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GRAND THEFT AUTO VICE CITY SPECIAL VEHICLE FAQ
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Author: Johnny H. H. the 4th (Lancet Jades)
Author's Homepage: http://www.evermoreforums.com/forums/index.php
Version: 2.70 (completed July 11th, 2009)
Sites with permission to post this FAQ:
GameFAQs.com
Neoseeker.com
Gamesradar.com
Gamershell.com
Supercheats.com
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VERSION HISTORY
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1.00     Completed August 22nd, 2006.
1.10     Completed August 23rd, 2006.
Fixed an error with the Hotring, and added a couple of things I somehow
missed.
2.00     Completed August 28th, 2006.
Completed the mission-by-mission breakdown, and confirmed whether a lot
of vehicles were special or not.
2.01     Completed August 28th, 2006.
Fixed some minor spelling and spacing errors.
2.10     Completed September 13th, 2006.
Added unconfirmed vehicle section. Added Lightless Zebra Taxi to it.
2.11     Completed September 14th, 2006.
More minor corrections, and rephrased some things.
2.15     Completed October 7th, 2006.
Yet more minor stuff, along with rephrasing some things, and
elaborating on others.
2.20     Completed October 11th, 2006.
Added the absolute garage limit.
2.21     Completed October 23rd, 2006.
More minor corrections.
2.25     Completed November 30th, 2006.
Added notes about the colors of the white Admiral and CP Admiral.
2.30     Completed December 1st, 2006.
Added a note about the Love Fist limo.
2.31     Completed December 27th, 2006.
More minor changes.
2.32     Completed August 7th, 2007.
More minor changes.
2.50     Completed September 27th, 2007.
Added a "Breakdown by special quality" section, added numbers to Mission
Breakdown section.
2.51     Completed April 18th, 2008.
Added a note to the BP/FP/EP Sabre Turbo.
2.52     Completed May 6th, 2008.
More very minor changes.
2.53     Completed May 7th, 2008.
Adding info on sites requesting this guide and what is necessary, along
with a spoiler warning.
2.54     Completed May 8th, 2008.
Changed the formatting of some of the unobtainable vehicles, adding
missions they are available in.
2.55     Completed May 9th, 2008.
Minor changes.
2.56     Completed May 15th, 2008.
Minor changes.
2.57     Completed May 16th, 2008.
Added a note to the CP Admiral (about the X-Box version).
2.58     Completed May 25th, 2008.
Minor addition to the contact info.
2.59     Completed August 18th, 2008.
Minor revisions.
2.60     Completed August 21st, 2008.
More minor changes for enhanced readability.
2.61     Completed January 31st, 2009.
Some notes about the black Rancher/Sanchez.
2.62     Completed March 2nd, 2009.
Removed some sites' permission to host my guides.
2.63     Completed May 22nd, 2009.
Added a lot of info on a few vehicles, especially revolving around later
versions, courtesy of MC.
2.64     Completed June 10th, 2009.
Fixed various small errors.
2.70     Completed July 11th, 2009.
Added some info on the black Stretches. Corrected more instances of Check
Out at the Check In being reversed. Revised the mission list a bit. Also,
discovery of a heavy Admiral and Securicar!
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ABOUT
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This guide is to assist those players who enjoy collecting rare or
unique vehicles. This guide lists all known proofed, special property,
unique, and even rare vehicles (which often have to be unlocked). I'd
say more, but I pretty much just summed it up.
This guide was written with the original version, NOT the Double Pack
version, the Haitian-friendly version, the X-Box version, or the PC
version. In these other versions, some vehicles may be different, and I
will note any instances I am aware of. By and large however, they are
the same.
CAUTION! This guide may inadvertently contain spoilers of story missions!
While this guide's scope does not really involve spoiling anything, due
to what is required of it, the potential for small spoilers, such as
names or events is present. Just keep that in mind.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1: Terms in the guide
2: Garage information
3: Proofed vehicles
3.1 - CP Admiral
3.2 - BP/FP/EP Squalo
3.3 - BP/FP/EP Sabre Turbo
3.4 - FP Infernus
3.5 - FP Cheetah
3.6 - FP Banshee
4: Unique vehicles
4.1 - Spand Express (1st of 2)
4.2 - Spand Express (2nd of 2)
4.3 - Love Fist (1st of 2)
4.4 - Love Fist (2nd of 2)
4.5 - Romero's Hearse
5: Specially Colored/Featured vehicles
5.1 - White Admiral
5.2 - Black Washington
5.3 - Silver PCJ-600
5.4 - Black Bobcat with metallic red side panels
5.5 - Black Admiral (1st of 2)
5.6 - White Walton
5.7 - Gold Stretch
5.8 - Black Sentinel
5.9 - Black Pony
5.10- Black Admiral (2nd of 2)
5.11- Black Voodoo
5.12- Lightless Taxi
5.13- Lightless Cabbie
5.14- Lightless Kaufman Cab
6: Unobtainable special vehicles
6.1 - Black Maverick
6.2 - Heavy Admiral
6.3 - PPT/CDP Cuban Hermes (obtainable as just CDP)
6.4 - CP/PPT Voodoo
6.5 - PPT Voodoo
6.6 - Black Stretch (1st of 3)
6.7 - Black Stretch (2nd of 3)
6.8 - Oceanic with briefcases in the back
6.9 - Heavy Securicar
6.10- Taxi with open trunk
6.11- Gold Stretch
6.12- Super Angel
6.13- Black Stretch (3rd of 3)
6.14- EP Hotring
6.15- CP Sanchez
7: Rare vehicles
7.1 - White Infernus
7.2 – Sparrow
7.3 - Deluxo
7.4 - Sabre Turbo
7.5 - Sandking
7.6 - Hotring
7.7 - Cuban Jetmax
7.8 - Zebra Taxi
7.9 - Skimmer
7.10- Sea Sparrow
7.11- Rhino
7.12- Hunter
7.13- Black Sanchez
7.14- Black Rancher
7.15- Bloodring Banger
8: Unconfirmed vehicles
8.1 - Lightless Zebra Taxi
9: Mission-by-mission breakdown
10: Breakdown by special quality
11: Frequently Asked Questions
12: Contact info
13: Credits
14: Boilerplate
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*1* TERMS IN THE GUIDE
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This is a listing of all the special terms used in this guide.
