Legal issues with vehicles in games?

#1 Don't give it an obvious body type or logo. Something like the classic Corvette style or a Lamborgini wouldn't be a good idea.

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#3 No, that shouldn't be a big deal

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#5 Remaking it exactly can always be a potential problem, but using it as inspiration for a vehicle like it is not.

#6 TurboSquid has a few free Firetrucks

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#8 I've heard this has become a big issue for the plastic model market. A lot of vehicle makers let the model makers produce stuff freely, accepting it as a kind of free advertising. Now they want to charge high fees (effectively doubling the final price of the model) to create another revenue stream and it threatens to put some model makers out of business.

#9 For a pretty good idea of how close you can cut it, you need only look at the myriad commercial games that do just that. The Grand Theft Auto series, for example, is pretty well-known for its "really really really close but not exactly" car designs.

#10 Its interesting this thread popped up right now... Ive been wondering about these exact issues as some of my current work revolves around vehicles. Im taking the stance of "inspiration but not immitation". If you need to make a sports car, look at a dozen examples and then find a nice design that fits with that look. I think its a great way to side step any legal problems.

#11 Hi ! I am begeaner in torque engine and I have a lot of car model in 3ds max model , but ,
the problem is export to torque and work always a error acurred ,
How I coud reduce the nuber of polygons?
my dream is build a F1 track race and put some car ...