thecarlover's cars - New models inside!

[thecarlover]

This will be my design posting thread. I've got a lot of cars under a few different companies that I'll slowly start posting.


Solo Motors Co.
Founded in Canada in the early post-war period, Solo Motors Co. began with small cars of British design to sell in Canada but quickly went on to produce models for all market niches.

Diamond Automotive
A producer of large, luxurious vehicles named after various gemstones, with trim levels of Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Founded in Canada in 1955, it went into bankruptcy in 1977 after being in decline since the 1973 oil crisis. It was acquired by Solo Motors Co. and revived in 1990 as its top luxury division.

H.A.
Archanian manufacturer "People's Cars" founded under Soviet control in 1958. Cheap, rugged, and simple describe its cars that are mainly for the domestic market.


Figured I'd start with a few generations of a hypercar, since everyone seems to like those

1965 Solo Lightning V8
0-100 km/h in 5.5 seconds, top speed of 256.7 km/h, 1/4 mile in 13.5 seconds





1987 Solo Lightning V8 Sport Turbo
0-100 km/h in 4.2 seconds, top speed of 311 km/h, 1/4 mile in 11.82 seconds





2010 Solo Lightning V8 Turbo
0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, top speed of 388.8 km/h, 1/4 mile in 10.26 seconds

[Microwave]

A very good start!

[Vri404]

May I ask what was used to make the headlights on the 2010 model?

[Microwave]

It's just the rectangle headlights.

[thecarlover]

I used one of the vanilla rectangular headlights with no indicators, in its less detailed style.

[Vri404]

Oh.

[thecarlover]

Now for something completely different!

The 1986 Solo Kei (such an imaginative name, I know), following all the kei car regulations of the time. With a 0-100 km/h time of 17.9 seconds and a top speed of 114 km/h, it's far from a performance car, but it's highly drivable and has excellent fuel economy for a very low price.

[squidhead]

Lightning reminds me of Lister Storm for some reason. Design is very different, but somehow my mind made the connection

[thecarlover]

Lightning reminds me of Lister Storm for some reason. Design is very different, but somehow my mind made the connection

The 1987 model does have a somewhat similar design, so maybe that?

[thecarlover]

The car that started it all for Solo Motors Co.: the 1946 Solo Beaver

[thecarlover]

In 1967, Solo Motors Co. officially entered the muscle car market with the Hawk. While it was fairly expensive and nothing too special compared to the competition, it was a worthy attempt that could only be improved over the years.

[thecarlover]

1955 Diamond Ruby, the first ultra-luxurious car to roll off the Diamond Automotive assembly. Quite the hyper car for its time, as well as fitting well in the super, luxury, and GT markets.

[squidhead]

LOVE the chrome work!

[thecarlover]

LOVE the chrome work!

Thanks! I find 50s land barges tricky due to the amount of chrome that's needed for any realism, so I'm proud of how well it turned out... If only they had the minimalist designs of the 2000s at the time

[thecarlover]

The first H.A. model was the 1958 650 van, that came in both minibus and delivery versions. Fitting the company, it's cheap and rugged, with the added features of terrible performance and abysmal comfort. But when you're one of the few companies behind the Iron Curtain, none of those things really matter.

1958 model




1970 "redesign" with a new engine