BP - Bulletproof. Immune to all bullet damage. Bullet attacks include:
all 4 classes of gun, sniper rifles, minigun, M60, and the Hunter's
minigun. NOTE: This proofing does NOT prevent the windshield from being
shattered by gunfire, nor does it stop gunfire from popping the tires.
FP - Fireproof. Immune to all incendiary weaponry, and to catching fire.
Molotovs cannot hurt this vehicle, and neither they, nor the flame-
thrower, can set fire to it.
EP - Explosionproof. Immune to explosive damage. This includes
grenades, rocket launcher, exploding vehicles, Rhino shells, or Hunter
missiles.
DP - Damageproof. Immune to physical damage. This includes punching the
vehicle, or using a melee weapon on it, as well as running into
anything. This also prevents the car from taking cosmetic damage,
however, bumps and scrapes CAN cause the doors to open (but they won't
take damage).
CP - Comprehensiveproof. This is BP/FP/EP/DP, all in one. The only ways
to damage the vehicle are flipping it over, getting hit by a Rhino,
dunking it in the water, or the Destroy All Cars cheat.
PPT - Pop-proof Tires. This vehicle's tires are immune to being popped
by spike strips. This is NOT included in CP.
CDP - Cosmetic damage proof. This vehicle does not take any cosmetic
damage. However, unlike normal damage-proofing, it actually DOES take
damage towards being destroyed from physical hits (knocking it around
with other cars, running into walls, and melee weapons). Sometimes,
only certain features are CDP; in such cases, it will be noted which
feature(s) is/are.
Unique - This vehicle is only present in story missions, and as such,
is not available at the end of the game.
Super - A powered-up version of a vehicle. A super vehicle has higher
acceleration, top speed, turning, and traction than the normal version.
Heavy - A heavy vehicle has exaggerated handling (it feels "heavier"), and
also maintains the very unique property of being unstoppable and immovable,
in that it will effortlessly push other vehicles around, and be resistant
to the same from other vehicles. Doing that, however, rapidly destroys the
car as heavy does NOT shield it from damage.
Unobtainable - A vehicle that, for whatever reason, cannot be obtained
and/or stored with its properties. Whether it's impossible to even
drive, or a garage eats its property, you simply cannot acquire and
save this vehicle.
Confirm - To "confirm" a car is to open and close the door of a garage
where you stored a vehicle obtained during a mission. As garages only
repair vehicles outside of missions, if you stick it in a garage mid-
mission, save, and then re-load, the car won't be there. Confirming is
essential to keep vehicles obtained DURING missions, otherwise, expect
to lose your spoils.
Manual aim weapon - Any gun that can be manually aimed. This
includes the AK-47, M4, both sniper rifles, and the M60 heavy machine
gun.
Technical limit (garages) - At how many vehicles the game stops
opening the door.
Physical limit (garages) - How many vehicles can actually be squeezed
in.
Absolute limit (garages) - The maximum number of vehicles that can be
stored in a single garage. Trying to fill a garage past this limit
results in vehicles being eaten with 100% probability, until only this
number is left in the garage.
Clearance (garages) - How high the roof is. Necessary to consider for
larger vehicles. Large clearance allows any vehicles, whereas medium
clearance denies entry to large vehicles, such as trucks like the
Yankee and Mule, and most notably, the Rhino.
Reliability (garages) - How reliable it is. Low reliability results in
cars often getting eaten, or losing their property.
Jack - To jack a vehicle means to steal it. This is probably not a
necessary entry, but I figured I'd add it just in case.
Unlocked - When a vehicle is "unlocked," it means that it acquires a
set spawn point. With the exception of missions and high wanted levels,
the only way to acquire this vehicle is to unlock it. The fact that it
CAN be unlocked, however, is why they are listed as rare only.
"Formulated by" - The person who developed the strategy for obtaining the
vehicle.
NOTE: Vehicles that are given to you (such as the White Admiral) have no
strategy credits listed, as it is too simple to warrant credit. In
addition to this, I no longer list who created strategies when a vehicle
is easy to see and is made clear to you, such as if a target in a
mission drives it, meaning you must shoot them out. If anything more is
needed, including mission failure, credit will be mentioned however.
Common Knowledge (credit) - This is one of the well-known special
vehicles, and as such, it is impossible to know who to attribute its
discovery to.
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*2* GARAGES
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Knowing your garages is essential, as they store your vehicles. Learn
them, and it will serve you invaluably. The first number is the
technical limit, and the number in parenthesis is the physical limit.
The physical limit is assuming a small- to mid-sized car, such as the
Blista Compact, or Admiral. If you're looking to store motorcycles,
the physical limit is likely double, or even triple, the listed limit.
The absolute limit of all garages is four (4). Do not attempt to fill a
garage past this number, or you WILL lose the overload.
OCEAN BEACH SAFEHOUSE:
~1 (1) space, high clearance, very reliable. (x1)
LEAF LINKS CONDO:
~1 (1) space, medium clearance, very reliable. (x1)
CASA DE LOCO:
~1 (1) space, medium clearance, very reliable. (x1)
VERCETTI ESTATE:
~2 (3) spaces, medium clearance, pretty reliable. (x1)
HYMAN CONDOS:
~2 (5) spaces, high clearance, incredibly unreliable. (x1)
~2 (2) spaces, high clearance, reliable. (x2)
NOTE: Putting more than one vehicle in the large garage can often cause
them to be eaten, and often affects the other two garages' contents. In
the worst cases, it can even affect ANY garage in the game, so DON'T
USE IT! If you must, putting only one vehicle in usually doesn't cause
problems.
