Brighton Motors & Argus

[t00thPIK]

Brighton Motors, parent company of Argus, provides petrol engines for any application.
Brighton also makes complete vehicles, but mainly provides engines for application in Argus cars.

Watch this space for detailed company info and car selection.


Brighton Model X. First prototype vehicle wholly engineered in house at Brighton Motors in 1956.
Engine and performance specs to come.


The production version of the Model X is in development. Full reveal coming soon...


The Model X was in development for a further two years before being put into production in August, 1957 for the 1958-59 finacial year. The official production car was called the Super8. The super8 came in two trims. The GT and the standard Super8 badge. The latter featured 5 seats and a high revving 304 ci (4980cc) V8 engine. The standard 304 topped out at 4800rpm, quite high for a pushrod engine with cast internals of the era. With twin four barrel carburettors, an impressive 275hp, and weighing in at just over 2400lb (1100kg) the standard Super8 was no slouch. The Super8GT trim featured a higher revving version of the 304 ci V8 engine dubbed the "304S." Aside from it's increased redline of 5000rpm, the GT utilised forged pistons, conrods and crank, 10:1 compression ratio and a high flow set of exhaust headers. For reliability reasons, Brighton chose to keep the standard air intake fitted to the 304S. All this extra was good for a sprightly 324hp.

Looking to the future, Brighton Motors had already begun working on a fuel injected version of their 304 engine. Whilst the technology was expensive and in limited supply in the late 50s, they wanted to be ready the moment the could get their hands on the tech at a production level.

Below is the Brighton Motors Super8GT:

[captaind00m]

moar please

[Spitfire599]

It looks very good! Better than what I could do, at least.

[t00thPIK]

Thanks! I've got a revised version of the Model X in the works. Body is done, just fine tuning the engine.
I appreciate the feedback
Cheers!

[t00thPIK]

I don't have time at the moment to make a full detailed post, and this image is not up to standard, but I wanted to get this out there before I go away for three weeks.

This is Argus' first car. The Tempest. This particular model is in the range topping F5 trim. Let me know what you all think, cheers.



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I'm back from my couple of weeks away with a new model to the Argus historical line up. This is the 1970 Mayfair Standard. A family car for the future featuring mechanical fuel injection bolted to a 204ci, inline 6cyl engine. More info in the pic.
Cheers!



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Edit: reposting all Argus models here so at least they're on the front page.

Argus WRC chassis, production car concept. It's just an example of the design I'd like to use. I just need to figure out a way to get some headlights and tail lights looking as close as possible to the stand-in vents I've got on there at the moment.



Update: Here is my first modern car design for Argus. This is the production model for their WRC car entry in the 2016 world rally championship.
You will notice it's quite different in the front and rear compared with the concept model above. This is because I couldn't get any lights to sit in those vents and still have the car look good. It's a real shame as I LOVED the agressive front end of the concept car. That said, I do like the final design I came up with as well. This design implements Argus' trademark centre-split grille too, which is nice
Let me know what you think, please!
Cheers
Oh and you might notice I finally got around to designing a logo for Argus!

[RedRiot]

Sir, you've made some really fine looking automobiles!

[Oskiinus]

Nice Argus Tempest F5.

[t00thPIK]

Thanks people! Glad you like them
I'll make some more cars once I get back from holidays! We really need a mobile version of this game!
Cheers

Edit: by the way, the idea for the F5 trim of the Tempest is to be pretty much track spec. Everything about the car is about pushing limits. This is why I gave it the auto diff locker. This would make the car very strong on the track, but you need to know what you're doing to keep it under control. Definitely not for the faint of heart!

[t00thPIK]

(This was originally the post about the Argus Mayfair, moved all information to the same post as the Tempest F5 for the purpose of organisation. All Argus cars will be edited into the Argus post from now on. And Brighton cars will go into the origianal thread post.
This post can be removed entirely now if the moderators wish. Cheers! )

[SeriousSimon]

Very smooth presentation. Also glad that you took a mroe realistic approach with the Mayfair Standard.

[t00thPIK]

Very smooth presentation. Also glad that you took a mroe realistic approach with the Mayfair Standard.

Thanks for the kind words! Yes I decided it was time to make a car that was a little more practical. I also made a coupe variant with a V8 on the same chassis, not sure if it's worth uploading though as it looks almost the same.

[t00thPIK]

Here's a concept I'm working on for a hot hatch by Argus. The company is interested in entering the WRC and this is the contending chassis. Just trying to get the lights worked out.

[t00thPIK]

Hi people, I've just posted the production model design for the concept car posted above. It's called the Scrambler XRT.
Head back to the first page and scroll down through the Argus lineup to check it out!
Cheers

[TheBobWiley]

The Tempest F5 is very nice looking, good job!

[t00thPIK]

The Tempest F5 is very nice looking, good job!

Thanks, man, I appreciate the fedback