Vehicle Database — 2015+ 400+ HP Production Cars

Source of truth

Live URL: https://core.itpropartner.com/vehicles.json
Local copy (Caddy): /var/www/static/vehicles.json
Portal copy: /root/portal-mockup/vehicles.json
Caddy config: core.itpropartner.com serves static files from /var/www/static/

Database Stats (as of Jul 7, 2026)

47 makes — every global automaker
373 models — every production 2015+ car with 400+ HP
1,433 year-HP data points

Data Structure

{
  "Make": {
    "Model": {
      "Year": HP,
      "Year": HP,
      ...
    },
    ...
  },
  ...
}

Example:

{
  "Ferrari": {
    "296 GTB": {
      "2022": 819,
      "2023": 819,
      "2024": 819,
      "2025": 819
    }
  }
}

Maintenance Rules

New model launches — When new model years launch (2027s, mid-cycle refreshes), add them proactively within a week of announcement
Corrections — User reports missing cars (like ZR1 year ranges). Add immediately, verify with the user
No snippet updates needed — The Apex WPForms form fetches live from the JSON endpoint. Updating the JSON is sufficient
HP values — use manufacturer claimed horsepower. For EVs, use combined system HP
Sorting — Makes alphabetically, models alphabetically, years descending (newest first)
Years are strings — "2025" not 2025. The vehicle registration form expects string keys.
HP is integer — No decimal points.

Deploy Updates

After editing vehicles.json in portal-mockup, you MUST copy to the web root:

cp /root/portal-mockup/vehicles.json /var/www/static/vehicles.json

Then verify via curl:

curl -s https://core.itpropartner.com/vehicles.json | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(len(d.keys()), 'makes')"

Common Maintenance Tasks

Add a missing year to a model

data['Ferrari']['296 GTB']['2025'] = 819   # same HP as existing year

Add a missing model

data['Ferrari']['SF90 XX Spider'] = {"2024": 1016}

PITFALLS

User may notice missing models via customer feedback — This is the primary signal. When a participant can't find their car in registration, check if the model exists in the DB. If not, add it.
Ferrari "Speciale" variants — Ferrari does not produce a production model called "Speciale" for the 296 line. Only GTB (coupe) and GTS (spider) exist.
Current as of Jul 2026 — Years should be kept current. If user reports years are missing, add the current year +1.

Apex Form Integration

Form fetches from https://core.itpropartner.com/vehicles.json (HTTPS, CORS-enabled)
WPForms HTML Content field embeds JS snippet that populates cascading dropdowns
Make → Model → Year → Color → HP display
Existing WPForms snippet at /root/.hermes/references/apex-vreg-live.html

Significance

This is a showcase project for IT Pro Partner. Every missing car that gets corrected makes the Apex form more reliable and builds trust. Accuracy here directly leads to more MSP tech projects.

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