SUNSHINE AUTOS:
~2 (4) spaces, high clearance, very reliable. (x4)
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*3* PROOFED VEHICLES
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These vehicles all have a special proofing, granting them immunity from
one or more forms of damage.
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3.1 - CP Admiral
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Mission: Guardian Angels (Juan Garcia Cortez)
Difficulty: *
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Simply complete the mission. After it ends, go to the street
just south of where you end up, and then turn east. The Admiral should
be waiting there at the intersection, CP and with unlocked doors.
Stick it in a garage immediately, as this is without a doubt the BEST
vehicle in the game.
NOTE: This is NOT the same color as the white Admiral at the start of
the game. This is a very light grayish-white, whereas Ken's Admiral is
pure white.
NOTE 2: I've heard reports that this car vanishes after the final cutscene
on the X-Box version, thus requiring you to fail the mission to obtain it
on that version. Supposedly parking a car in front of it beforehand
allows you to still obtain it, though.
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3.2 - BP/FP/EP Squalo
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Mission: Supply & Demand (Ricardo Diaz)
Difficulty: *
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: GTA_Loco
Strategy: Simply kill Lance after the race starts, then beach the boat
and push it to a garage.
Formulated by: GTA_Loco
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3.3 - BP/FP/EP Sabre Turbo
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Mission: The Driver (Malibu asset)
Difficulty: ****
Required: Adrenaline pill, sniper rifle; Rhino
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy 1: When the race begins, instead of racing, drive north on the
road you're on, until you reach the sharp left turn. Go down the road
until you're in front of the pizza shop. Get out, and at about 2:00
into the race, grab the adrenaline pill behind the building to the
south, and ready your rifle. When Hilary comes over the bridge, snipe
him out. You'll fail the mission for killing Hilary. Now, push the car
to your garage. Or better yet, just push it until the door (normally
locked) is open enough that you can get in, and then drive it to the
garage.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
Strategy 2 (for later versions of the game - untested):
Park a Rhino tank in the Vercetti Estate garage. After the race starts,
head there, collecting a police bribe on the way. Fetch the Rhino and
drive to the east side of the bridge mentioned in strategy 1 (near a
Well Stacked Pizza), and wait. It takes around 1 minute and 50 seconds
to get this far. Hilary will show up at around 2:10. When he does, make
sure he doesn't drive around you. Hit his car with the tank to blow it up
and fail. Then proceed to push it to a garage, taking care that it doesn't
vanish.
Formulated by: MC
NOTE: Any feedback on strategy 2, for those with versions where strategy
1 won't work, is appreciated. According to some feedback so far, strategy
2 does indeed work when 1 won't.
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3.4 - FP Infernus
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Mission: Sunshine Autos Street Races
Difficulty: ***
Required: Manual aim gun is recommended
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Start a race, then rush to the finish line. Wait for the
other cars to finish, then after the race is lost, corner the car you
desire. Take out an assault rifle (or sniper rifle), and snipe the
driver, then simply get in, and drive to a garage. Just remember, the
doors ARE locked, so don't get out until it's in a garage!
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3.5 - FP Cheetah
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Mission: Sunshine Autos Street Races
Difficulty: ***
Required: Manual aim gun is recommended
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Start a race, then rush to the finish line. Wait for the
other cars to finish, then after the race is lost, corner the car you
desire. Take out an assault rifle (or sniper rifle), and snipe the
driver, then simply get in, and drive to a garage. Just remember, the
doors ARE locked, so don't get out until it's in a garage!
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3.6 - FP Banshee
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Mission: Sunshine Autos Street Races
Difficulty: ***
Required: Manual aim gun is recommended
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Start a race, then rush to the finish line. Wait for the
other cars to finish, then after the race is lost, corner the car you
desire. Take out an assault rifle (or sniper rifle), and snipe the
driver, then simply get in, and drive to a garage. Just remember, the
doors ARE locked, so don't get out until it's in a garage!
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*4* UNIQUE VEHICLES
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These vehicles only appear during story missions, and once the game is
completed, cannot be acquired without cheating.
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4.1 - Spand Express (1st of 2)
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Mission: Jury Fury (Ken Rosenberg)
Difficulty: *
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Attack the southern juror's car, and he'll flee. Before
getting far, he'll be blindsided by the Spand Express truck. Simply
stick it in your Ocean Beach garage (the only one big enough), and
confirm it after the mission.
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4.2 - Spand Express (2nd of 2)
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Mission: Riot (Ken Rosenberg)
Difficulty: ***
Required: A weapon capable of destroying the truck
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Complete the mission until you have to destroy the trucks.
Destroy two, then take the last one to your Ocean Beach garage (the
only one big enough), then once it is inside, destroy it, passing the
mission. Let the garage close and open, and there's your truck!
Formulated by: Common knowledge
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4.3 - Love Fist (1st of 2)
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Mission: Psycho Killer (Love Fist)
Difficulty: *
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Take the Love Fist limo at the start of the mission to a
garage, ignoring the pink marker. Blow it up to fail the mission, then
let the garage close and open and there's your Love Fist!
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: On the PC version, the Love Fist spawns outside of the V-Rock
station after completing their mission string, thus rendering it merely
rare (as you unlock it) as opposed to unique.
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4.4 - Love Fist (2nd of 2)
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Mission: Publicity Tour (Love Fist)
Difficulty: **
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Complete the mission until the bomb is defused, then simply
drive it to a garage, destroy it (or snipe Love Fist), and let the
garage close then re-open.
NOTE: On the PC version, the Love Fist spawns outside of the V-Rock
station after completing their mission string, thus rendering it merely
rare (as you unlock it) as opposed to unique.
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4.5 - Romero's Hearse
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Mission: Two Bit Hit (Avery Carrington)
Difficulty: * or ****
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: This can either be easy or hard to obtain. For easy, simply
rush the funeral and jack it. For hard (when obtaining both this AND
the black Voodoo), after jacking and storing the Voodoo, simply chase
this down, corner it, and snipe the driver (or jack it). Also, one will
chase you during the mission, along with any Voodoos left (there are
two hearses in the mission; one is taken by the Haitian leader, the
other chases you).
