That's awesome :)
btw i recommend the game 'Street Racing Syndicate' for inspiration, it has some cool old school things that you may like it. It's not that popular as NFS but it had a good run at his time.
I had played SRS a loooooong time ago! Loved the vibes of it, but I could never get into it because I couldn't enjoy the core physics and gameplay. I really wanted to like it for the killer vibes but the driving experience itself kinda disappointed me. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll still go revisit it for inspiration in terms of style and presentation.