Skylark.



The GSX was never supposed to be the main car because Tanner was supposed to be an undercover wheelman. GSX's are pretty rare to come by and you might be a easy target if your sporting a bright yellow and black paintjob. The Superfly car at one point must have been a GSX but Reflections probably changed it not because of copyright issues, but because the GSX and the Skylark probaby looked too similar in terms of what type of car it was.



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2016-04-04 22:06:37
UK I NEED NAWZZZ photo_librarymode_comment

2013-01-18 19:45
I thought the PS1 version ended up resembling a 1973 - 1977 Chevy Malibu rather than a Skylark. I don't have a keen eye for the older U.S. cars though, so I'm probably wrong.
CrazyCars photo_librarymode_comment

2007-12-04 17:15
Star Wars Fanatic wrote
Intriguingly, the rear of the car differed significantly in the PC and Playstation versions of the game:



Strangely, the rear of the PC car made it's way onto an unplayable Traffic car for the psx version :/


ES J-2 photo_librarymode_comment

2007-11-26 21:45
Main car, and Miami car for PSX.
Star Wars Fanatic photo_librarymode_comment

2007-11-24 16:30
Intriguingly, the rear of the car differed significantly in the PC and Playstation versions of the game:

ES lastinpurple photo_librarymode_comment

2007-11-06 16:35
You can check it by yourself. If you have the game installed go to GT Interactive folder, then /Driver/Scripts/Missions and then open mission1.dms with the note pad, and scroll down a bit and you will see a line saying: PlayerCarType 0 //Skylark

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2007-11-06 16:37:39
Star Wars Fanatic photo_librarymode_comment

2007-11-06 15:56
It's a GSX, I remember reading that the original yellow model above was too close to the actual GSX.
ES lastinpurple photo_librarymode_comment

2007-11-06 15:51
at the in game files, this car's name is "Skylark" so, Buick Skylark
Star Wars Fanatic photo_librarymode_comment

2006-09-17 18:40
How this car appeared in videos before the game was released:


This model was then restored in the sequel, Driver 2.

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2007-02-20 19:27:11

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