Formulated by: Lancet Jades
NOTES: There are four varieties of this, each with a different setup
in the back. There are three varieties of coffin (one blue, and two
different brown ones), and one without a coffin.
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*5* SPECIALLY COLORED/FEATURED VEHICLES
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These vehicles all have some special color of feature that the vehicle
usually does not have.
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5.1 - White Admiral
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Mission: In the beginning (Start of the game)
Difficulty: *****
Required: Enough money to buy a safehouse with a garage
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy 1: This is the car Ken drives in the opening scenes. Tricky to
keep. You have no garages, thus storing this is a problem. A good idea
is to go do the Paramedic missions while leaving this stored near the
hospital. Vice City's engine keeps the last two vehicles you used in
memory, so long as the door remains open. So, get out of your Admiral,
leaving the door open, and do the Paramedic missions. If you lose the
Ambulance though, be careful, as you cannot take any other vehicle,
lest your Admiral be deleted.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
Strategy 2: If the above strategy doesn't pan out, do whatever else you
can for money; robbing stores can be a good alternative, so long as you
mind the wanted level. Messing this up can be bothersome, but unless
you almost have enough for the safehouse, another try is just a new
game away.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: This is NOT the same color as the Diaz's Admiral in Guardian
Angels. This car is pure white, whereas the Admiral in Guardian Angels
is a light grayish-white.
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5.2 - Black Washington
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Mission: All Hands on Deck! (Juan Garcia Cortez)
Difficulty: ****
Required: Multiple (at least two) bulky, long vehicles
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy 1: This strategy is imprecise, cumbersome, and annoying, but it
remains the best way. First, pick up a Packer from Viceport, and drive
it to the marina. Coming in from the entrance near the Ocean Beach
safehouse, along the right you'll see multiple planters. Drive to the
2nd one, and position the Packer perpendicular to the middle of it
(put the cab of the Packer against the fence on the ocean side). Then
run to the hospital north of this point, grab the Ambulance there, and
park it behind the Packer (with the front wheels a little on the back
of the Packer (note: an SUV such as the Rancher or Landstalker will
work equally well here). Start the mission, and if you're lucky, one of
the black Wahingtons will get hung up on your barricade. Kill Cortez to
fail the mission, and you'll be returned to the pier with (hopefully) a
Washington waiting for you, unlocked and everything. If the strategy
fails, just keep attempting it, possibly shifting the position of your
barricade until it succeeds. This one can be tricky, but overall is
more of an endurance test than anything.
Formulated by: Lancet Jades (I did not formulate this strategy originally,
however, I have heavily modified it to make it functional)
Strategy 2: Upon starting the mission, jump down to the lowest level of
the boat (in the back). Various enemy boats should be nearby, including
a Speeder. Pull out a rifle (assault or sniper) and take out the driver.
Most of the time, the boat should turn towards you; if so, press the
vehicle enter button to get in. Once driving the Speeder, head back to
the docks with the black Washingtons. DO NOT get in, otherwise the
mission will fail. On footk, push a Washington close to where Cortez's
mission marker would be, then get inside. This will fail the mission, and
like with the first strategy listed, the car will remain, since it is
close to where the mission deposits you.
Formulated by: MC
NOTE: This vehicle can also be produced via the "Black Traffic" cheat.
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5.3 - Silver PCJ-600
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Mission: Autocide (Assassination contract)
Difficulty: *
Required: Nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Simply start the mission, and go to the weapon drop point.
The silver PCJ-600 is just sitting there for you. Either complete the
mission and store it, or, if you're going for the black Bobcat too,
get it, fail the mission, store it, then go for the Bobcat.
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5.4 - Black Bobcat with metallic red side panels
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Mission: Autocide (Assassination contract)
Difficulty: **
Required: Manual aim weapon (preferably a sniper rifle)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Complete the mission up until you get to the two people in
the Bobcat, then simply snipe the driver. The passenger will rush you
with a shotgun, so kill him off quickly. Get in the Bobcat, and store
it in a garage. Be careful not to get too close though, as the doors
are locked, so if they speed off, the only option is to corner them and
snipe the driver - not an easy task. Once the mission is over, go
confirm the truck, and gaze at its pretty purple side panel.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: This is the ONLY 'black' special vehicle in the game that CANNOT
be obtained via the "Black Traffic" cheat. The cheat colors the side
panel black, thus it is not a substitute for the real thing.
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5.5 - Black Admiral (1st of 2)
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Mission: Check Out at the Check In (Assassination contract)
Difficulty: ***
Required: Fire weapon (flamethrower of molotovs)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Complete the mission up until the point you must escape the
airport and drop the package off at Ammu-Nation. At this point, several
black Admirals will chase you, with gunners mounted on the roof. Get to
a safe location, and take out the gunner of the target vehicle, then
set fire to the car. The driver will get out and run off, leaving the
normally locked door open. Get in, drive to a garage (preferably the
close Sunshine Auto garage, if you own it), then grab another vehicle
and complete the mission. Confirm the car, and it's yours!
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: This vehicle can also be produced via the "Black Traffic" cheat.
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5.6 - White Walton
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Mission: Gun Runner (Phil Cassidy)
Difficulty: **
Required: Manual aim weapon
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Simply snipe the driver of one of the white Waltons, then
store it in a garage. After collecting all weapons, and destroying all
other trucks, destroy this in the garage, then let it close and open,
and voila, your very own white Walton, to keep!
