Last but not least on our list, is Musca. Musca doesn't really have a "car industry" as much as a coachbuilding industry. Established in 1911, Heikkinen Coachbuilding earned a name for itself building the most luxurious limousines with pre-existing engines and transmissions sourced from various car manufacturers. Their cars were mainly built-to-order, their customers ranged from politicians, presidents, prime ministers, and members of the Ishtunto. Most famously, though, is their limousines for the Palvelija. These limousines are built every 10 years or so and are given to the Palvelija at no cost, as both a sign of devotion and as a way to get free advertising. The Palvelija's first car was the 1914 Heikkinen Type AA-1
This quickly put them on the map, and in no time, the rich and wealthy of the Hydran continent were itching to get their hands on Heikkinen's rolling craftsmanship. Even the Libran president ordered one. This 1926 Heikkinen Type BH-6 was the Palvelija's next personal car. This time built as a convertible to help the Palvelija's visibility to the masses.
The 1930s saw a further influx of wealthy customers. Heikkinen became famous all around Forma for their luxurious coachbuilt creations. Allegedly, in 1933, Aran Tau had tried to order a Heikkinen limousine for himself, but Heikkinen turned down the order due to the Palvelija's condemnation of the actions of the Antares Imperium. This 1933 Heikkinen Type NT-7 became famous in Orion due to the Palvelija making frequent tours around the country in it, commonly giving anti-war speeches. The color white became the standard for all of the Palvelija's personal cars. Symbolizing peace and purity.
But limousines weren't all that Heikkinen made. One creation during this time was the 1937 Type RW-4, a roadster commissioned by the eccentric Orionite billionaire businessman Martin Dalworth. Infamously, it was found empty on the side of the road in 1943 on the night Dalworth disappeared. There was no blood or signs of any struggle, and no damage to the car. Just a napkin with "G.D.V." scribbled on it left on the passenger's seat. The Dalworth case is one of Orion's most famous cold cases, and his car is the most visited exhibit in the Venatia Auto Museum.
The 1940s saw an abandonment to the open-topped convertible for the Palvelija after a failed assassination attempt by Astranist radicals in 1944. The 1945 Heikkinen DH-5 was a close-topped limousine with bulletproof windows and thick steel panels.
The outbreak of the Forman War saw many more tours by the Palvelija around the Hydran continent for morale and to decry the actions of Ursa and the Imperium. Another assassination attempt in 1952 by Antarean spies seeking to spark tensions between Hydran Unist and Astranist populations saw the Palvelija's car damaged by a bomb planted under a manhole cover. The Palvelija was uninjured, but his driver would later die from his injuries. This resulted in a much more thorough scouting of the Pavelija's motorcade routes in future years. Despite this being the second assassination attempt on his life, Palvelija Otto Virtanen did not let this stop him from making future public appearances. After the war, the Palvelija went on a tour of the Ursan, Centauran, and Libran continents. Preaching peace and reconciliation. His 1953 Heikkinen GZ-1 would become famous worldwide in the postwar era.
