666′ Riviera
The Death Race to GDC has begun.
Race is the key word in “Project Death Race.” So it’s not at all surprising that a vehicle or two will be created for this project.
After discussing who will be making what, I decided to take on the task of creating the 1966 Buick Riviera. Known from here on as the 666′ or the “Rivie.”
1966' Buick Riviera as seen in "Death Race"
To get this asset started I searched the internet for some decent pictures of the car to use as reference. Hoping to at the very least find a nice profile shot.
I found what in my opinion was the holy grail of reference images:
1969' Riviera reference image
I shrunk the above image down in Photoshop before posting it here.
As with anything that seems too good to be true, there is an issue with the image I found. The car in the movie was a 1966, and the car in the image is a 1969… But after close inspection of the cars I noticed that the only major difference is that the 69′ Riviera has a larger bumper than the 66′ and that area of the car is going to be covered in steel plates. The shape of the car is the same so I’m not too worried.
I doubt fans of Death Race or Buick Riviera’s will come after me for not being 100% true to the source material…