Formulated by: Common knowledge
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5.7 - Gold Stretch
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Mission: Martha's Mugshot (Film Studio asset)
Difficulty: *
Required: Manual aim weapon, or nothing
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy 1: Snipe the driver of the Stretch, then get in. You won't
take control of it immediately, as the CPU will still drive it to the
destination. Then, simply drive it to a garage before continuing the
mission. Be sure to confirm it afterwards.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
Strategy 2: Wait until the Stretch has reached its destination, then go
south on the road, past the Malibu. It should be sitting there,
unmanned, just waiting for you. Take it to a garage, complete the
mission, then confirm it.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
Strategy 3: Snipe the driver, then waste all 12 shots of the camera to
fail the mission, then take it to a garage. This way, you don't have to
worry about confirming it after the mission.
Formulated by: Lancet Jades
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5.8 - Black Sentinel
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Mission: Hit the Courier (Print Works asset)
Difficulty: ****
Required: Manual aim weapon
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: After starting the mission, quickly get to the drop site and
dispose of the sentries. Get in front (not TOO close though) to the
black Sentinel, and aim at the driver's seat. As soon as the woman gets
in, snipe her. Get in, drive to a garage, then go finish the mission.
The doors are locked, so be careful not to let them get closed before
it is safe in the garage! Once the mission is over, confirm it, and
save.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: This vehicle can also be produced via the "Black Traffic" cheat.
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5.9 - Black Pony
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Mission: Loose Ends (Assassination Contract)
Difficulty: *****
Required: Two (2) Packer trucks
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: This can be difficult. First, kill off everyone in the area,
making sure NOT to destroy (or even get in) the Admirals or Pony. Once
everyone is gone, drive to Viceport and grab the Packer parked there.
To reach it, drive straight south on the road that runs by Sunshine
Autos until it reaches a point where it turns left as the only route
available. The Packer should be waiting there in the dirt lot to the
left (before the turn). Drive it back, and position it perpendicular
to the gate. RUN (do NOT drive) back to Viceport and jack a second
Packer, and drive it back to the first one. Drive it up the first
Packer, and over the gate. Then, position it perpendicular to the
gate, and simply drive the Pony up the Packer, over the gate, and
then to a nearby garage. Don't forget to confirm this after the
mission, as with the level of work required, it's both easy and
incredibly annoying to forget.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: This vehicle can also be produced via the "Black Traffic" cheat.
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5.10 - Black Admiral (2nd of 2)
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Mission: Loose Ends (Assassination contract)
Difficulty: *****
Required: Two (2) Packer trucks
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: See the Black Pony strategy (right above this entry). Just
duplicate it, and there's your Admiral, though using this method merely
trades one difficult task for another (that is also more tedious).
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: This vehicle can also be produced via the "Black Traffic" cheat.
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5.11 - Black Voodoo
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Mission: Two Bit Hit (Avery Carrington)
Difficulty: **
Required: Nothing
Strategy 1 (Voodoo only, no Hearse): Simply rush the funeral and jack
the Voodoo, then off the leader, and store the car.
Strategy 2 (Voodoo and the Hearse, 1): To get this AND Romero's Hearse,
jack this car first, then simply swipe a hearse, either from the
Haitian leader you're chasing, or, if the other hearse is still
functional, a Haitian will pursue you in it.
Strategy 3 (Voodoo and the Hearse, 2): The reverse of the above
strategy. Jack and store the hearse first, then jack the black Voodoo
when the Haitians pursue you.
NOTE: This vehicle can also be produced via the "Black Traffic" cheat.
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5.12 - Lightless Taxi
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Mission: None
Difficulty: *****
Required: Patience and time
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Simply save at a safehouse with easy access to multiple roads
(Ocean Beach Safehouse - not Hotel - is ideal). Keep reloading the
game, and eventually you'll find a Taxi that spawns without the taxi
light on the roof. Save it in a garage. This can be found at any time,
but is greatly a matter of luck.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
NOTE: In my experience, the longer the game has been running, the more
it generates various glitches, and thus, in theory, the greater the
chance of producing this vehicle. My game had been running for over two
days without rest when I found this and other lightless taxis, and
what's more, I've found more than one of a couple of them under that
condition.
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5.13 - Lightless Cabbie
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Mission: None
Difficulty: *****
Required: Patience and time
Discovered by: Lancet Jades
Strategy: Same way as the Lightless Taxi, except this one is a Cabbie.
NOTE: In my experience, the longer the game has been running, the more
it generates various glitches, and thus, in theory, the greater the
chance of producing this vehicle. My game had been running for over two
days without rest when I found this and other lightless taxis, and
what's more, I've found more than one of a couple of them under that
condition.
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5.14 - Lightless Kaufman Cab
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Mission: None
Difficulty: *****
Required: Patience and time
Discovered by: Lancet Jades
Strategy: Same way as the Lightless Taxi, except this one is a Kaufman
Cab.
NOTE: In my experience, the longer the game has been running, the more
it generates various glitches, and thus, in theory, the greater the
chance of producing this vehicle. My game had been running for over two
days without rest when I found this and other lightless taxis, and
what's more, I've found more than one of a couple of them under that
condition.
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*6* UNOBTAINABLE SPECIAL VEHICLES
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These vehicles are unobtainable for whatever reason is listed. This does
NOT mean you can't actually drive (or get in) them, but they cannot be
stored. Difficulty, required, and strategy will still be listed for
those that you can actually drive (and perhaps even use), but there
will always be some reason why you can't keep them.
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6.1 - Black Maverick
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Mission: In the beginning (Start of the game)
Discovered by: GTA_Loco
Unobtainable: It exists only in the cutscene.
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6.2 - Heavy Admiral
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Mission: Jury Fury (Ken Rosenberg)
Discovered by: Andreaz1
Strategy: After starting the mission, proceed to the south juror's
location. Using a melee weapon, bang up his car, damaging it cosmetically
as much as possible. Once it starts smoking lightly, attack the juror and
he will get inside, then immediately get back out and run off. The car
is now heavy. If you get the cutscene where he hits the Spand Express truck,
the car loses the property though!
Formulated by: Andreaz1
Unobtainable: It loses its heavy property if stored in a garage, as well
as when the mission is over (pass or fail).
