The Cars Heartbeat City equipment

 David Robinson:

·     Slingerland chrome drum set

·     Ludwig Steel Shell snare

·     LinnDrum drum machine

·     Fairlight CMI

Benjamin Orr:

·     Fender Precision bass

Greg Hawkes:

·     Fairlight CMI

·     PPG Wave 2.2

·     Roland Jupiter-8

·     Roland MC4 Micro composer

·     Yamaha grand piano

·     Roland CR78

·     Roland TR808

References

International Musician & Recording World, January 1985

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/462949-cars-drive-gt-what-synth-s-did-they-use-2.html?s=a03ac061b6ff4b943051deb01e7537eb

https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/147490-lead-brass-sound-on-the-cars-quotim-not-the-onequot/

https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/md67cs.pdf