Ankomst Automotive - Envy Never Rests (Very Busy)

[TheBobWiley]

5/25/1955

Ankomst Automotive would like to announce its final submission for the upcoming 1955 BRC race. Ankomst has run short on time to fine tune its Russa '55 race car and has decided to go against the grain by submitting The Beast for the final competition. The majority of competitors in the 1955 BRC are using small roadster bodies that allow for quick acceleration, high top speed, and high maneuverability, but Ankomst has decided that its coupe style racer would make for a more interesting race experience. The Beast will begin practice runs for the 1955 BRC soon and hopes to achieve a spot in the top 20 or possibly 15.

A look at The Beast and some of its relevant stats.

[TheBobWiley]

Ankomst would like to unveil the engine powering The Beast for the 1955 Bavarian Racing Challenge, The '55 RV8. Low weight, decent reliability, high power, and a good torque curve were difficult to achieve due to technological and budget constraints, but we believe we have found a happy medium. Making 107 hp per litter, this small V8 provides plenty of power to get The Beast moving from 0-100 km/h in 7.1 s, 80-120 km/h in just 3.6 s, and achieve a top speed of 221.9 mph.

[TheBobWiley]

5/25/1955

Ankomst is hard at work developing its 1957 model year lineup. Here is a small teaser of our new luxury sedan, the Satt '57.

[Kubboz]

Wait... so is envy on vacation, or does it never rest? It's so confusing

[TheBobWiley]

Both!

[TheBobWiley]

6/11/1955

Today marks the end of summer vacation for workers at Ankomst Automotive and work is set to resume next Monday. The design team is itching to get back to their drawing boards and the build and tune teams are impatiently waiting for the factory to reopen. Updates on the final 1955 BRC competition car are being prepared for press release and work on the 1957 model year lineup will begin in earnest starting next week.

Ankomst would like to give thanks to the U.K., Italy, and Germany for the generous vacation packages they offered Ankomst employees. All of our workers much enjoyed their vacation time in these countries and even learned a few things from car makers in those countries that they wish to incorporate into the Ankomst vision.

[TheBobWiley]

After some wonderful comparison videos were created for the 1955 BRC (community challenge) I have learned a lot and realised that I really should not be using dual overhead cams and things yet if I am trying to be realistic. I am not sure why I started using SOHC and DOHC engines but I will be creating more realistic engines from now on. I am also going to start using quality sliders in moderation and will be adhering to common car prices for the time period. All prices given in Automation from here on out will be assumed to represent 2010 (when Automation was first created) currency and car pricing information that will be included on my pictures will reflect inflation-adjusted prices.

For example, if my upcoming Satt '57 has a total cost of ~$8,000 it will be multiplied by the production units, in the form of a percentage. If my production units are 110.83 then my $8,000 car will be multiplied by 1.1083, giving me a car that costs $8,866.4. This will then be adjusted for inflation giving me a car that costs $1,133.19 in 1957 money to produce. This means I could sell the car for $2,100, make a huge profit, and be at the average car price for the time period ($2,100).

Currently involved in a job with my dad's company and also having numerous problems with my house (electrical, mold, cleaning out sheds and garage) that are keeping very busy. I may not have much time to work on automation for a while, but I'll work on things whenever I get the chance!

If someone knows of a better way to estimate true costs (taking into account production units) I would be glad to hear it. I am a little stumped as to what I should be aiming for on costs and production units.

[TheBobWiley]

After discussions with some other forum members, I realised that production units are taken into account for the total cost already. So I will be assuming the total cost shown in-game is in 2010 dollars and adjust for inflation in order to price my cars in their respective years from now on.

[toystoys99]

How do I post pictures on this forum? (This is probably for another topic, but I don't know which one.)
I used to post lots of pics but I forgot how.

[TheBobWiley]

I have been extremely busy lately and have made little progress on my company. Re-wiring my house, in the middle of building out a server for my dad's office, cleaning out sheds and garage in preparation of a new garage floor, etc. A whole new meaning of "spring cleaning"

Anyways, got the work done on my first car for the 1957 lineup and will be uploading the lineup panels over the next couple of days as I have free time, stay tuned for more!

[TheBobWiley]

7/7/1956

Although Ankomst has experienced numerous delays during the past few months and has fallen behind on its production schedule, we are working hard to get the 1957 year line-up finalized. In order to reduce costs and development time, Ankomst has entered into a contract with the American automobile company Chevrolet, to purchase pre-built engines which are further tuned and refined at the Ankomst plant. By eliminating the need to manufacture our own engines, we are able to put more money towards tuning our engines and using higher quality materials throughout our cars. This results in higher quality automobiles without the same increase in price, making our cars very attractive for consumers.

This post will be updated as the line-up is finalized.

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