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6.3 - PPT/CDP Cuban Hermes (obtainable as just CDP)
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Mission: Guardian Angels (Juan Garcia Cortez)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Complete the mission up until you have to protect Diaz. Fail
the mission, then simply take the Cuban Hermes sitting there. The
right-hand door on the car is also CDP, and will not fall off,
regardless of anything that is done to it.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
Unobtainable: It loses its PPT once stored in a garage. However, the
CDP stays, so it's not completely unobtainable.
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6.4 - CP/PPT Voodoo
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Mission: Guardian Angels (Juan Garcia Cortez)
Discovered by: Lancet Jades
Unobtainable: This is the Voodoo driven by the initial gang of
Haitians. It is only CP until it parks and the occupants get out.
Failing the mission, or letting it reach that point both cancel its
proofing.
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6.5 - PPT Voodoo
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Mission: Guardian Angels (Juan Garcia Cortez)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: See "PPT Cuban Hermes." This car's door is NOT CDP, however.
Formulated by: Common knowledge
Unobtainable: It loses its PPT once stored in a garage.
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6.6 - Black Stretch (1st of 3)
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Mission: Four Iron (Avery Carrington)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Unobtainable: It exists only in cutscenes.
NOTE: This vehicle can also be acquired via the Black Traffic cheat.
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6.7 - Black Stretch (2nd of 3)
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Mission: Demolition Man (Avery Carrington)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Unobtainable: It exists only in cutscenes.
NOTE: This vehicle can also be acquired via the Black Traffic cheat.
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6.8 - Oceanic with briefcases in the back
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Mission: Bar Brawl (Tommy Vercetti)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Unobtainable: The briefcases disappear after the mission is over,
success or failure. Even destroying the car beforehand doesn't prevent
it.
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6.9 - Heavy Securicar
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Mission: Autocide (Assassination Contract)
Discovered by: Andreaz1
Strategy: This Securicar houses the second target in this mission. Snipe
him out from the opposing roof (where you were stationed in Guardian
Angels), then get in.
Formulated by: Andreaz1
Unobtainable: Garages eat the power, as does the mission ending (pass or
fail).
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6.10 - Taxi with open trunk
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Mission: The Job (Malibu asset)
Discovered by: Lancet Jades
Strategy: This is the Taxi you use, after Tommy and the others get
out, and Hilary begins driving it "around the block a few times." Snipe
Hilary out of it to obtain it yourself, but the doors are locked, so be
careful.
Formulated by: Lancet Jades
Unobtainable: Storing it in a garage, or even using a Pay n' Spray
"repairs" the trunk.
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6.11 - Gold Stretch
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Mission: Recruitment Drive (Film Studio asset)
Discovered by: GTA_Loco
Unobtainable: It disappears after the cutscene. You can use the Destroy
All Cars cheat to blow it up, but the game stays in the cutscene
forever if you do. Just get the one from Martha's Mug Shot.
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6.12 - Super Angel
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Mission: Alloy Wheels of Steel (Mitch Baker)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Strategy: Jack the bike of one of the opponent bikers (easiest if one
falls off), then end the race and store it in a garage.
Unobtainable: Garages eat the bike's powers.
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6.13 - Black Stretch (3rd of 3)
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Mission: Two Bit Hit (Avery Carrington)
Discovered by: Common knowledge
Unobtainable: It exists only in cutscenes.
NOTE: This vehicle can also be acquired via the Black Traffic cheat.
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6.14 - EP Hotring
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Mission: Hot Ring (Hyman Stadium)
Discovered by: GTA_Loco
Unobtainable: You cannot get it out of the Hot Ring arena.
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6.15 - CP Sanchez
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Mission: Dirt Ring (Hyman Stadium)
Discovered by: GTA_Loco
Unobtainable: You cannot get it out of the Dirt Ring arena.
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*7* RARE VEHICLES
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These vehicles aren't anything inherently special, but are nonetheless
unique for various reasons, often requiring completion of a mission or
side mission to unlock. These can all be obtained at the end of the
game without any problem
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7.1 - White Infernus
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Unlocked: Complete the mission "Rub Out."
Found: Parked near the garage of the Vercetti Estate.
Missions the car may also be found in:
Back Alley Brawl, Guardian Angels
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7.2 - Sparrow
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Unlocked: Complete the mission "Rub Out."
Found: In various places around the city.
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7.3 - Deluxo
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Unlocked: Complete the first car list at Sunshine Autos.
Found: Parked on the first floor of Sunshine Autos.
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7.4 - Sabre Turbo
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Unlocked: Complete the second car list at Sunshine Autos.
Found: Parked on the first floor of Sunshine Autos.
Missions the car may also be found in:
The Driver
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7.5 - Sandking
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Unlocked: Complete the third car list at Sunshine Autos.
Found: Parked on the second floor of Sunshine Autos.
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7.6 - Hotring
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Unlocked: Complete the fourth car list at Sunshine Autos.
Found: Parked on the second floor of Sunshine Autos.
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7.7 - Cuban Jetmax
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Unlocked: Purchase the Boatyard asset.
Found: At the docks in the Boatyard.
Missions the boat may also be found in:
Bombs Away!
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7.8 - Zebra Taxi
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Unlocked: Complete the Kaufman Taxi asset string.
Found: Parked in the Kaufman Taxi station.
Missions the car may also be found in:
Cabmageddon
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7.9 - Skimmer
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Unlocked: Complete the mission "Dildo Dodo."
Found: In the dock behind the Film Studio.
Missions the car may also be found in:
Dildo Dodo
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7.10 - Sea Sparrow
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Unlocked: Collect 80 Hidden Packages.
Found: In the dock area in the southern outdoor section of Diaz or
Vercetti's Estate.
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7.11 - Rhino
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Unlocked (1 only): Collect 90 Hidden Packages.
Found (1): Spawns in the Air Force Base.
Found (2): Jack a tank during a 6-star wanted level.
Missions the car may also be found in:
Sir, Yes Sir!
