![]() Upgrades effectively bolster our (already impressive) vehicle roster meaning players can move cars further up the classes, we can have much wider variety in the races, with a sort of “run-what-ya-brung” feel. If you find a car that you really like, you can now take it on a journey through large parts of the career with you-you don’t have to abandon it once you progress and the competition steps up a level, you can treat it to a few new parts and keep enjoying it, let the car be the hero too!Īnother huge benefit is the variety that upgrades bring. That connection between car and driver matters in real-life racing, and we want it to matter in our game as well. ![]() Firstly, upgrades bring with them more of a connection, greater agency, to the vehicles that players have worked hard to purchase by earning credits in their races. After discussing it with the team we quickly started to see the benefits to the wider game that they could bring. Nick Pope: Principal Vehicle Handling Designer: For Project CARS 3 we had the opportunity to add something we haven’t brought to the franchise before: Vehicle Upgrades. A 600hp ’66 ’Mustang? On vintage tyres? Heck, yeah! Having some fun with car upgrades along with the physics and handling team on Project CARS 3. You can see more about that part of our lives at. When we aren't playing with cars we are out working with or showing our miniature donkeys. Katrina prefers all original cars while I like to modify them so we have a few of each. ![]() It includes a Best of Show winner, a survivor, a driver with lots of patina and several others. We have a small collection that includes at least one car from each of the Big Three. Fortunately, my wife, Katriana, is also a gear head and many of our activities revolve around the cars. Few men are lucky enough to be able to share their passion for cars with the woman they love. (Check out our other web site at site) As long as it has four wheels and an engine I get excited. I don't have a brand loyalty although I do prefer American Muscle especially the 1969/1970 NASCAR Aero Cars. I have been into cars since I was old enough to remember. After 20+ years we now live outside Nashville Tennessee. I grew up and lived in Iowa for a good portion of my life before moving to Southern California. Maybe I should name it the “Time Machine”? I can get in this car today and quickly travel back to when I was in high school and life was way different than today. What is your opinion of the High School Hauler look? It is an inexpensive way to keep a classic on the road and harkens back to the good old days when these cars were used as daily drivers and not pristine pieces of mobile art. These pictures were take this past weekend and give you a good overview of the look. Next year if we drive it as much as I plan the factory air system will be refurbished to keep us cool during those hot summer days. ![]() The main part of the theme is that the body was roughed in, the paint was left faded and scratched with primer on body repairs new tires and wheels were added interior freshened but not redone and the engine was tuned but not detailed all of the soft hoses were replaced and the brakes upgraded. Gloriana Mustang Fastback is AKA High School Hauler. What if I took the Mustang and built it the way I would have done it if I was still in high school and only had the money from summer and part time jobs to keep it on the road? That is what I did! With the interest in Rat Rods and Day Two cars I was struck with an idea. When the last little fender bender put it out of commission I retired it to storage for a long time with resultant deterioration. Unfortunately, high school kids learning to drive have a way of leaving their mark or dent on a car over the years. It was one of the “hot cars on campus” for several years. I drove it as a daily driver for awhile and then each of my 3 kids eventually drove it to high school. I purchased it from a recent high school graduate who had gotten married and needed some cash for his new family. I have owned the car since the late 1980s. One of the big problems in getting the Mustang done has been choosing a theme for it. Today, we are going to give you the status of the Mustang and in a few days an update on the AMX. It is the 1967 Mustang that was featured in the Gloriana Music Video, How Far Do You Want To Go? The second is our Barn Find AMX. However, we are now back on both of them full speed and will have both on the road very soon. We have two Project Cars that have been getting neglected as of late.
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