Hot Rods of the Uncanny Highway

Tags

1960s, 1970s, Americana, Americana Gothic, Fantasy Road Trip, Groovy Era, GROOVY Ghastly Affair, Groovy Horror, Highway Horror, Midwest Horror, Prairie Horror, Road Crawl, Roadcrawl, Roadtrip, Romance of the Road, Seventies, Sixties, Southern Gothic, The Ready Rules of the Road, U.S. Route 28, Uncanny Highway, Weird America

The following Generator Tables let you quickly define the appearance and performance of Groovy Age Hot Rods – whether owned by Player Characters, or driven by NPCs. Roll randomly, or use the tables as selection lists.

As far gas mileage goes, assume a typical Hot Rod of the 1960s and 1970s can travel 100 miles (or 160 kilometers) on a full tank of gas, and has a fuel efficiency of 6 miles (or 9.5 kilometers) to the gallon.

Coming soon: Generator Tables for Chopper Motorcycles and customized Boogie Vans.

Chassis / Body

d20.	The chassis is a customized…
1	1932 Ford.
2	AMC Javelin.
3	Cadillac Eldorado.
4	Chevrolet Camaro.
5	Chevrolet Corvette.
6	Chevrolet El Camino.
7	Chevrolet Impala.
8	Dodge Challenger.
9	Ford Model A.
10	Ford Model T.
11	Ford Mustang.
12	Four-door sedan.
13	Hearse.
14	Jeep.
15	Pickup truck.
16	Plymouth Barracuda.
17	Pontiac Firebird.
18	Pontiac GTO.
19	Two-door sedan.
20	Volkswagon Beetle.

Body Color

d20.	The overall paintjob is…
1 – 3	black,…
4 – 5	cherry red,…
6 – 7	flame red,…
8 – 9	deep red,…
10	deep blue,…
11	sky blue,…
12	green,…
13	lime green,…
14	orange,…
15	flame orange,…
16	teal,…
17	purple,…
18	violet,…
19	yellow,…
20	red, white, & blue,…

d20.	…with…
1 – 2	flames.
3 – 4	pin-striping.
5 – 6	wide stripes.
7 – 8	a racing stripe up the middle.
9 -10	a number on the sides. Roll d100 to determine number.
11	scalloped stripes.
12	stars.
13	thunderbolts.
14	pinup girls on the sides.
15	skulls on the sides.
16	eagles on the sides.
17	snakes on the sides.
18	writing on the sides. Use “Writing” table below.
19	American flags.
20	pictures of Jesus on the sides.

Writing (if any)

d100	Written on the side is…
1 – 4	“Jesus Saves”.
5 – 8	“I Sold my Soul to Rock n’ Roll”
9 – 12	“Pure Horsepower”
13 – 16	“American Dream”
17 – 20	“Eat My Dust”
21 – 24	“Church of the V8”
25 – 28	“Highway Star”
29 – 32	“Live to Win”
33 – 36	“Peace”
37 – 40	“Make Love Not War”
41 – 44	“Sex-mobile”
45 – 48	“Freedom Wagon”
49 – 52	“100% American”
53 – 56	“Rollin’ Thunder”
57 – 60	“Bad to the Bone”
61 – 64	“Devil Child”
65 – 68	“Wonder Wheels”
69 – 73	“Speed Demon”
74 – 78	“Highway Lightning”
79 – 82	“Steel Stallion”
83 – 86	“Iron Chariot”
87 – 90	“Fire Eyes”
91 – 94	“Motor Voodoo”
95 – 98	“Lost Horizon”
99 – 100	The owner’s CB Handle.

Body Work

d20. Roll 1d4 times.	The car noticeably has…
1	a rear spoiler.
2	a front spoiler.
3	cutout exhaust pipes in the front end
4	cutout exhaust with “zoomie pipes” that project out at an angle.
5	cutout exhaust with “weedburner pipes” that project out perpendicularly.
6	cutout exhaust with long “lake pipes” that run along the exterior body of the car.
7	a T-top.
8	no top.
9	a convertible top.
10	a “chopped top”, with a lowered cab roof
11	a “sectioned” body that has been reduced in overall height.
12	a “channeled” body that has been lowered to the ground.
13	so called “suicide doors” that are hinged at the rear.
14	scissor doors that rotate upwards.
15	“shaved doors” without visible handles.
16	wheelie bars projecting from the rear
17	sunken headlights
18	been “nosed”, with all hood projections removed.
19	an extended front end.
20	no fenders.

Re-roll results that contradict previously established features.

Hood

d20.	The hood has…
1 – 5	a supercharger blower projecting from the top
6	a pronounced, forward-facing scoop.
7	a pronounced, rear-facing scoop.
8	been removed to expose the engine.
9	been removed to expose the engine, which has a supercharger blower.
10	an airbrushed design of an eagle.
11	an airbrushed design of an Aztec (or Native American) Warrior.
12	an airbrushed design of black panther.
13	an airbrushed design of a cobra.
14	an airbrushed design of a pinup girl.
15	an airbrushed design of a wizard.
16	an airbrushed design of the Devil.
17	an airbrushed skull.
18	an airbrushed picture of Jesus.
19 – 20	no obvious modifications.

Wheels & Suspension

d6.	The suspension is…
1	raised in the back, with rear wheels larger than the front wheels.
2	lowered in the front, but all the wheels are the same size.
3	raised in the front, but all the wheels are the same size.
4	lowered overall.
5	lifted higher than normal.
6	unchanged.

Tires

d6.	The tires are…
1	solid black,…
2	whitewall,…
3	white striped,…
4	red striped,…
5	gold striped,…
6	emblazoned with a white manufacturer’s logo,…

d8.	…and are…
1 – 3	standard width.
4	extra wide.
5	extra wide on the rear wheels.
6	extra wide on the rear wheels, but narrow on the front.
7	narrow.
8	narrow on the front wheels.

Hubcaps

d6.	The hubcaps are…
1	dog-dish.
2	spoked motorcycle wheels.
3	spinners.
4	magwheels.
5 – 6	unexceptional.

Speed

d8.	This vehicle’s top speed is…
1	140 mph. (225 kph)
2 – 3	150 mph. (241 kph)
4 – 5	160 mph. (257 kph)
6	170 mph. (274 kph)
7	180 mph. (290 kph)
8	190 mph. (306 kph)

Handling

d6.	With its its customization, the vehicle’s handling is…
1	Average.
2	Average, but the car is prone to breakdowns.
3	Bad. -2 (or 10%) Penalty to avoid road obstacles or make tight turns.
4	Bad, and the car is prone to breakdowns. -2 (or 10%) Penalty to avoid road obstacles or make tight turns.
5	Good. +2 (or 10%) Bonus to avoid road obstacles or make tight turns.
6	Good, but the car is prone to breakdowns. +2 (or 10%) Bonus to avoid road obstacles or make tight turns.

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