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7.12 - Hunter
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Unlocked (1): Collect all 100 Hidden Packages.
Unlocked (2): Achieve 100% game completion.
Found (1 or 2 complete): In the northern section of the Army Base.
Found (1 and 2 complete): On a helipad in the southern part of Ocean
Beach.
Missions the car may also be found in:
All Hands On Deck
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7.13 - Black Sanchez
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Unlocked: Complete the dirt track on the Sanchez once.
Found: On subsequent attempts, three Haitians wielding Machetes will
attack you. Their Sanchezs are a special black color.
NOTE: Later versions have a quirk for this. You MUST complete Test Track
before Trial by Dirt (Landstakler before Sanchez), otherwise the latter
will not register. Complete Test Track as slowly as possible, then Trial
by Dirt even slower. Apparently Trial by Dirt will never register as
any better than Test Track's score, so be careful. Eventually, besting
your time repeatedly (you get paid for beating the time, hence the long
first tries) should yield the events with these vehicles.
Courtesy of MC
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7.14 - Black Rancher
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Unlocked: Complete the dirt track in the Landstalker once.
Found: On subsequent attempts, a PIG in a black Rancher will assail you
as you drive the course. Ram him until he gets out, then kill him, and
take the Rancher for yourself.
NOTE: Later versions have a quirk for this. You MUST complete Test Track
before Trial by Dirt (Landstakler before Sanchez), otherwise the latter
will not register. Complete Test Track as slowly as possible, then Trial
by Dirt even slower. Apparently Trial by Dirt will never register as
any better than Test Track's score, so be careful. Eventually, besting
your time repeatedly (you get paid for beating the time, hence the long
first tries) should yield the events with these vehicles.
Courtesy of MC
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7.15 - Bloodring Banger
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Unlocked: Acquire more than 1 minute remaining in the Bloodring at
Hyman Stadium.
Found: Parked outside the stadium.
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*8* UNCONFIRMED VEHICLES
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These are vehicles that are as of yet unconfirmed. They are thought to
exist with whatever special properties they are mentioned, but whether
they can be obtained as such, or even CAN possess said properties is
unknown. Credit will go to whomever can provide evidence they exist.
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8.1 - Lightless Zebra Taxi
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Information: This one is thought to exist simply because the other three
types of taxis have lightless versions.
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*9* MISSION-BY-MISSION BREAKDOWN
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Here is a breakdown of every mission in the game, and any special
vehicles within. This is also the mission order that the previous
sections follow, in terms of vehicle order.
NOTE 1: This lists vehicles found in every mission, with the exception
of Rare vehicles, as they can be obtained anytime.
NOTE 2: The following order is based on acquiring a "perfect" game. The
reason Two Bit Hit is so late in the order is to prevent the Havana
Clothes from glitching. Missions that force clothes on you are what
cause it to glitch, in particular, Cop Land and The Job. I placed it so
late just to ensure that there'd be minimal trouble given by the
remaining missions. Not to mention leaving the Cuban/Haitian string of
missions for so late in the game prevents the Haitians from bothering
you too much.
STORY MISSIONS:
1: In the beginning (Start of the game)
5.1 - White Admiral
6.1 - Unobtainable Black Maverick
2: An Old Friend (Tommy Vercetti)
3: The Party (Ken Rosenberg)
4: Back Alley Brawl (Ken Rosenberg)
5: Jury Fury (Ken Rosenberg)
4.1 - Spand Express (1st of 2)
6.2 - Unobtainable Heavy Admiral
6: Riot (Ken Rosenberg)
4.2 - Spand Express (2nd of 2)
7: Treacherous Swine (Juan Garcia Cortez)
8: Mall Shootout (Juan Garcia Cortez)
9: Guardian Angels (Juan Garcia Cortez)
3.1 - CP Admiral
6.3 - Unobtainable PPT/CDP Cuban Hermes
6.4 - Unobtainable CP Voodoo
6.5 - Unobtainable PPT Voodoo
10: Road Kill (Assassination Contract)
11: The Chase (Ricardo Diaz)
12: Phnom Penh '86 (Ricardo Diaz)
13: Sir, Yes Sir! (Juan Garcia Cortez)
14: Waste the Wife (Assassination Contract)
15: Four Iron (Avery Carrington)
6.6 - Unobtainable Black Stretch (1st of 3)
16: Demolition Man (Avery Carrington)
6.7 - Unobtainable Black Stretch (2nd of 3)
17: The Fastest Boat (Ricardo Diaz)
18: Supply & Demand (Ricardo Diaz)
3.2 - BP/FP/EP Squalo
19: Death Row (Kent Paul)
20: All Hands On Deck! (Juan Garcia Cortez)
5.2 - Black Washington
21: Rub Out (Ricardo Diaz)
22: Shakedown (Tommy Vercetti)
23: Bar Brawl (Tommy Vercetti)
6.8 - Unobtainable Oceanic with briefcases in the back
