1973 Buick Riviera version 1.0 - 22/03/2004 for: grand theft auto Vice city (Click to Download) The Car There can be few cars so destinctive as a 70s Boattailed Buick Riviera. The radical design was initally penned for a small sports car something along the lines of a Corvette (!) but during development the car grew longer and fatter into someting worlds away from what the designers originally intended. The eye catching lines of the big boat led to it being chosen for roles in numerous film and Television appearances, the most notable being as the car driven by Detective Vecchio in the TV show, "Due South". As well as its striking appearance, the car has a very impressive set of specifications. Weighing 2 and a quarter tons, being 18ft long and packing an enormous 445Cui (7 litre!) V8 engine under the bonnet, the Buick Riviera does everything to reinforce the stereotype that American cars are huge, gas-guzzling land yachts. Sadly it was not to last, US federal emissions laws and the introduction of the 5 mile bumper meant that 1973 was the last year for the boattail Buick. Top Speed unknown 0 - 60 mph 8.4 seconds Engine 455-4 V8 with four barrel carb Max Power 225hp Weight 4,500 lb Economy unkown, likely to be low double figures (e.g. 11 - 13) Transmission 3-speed Turbo Hydra-matic 400 automatic transmission Website visit www.buick-riviera.com for more information Features Fully Destructable Components Yes Custom Wheels (requiring DMagic1 Wheel Mod) Yes 3D Engine and Exhaust System No Polygon Count Body (chassis + undamaged panels): 1803 faces Wheels: 110 faces per wheel Total Visible Faces (body + wheels): 2243 faces Dummies and damaged panels: + 782 faces Grand Total: 3025 faces Installation You will require IMG TOOL to install this mod Available from azz.gouranga.com This car replaces the "Idaho" To Install: Open "gta3.img" (located in the "models" folder), using IMG TOOL find the file "idaho.dff" and delete it add in the new "idaho.dff" from this zip file find the file "idaho.txd" and delete it add in the new "idaho.txd" from this zip file (optional) select rebuild archive Specifications carcols.dat Sorry, no custom colours yet default.ide Open "default.ide" (located in the "data" folder), using NOTEPAD find the line of code for "IDAHO" (you can use notepad's search function to aid you) Comment out this line of code by adding a "#" in front of it drop down to the next line and add in the new code given below 91, idaho, idaho, car, IDAHO, IDAHO, null, normal, 10, 7, 0, 249, 0.80 handling.cfg Car uses the standard "idaho" handling Pro Handling by Cerbera A simulation style handling setup using real world specs and finely balanced suspension provided by Cerbera To Install: Pro Handling by Cerbera currently unavailble Known issues for correction in future releases Custom colours Pro Handling by Cerbera This web page and all images / files it contains / links to (c) Theo Jalil a.k.a Superfly Driver 2004