24: Cop Land (Tommy Vercetti)
25: Autocide (Assassination Contract)
5.3 - Silver PCJ-600
5.4 - Black Bobcat with metallic red side panels
6.9 - Unobtainable Heavy Securicar
26: Check Out at the Check In (Assassination Contract)
5.5 - Black Admiral (1st of 2)
27: No escape? (Malibu asset)
28: The Shootist (Malibu asset)
29: The Driver (Malibu asset)
3.3 - BP/EP/FP Sabre Turbo
30: The Job (Malibu asset)
6.10 - Unobtainable Taxi with open trunk
31: Gun Runner (Phil Cassidy)
5.6 -White Walton
32: Boomshine Saigon (Phil Cassidy)
33: V.I.P (Kaufman Cab asset)
34: Friendly Rivalry (Kaufman Cab asset)
35: Cabmageddon (Kaufman Cab asset)
36: Recruitment Drive (Film Studio asset)
6.11 - Unobtainable Gold Stretch
37: Dildo Dodo (Film Studio asset)
38: Martha's Mugshot (Film Studio asset)
5.7 - Gold Stretch
39: G-Spotlight (Film Studio asset)
40: Distribution (Cherry Popper Icecream asset)
41: Spilling the Beans (Print Works asset)
42: Hit the Courier (Print Works asset)
5.8 - Black Sentinel
43: Loose Ends (Assassination Contract)
5.9 - Black Pony
5.10 - Black Admiral (2nd of 2)
44: Love Juice (Love Fist)
45: Psycho Killer (Love Fist)
4.3 - Love Fist (1st of 2)
46: Alloy Wheels of Steel (Mitch Baker)
6.12 - Unobtainable Super Angel
47: Messing with The Man (Mitch Baker)
48: Hog Tied (Mitch Baker)
49: Publicity tour (Love Fist)
4.4 - Love Fist (2nd of 2)
50: Two Bit Hit (Avery Carrington)
4.5 Romero's Hearse
5.11 - Black Voodoo
6.13 - Unobtainable Black Stretch - 3rd of 3
51: Stunt Boat Challenge (Umberto Robino)
52: Juju Scramble (Auntie Poulet)
53: Bombs Away! (Auntie Poulet)
54: Dirty Lickins' (Auntie Poulet)
55: Cannon Fodder (Umberto Robino)
56: Naval Engagement (Umberto Robino)
57: Trojan Voodoo (Umberto Robino)
58: Cap the Collector (Print Works)
59: Keep your Friends Close... (Tommy Vercetti)
SIDE MISSIONS:
S1: Hot Ring
6.14 - Unobtainable EP Hotring
S2: Dirt Ring
6.15 - Unobtainable EP Sanchez
S3: Blood Ring
S4: Trial by Dirt
S5: Test Track
S6: Cone Crazy
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*10* BREAKDOWN BY SPECIAL QUALITY
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This section gives a breakdown of all special vehicles by what quality
they have. Vehicles with multiple properties are listed in each section
they belong in. Inspired by GTA_Loco's similar section in his guides.
Unique vehicles:
4.1/4.2 - Spand Express (Jury Fury/Riot)
4.3/4.4 - Love Fist (Psycho Killer/Publicity Tour)
4.5 - Romero's Hearse (Two Bit Hit)
CP/PPT - Comprehensiveproof/Pop-proof Tires:
6.4 - Voodoo (UNOBTAINABLE - Guardian Angels)
CP - Comprehensiveproof:
3.1 - Admiral (Guardian Angels)
6.15 - Sanchez (UNOBTAINABLE - Dirt Ring)
BP/FP/EP - Bullet/Fire/Explosionproof:
3.3 - Squalo (Supply & Demand)
3.4 - Sabre Turbo (The Driver)
FP - Fireproof:
3.4 - Infernus (Sunshine Auto Races)
3.5 - Cheetah (Sunshine Auto Races)
3.6 - Banshee (Sunshine Auto Races)
EP - Explosionproof:
6.14 - Hotring (UNOBTAINABLE - Hot Ring)
PPT/CDP - Pop-proof Tires/Cosmetic Damageproof:
6.3 - Cuban Hermes (UNOBTAINABLE - Guardian Angels)
PPT - Pop-proof Tires:
6.5 - Voodoo (UNOBTAINABLE - Guardian Angels)
Unique color:
5.1 - Admiral (White - In the beginning)
5.2 - Washington (Black - All Hands on Deck!)
5.3 - PCJ-600 (Silver - Autocide)
5.4 - Bobcat (Black w/ metallic purple side panels - Autocide)
5.5/5.10 - Admiral (Black - Check Out at the Check In/Loose Ends)
5.6 - Walton (White - Drug Runner)
5.7 - Stretch (Gold - Martha's Mug Shot)
5.8 - Sentinel (Black - Hit the Courier)
5.9 - Pony (Black - Loose Ends)
5.11 - Voodoo (Black - Two Bit Hit)
6.1 - Maverick (UNOBTAINABLE - Black - In the beginning)
6.6/6.7/6.13 - Stretch (UNOBTAINABLE - Black - Four Iron/Demolition Man/
Two Bit Hit)
6.11 - Stretch (UNOBTAINABLE - Gold - Recruitment Drive)
Unique features:
5.12 - Taxi (Lightless - Free Roam)
5.13 - Cabbie (Lightless - Free Roam)
5.14 - Kaufman Cab (Lightless - Free Roam)
6.2 - Admiral (UNOBTAINABLE - Heavy - Jury Fury)
6.8 - Oceanic (UNOBTAINABLE - Bar Brawl)
6.9 - Taxi (UNOBTAINABLE - The Job)
6.10 - Securicar (UNOBTAINABLE - Heavy - Autocide)
6.12 - Angel (UNOBTAINABLE - Super - Alloy Wheels of Steel)
Unlockable / Rare:
7.1 - Infernus (White - after Rub Out)
7.2 - Sparrow (after Rub Out)
7.3 - Deluxo (after 1st list at Sunshine Auto)
7.4 - Sabre Turbo (after 2nd list at Sunshine Auto)
7.5 - Sandking (after 3rd list at Sunshine Auto)
7.6 - Hotring (after 4th list at Sunshine Auto)
7.7 - Cuban Jetmax (purchase Boatyard Asset)
7.8 - Zebra Taxi (complete Kaufman Can Asset)
7.9 - Skimmer (after Dildo Dodo)
7.10 - Sea Sparrow (collect 80 Hidden Packages)
7.11 - Rhino (collect 90 Hidden Packages)
7.12 - Hunter (after Keep Your Friends Close, and/or 100 Hidden Packages)
7.13 - Sanchez (Black - after Dirt Track Sanchez once)
7.14 - Rancher (Black - after Dirt Track Rancher once)
7.15 - Bloodring Banger (after Blood Ring)
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*11* FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: My car disappeared from the garage!
A: Garages ARE known to eat vehicles. The safest way to avoid this is
to save frequently over multiple slots, and regularly check garages. In